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DRAFT November 12, 2014 <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Code <br />Page | 88 <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Table 10-1 Required Public Sidewalk Standards by Street Classification <br />Street Classification Spine Road <br />(Various) <br />Town Street Collector Road <br />(Various) <br />Neighborhood <br />(Various) <br />Standard <br />Min. Streetscape Zone <br />width (includes planting <br />zone and clear zone) <br />(feet) <br />Varies 11’ (two-sides) 11’ (two-sides) 11’ (two-sides) <br />6’ (one-sided <br />sidewalk; planting <br />zone on side without <br />sidewalk) <br />Min. Planting Zone <br />width (feet) <br />Varies 6’ 6’ 6’ <br />Min. Clear Zone (feet) Varies 5’ 5’ 5’ (one-side min.) <br />Street Trees Required <br />(see Section11.2 for <br />standards) <br />Yes Yes Yes Varies <br />10.2 Street Trees and Streetscape: <br />(a) Street trees shall be required per Attachment 5 within the Planting/Furnishings Zone. <br />(b) Street trees shall be centered within the Planting Zone and be planted a minimum of 3’ <br />from the back of curb. <br />(c) Spacing shall be an average of 40 feet on center (measured per block face) along all <br />Streets as required by Attachment 5. <br />(d) The minimum caliper size for each tree shall be 3” and shall be a minimum of 12 feet in <br />height at planting. Each tree shall be planted in a planting area no less than 36 sq. <br />feet. <br />(e) Preferred street tree species are Oak, Maple, Linden, Hackberry, Birch or Aspen <br />varieties and arrangement of species shall be interspersed in order to prevent <br />wholesale loss of street trees in the case of disease. <br />(f) Area between the building facade and property line or edge of existing sidewalk <br />along Pedestrian Priority Frontages shall be such that the sidewalk width shall be a <br />minimum of 10’ (with public access easement if necessary) with the remainder of the <br />setback area paved flush with the public sidewalk. Sidewalk cafes, landscaping within <br />tree-wells or planters may be incorporated within this area. (see illustration in Section <br />6.1) <br />10.3 Screening Standards <br />(a) Street Screen Required: Any surface parking lot with frontage along a public right of <br />way shall be defined by a 3-foot high Street Screen (see Figure 10-2). Furthermore, <br />along all streets (except alleys), service areas and ground-mounted utility equipment <br />shall be screened in such a manner that the service area shall not be visible to a person <br />standing on the property line on the far side of the adjoining street (see Figure 10-3). <br />Required Street Screens shall be of one of the following: <br /> The same building material as the principal structure on the lot or <br /> A vegetative screen composed of shrubs planted to be opaque and evergreen at <br />maturity, or