20.25Q.100 Street and pedestrian circulation standards

20.25Q.100 Street and pedestrian circulation standards.

1. Sidewalk Widths. The minimum width of a Perimeter Sidewalk shall be as prescribed in Table 20.25Q.100.A.1, plus a six-inch curb. A five-foot planter strip shall be included within the prescribed minimum width of the Sidewalk.

Table 20.25Q.100.A.1. Sidewalk Widths
Perimeter Street	Sidewalk Width
112th Avenue SE (Main to SE 8th Street)	16 feet
114th Avenue SE (Main to SE 8th Street)	12 feet
Main Street	12 feet
SE 6th Street	12 feet
SE 8th Street	12 feet

2. Unobstructed Travel Path. Within the width of the Walkway or Sidewalk, at least six feet of unobstructed travel path shall be maintained for safe pedestrian access in New Development.

3. Planter Strips. Planter strips shall be at least five feet wide and as long as the Street Frontage, excluding curb cuts, driveways, and spacing for utilities. Planter strips shall be located adjacent to the curb unless precluded by existing utilities that cannot be reasonably relocated. Pursuant to LUC 20.25Q.030.D.1, the Director may approve an Administrative Departure for the location or size of planter strips if the applicant is unable to meet the requirements of this subsection due to utility placement or other obstructions that are out of the applicant’s control.

1. Intent. Pedestrian and bicycle routes are critical to East Main’s success and will allow greater permeability through East Main. The routes are used for transit station accessibility, access to the Lake Washington Loop Trail, and an accessible passageway through a Site.

a. Location. A pedestrian and bicycle route shall connect 112th Avenue SE to 114th Avenue SE. The route shall be no closer than 350 feet from Main Street or the Pre-Located Street. The proposed application for Master Development Plan, or Design Review if a Master Development Plan is not required, shall identify the location of the pedestrian and bicycle route.

b. Minimum Width. The minimum width of the pedestrian and bicycle route is 14 feet.

i. Form a logical and direct route between 112th Avenue SE and 114th Avenue SE;

ii. Provide access that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act;

iii. Provide Weather Protection for pedestrians at key intersections, Building entrances, or Points of Interest;

iv. Provide lighting that is appropriately scaled for its public users, compatible with the landscape design, and improves safety;

v. Be developed as a combination Walkway and bicycle path; and

vi. Be visible from surrounding spaces and uses. Provide windows, doorways, and other devices on the pedestrian and bicycle route to ensure that the connection is used, feels safe, and is not isolated from view.

d. Hours. The pedestrian and bicycle route shall be open at all times.

e. Legal Agreement. Owners of property that are required to provide a bicycle and pedestrian route as part of the Design Review process shall execute a legal agreement providing that such property is subject to a nonexclusive right of use and access by the public.

f. Signage. Directional signage shall identify circulation routes for all users and be visible from all points of access. Walkways and cycleways shall be delineated on the surface of the route. Signage shall comply with all applicable City Codes, including the Transportation Department Design Manual.

1. Intent. The pre-located street shall create a new street to accommodate vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian circulation into and through East Main from 112th Avenue SE to 114th Avenue SE and to reduce the scale of the blocks within East Main.

a. The pre-located street shall receive all approvals required pursuant to City Codes and standards, including but not limited to transportation and utility codes and Development standards, as now or hereafter amended.

i. Vehicular travel lane – 10 feet.

ii. Sidewalk – 10 feet.

iii. Parking lane/enhancement zone – 10 feet. The parking lane/enhancement zone acts as a flexible space that buffers the Sidewalk from moving traffic. This zone accommodates elements such as on-street parallel parking, street trees, planter strips, and street furniture, and ensures these elements are located and arranged in a way to enhance the pedestrian experience. This zone may contain a mixture of one or more of the following elements and shall be in addition to the minimum requirements provided in other subsections in this section and other sections in this part:

(1) Trees, landscaping and planter strips;

(2) On-street parking; and

(3) Street furniture, including seating, lighting, bicycle racks, or similar feature intended to enhance the pedestrian experience.

iv. The pre-located street may be straight or curved.

c. Location. The pre-located street is required north of the existing east-west property lines and as provided in Figure 20.25Q.100.C.2. The Director may approve a location shift on the pre-located street; provided, that it provides the intent in subsection C.1 of this section.

d. Entire Segment. If Development is built north of the pre-located street, and within 100 feet of the south edge of the pre-located street as shown in Figure 20.25Q.100.C.2 of this section, the applicant shall construct the entire segment of the pre-located street along the length of the Project Limit adjacent to the pre-located street at the time of such Development. When the project is phased, the Director may approve an interim pre-located street to accommodate an existing Structure or impediment located in a future phase; provided, that the interim pre-located street shall be at least 40 feet in width, and that the interim pre-located street improvements satisfy the intent of this section and shall be replaced by permanent pre-located street improvements that strictly comply with the requirements of this section at the time any Development occurs on any portion of the Site containing the existing Structure or impediment and allocated for this future phase.

e. Hours. Pre-located street shall be open at all times.

f. Legal Agreement. Owners of property that are required to provide the pre-located street as part of the Design Review process shall execute a legal agreement providing that such property is subject to a nonexclusive right of use and access by the public.

g. Signage. Directional signage shall identify circulation routes for all users and be visible from all points of access. Signage shall comply with all applicable City Codes, including the Transportation Department Design Manual.

4. Guidelines. The pre-located street shall:

a. Form logical routes from its origin to its destination;

b. Offer diversity in terms of activities and pedestrian amenities;

c. Incorporate design elements of adjacent rights-of-way, such as paving, landscaping, and signage to identify the pre-located street as a public space;

d. Accentuate and enhance access to the pre-located street from the rights-of-way and other pedestrian, bicycle or vehicular connections by use of multiple points of entry that identify it as a public space;

e. Identify the pre-located street as a public space through clear and visible signage;

f. Provide lighting that is appropriately scaled for its public users, compatible with the landscape design, and improves safety;

g. Provide high-quality design and durable materials;

h. Provide landscaping to define and animate the space wherever possible;

i. Incorporate trees and landscaping to provide enclosure and soften the experience of the built environment;

j. The use of artistic elements and water features is encouraged to provide moments of interest for the user;

k. Provide access that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act;

l. Provide Weather Protection for pedestrians at key intersections, Building entrances, or Points of Interest;

m. Be developed as a combination Walkway, bicycle path, and vehicular lane;

n. Incorporate decorative lighting and seating areas; and

o. Be visible from surrounding spaces and uses. Provide windows, doorways, and other devices on the pre-located street to ensure that the connection is used, feels safe, and is not isolated from view.

1. Intent. Potential Streets shall be installed where necessary to accommodate pedestrians and bicycles, or pedestrians, bicycles and Vehicles, within and through East Main and to meet the requirements of this section. Potential Streets shall have a high orientation to pedestrians with any vehicular activity being secondary to the pedestrian. This is achieved by emphasizing the relationship between the vertical Street Wall and the ground plane devoted to the Potential Street. This relationship should emphasize, to the greatest extent possible, both physical and visual access into and from the Structure at frequent intervals, as well as the amenities and features of the outside pedestrian space. To achieve the intended level of vitality, design diversity, and pedestrian activity on a Potential Street, retail, restaurant, and other commercial entries shall be provided for in the design. Ground floor live/work units and residential units with stoops can also help to bring life to the paths with multiple entrances and meaningful Transparency along the Building frontage.

a. Potential Streets shall receive all approvals required pursuant to City Codes and standards, including but not limited to transportation and utility codes and Development standards, as now or hereafter amended.

b. Width and Configuration. Potential Streets shall have a minimum 20 feet in width exclusive of drive lane widths. Potential Streets may be straight or curved.

c. Location. Potential Streets shall connect to other Potential Streets, 112th Avenue SE, 114th Avenue SE, SE 6th Street, SE 8th Street, the pre-located street, or Open Space.

d. Hours. Potential Streets shall be open at all times.

e. Potential Streets shall meet the intent, standards and guidelines in LUC 20.25Q.150.B.2.

f. Each tenant space shall have an exterior entrance facing the Potential Street and be addressed off the Potential Street.

g. Legal Agreement. Owners of property that are required to provide any Potential Streets as part of the Design Review process shall execute a legal agreement providing that such property is subject to a nonexclusive right of use and access by the public.

h. Signage. Directional signage shall identify circulation routes for all users and be visible from all points of access. Signage shall comply with all applicable City Codes, including the Transportation Department Design Manual.

a. Materials and design elements such as paving, lighting, landscaping, and signage should incorporate design elements of the adjacent right-of-way or pre-located street to identify it as part of the Public Realm.

b. Potential Streets may be covered in some areas but shall not be enclosed.

c. Access from the Public Right-of-Way, other Potential Streets, Open Space, and pre-located streets should be encouraged and enhanced by multiple clear points of entry that identify the Potential Street as a public space. Access through the Site should form a clear circulation logic.

d. Wayfinding, signage, symbols, and lighting should identify the alley as a public space.

e. Design of the ground level and upper level uses should relate to the Potential Street and be distinct from the rest of the Building. This can be achieved through the use of common architectural style, Building materials, articulation, and color.

f. Variation should be incorporated into the design by including dimensional and level changes at both the ground plane and Building walls.

g. Pedestrian-Scaled lighting should be provided that is compatible with the landscape design, improves safety and minimizes Glare. Design should be high quality, and materials should be durable and convey a sense of permanence.

h. Landscaping should be used to animate and soften the space. The use of art and water is also encouraged.

i. Automobile access and use shall be secondary to pedestrian use and movement. Potential Street design should not incorporate loading, refuse handling, parking, and other Building and Site service uses at the ground level façade, though such activities may be conducted in a Potential Street when reasonable alternatives are not available. Operational procedures should encourage the above-referenced activities after normal business hours.

j. Provide complete project design for all phases within a Project Limit to ensure coordinated design and construction across multiple phases.

k. Provide a finer-scaled Building design at the pedestrian level to emphasize the pedestrian realm and to provide scale relief from the primary massing.

1. Perimeter Block Size. The total perimeter distance of a block shall not exceed 1,300 feet, except as provided in subsection E.4 of this section.

2. North-South Block Length. The maximum north-south block length shall not exceed 350 feet except as provided in subsection E.4 of this section.

3. For the purpose of measuring perimeter distance and block length, a block may be formed by an interconnected grid system of the pre-located street as provided in subsection C of this section, Potential Streets as provided in subsection D of this section, and Open Spaces as provided in LUC 20.25Q.140.E. Where a Potential Street or Open Space is used to meet the perimeter distance and block length required by subsection E.1 and E.2 of this section, such Potential Street or Open Space, or portion thereof, shall have a minimum width of 50 feet.

a. 114th Avenue SE. Block size and length requirements shall not apply to any block within the Project Limit wholly contained within 200 feet from 114th Avenue SE, and shall also not apply to any block within the Project Limit that is within 350 feet from 114th Avenue SE or Main Street when a grocery store is proposed within the block. For purposes of this subsection, a grocery store shall be a food and convenience (retail) use per LUC 20.25Q.050.D, Use Charts.

b. Sturtevant Creek. Block size and length requirements shall not apply to any Lot or Project Limit wholly contained within 400 feet of Sturtevant Creek, as measured from the Top-of-Bank. (Ord. 6627, 12-13-21, § 3)