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DRAFT November 12, 2014 TCAAP Redevelopment Code Page | 82 8.0 Street Design Standards 8.1 Purpose and Intent: The Master Plan Vision for the TRC recognizes the importance of providing adequate public infrastructure, which includes an ultimate Street Network that maximizes connectivity, and other needed infrastructure to serve the vision for redevelopment within the Plan Area. Street design and connectivity is envisioned to support and balance automobile, bicycle, and walking trips in addition to becoming the “living” space for development. The “living” nature of streets will not only serve private redevelopment, but the community at large and the people who live in and use it. This section establishes context sensitive standards for Street Design and Connectivity. 8.2 Street Designation Categories: In order to service multiple modes of transportation within an appropriate redevelopment context, streets within the TRC are designated under two (2) major categories: (a) Street Classification: The Street Classification designation establishes standards for the actual cross-section of the street itself. The Street Classification includes information on automobile, bicycle, pedestrian, and parking accommodation. It typically addresses the space allocation within the public right-of-way and its emphasis towards different modes of transportation. TCAAP Regulating Plan (Attachment 1) identifies the Street Classification designations within the Plan Area and Attachment 5 provides cross sections for the different Street Classifications. (b) Street Network: In addition to Street Classification designations, Streets are also identified as either Required or Recommended streets to implement the ultimate street network in the Master Plan Vision. The Regulating Plan (Attachment 1) illustrates the Recommended Street Network within the TRC. 1. Required Streets – these are mainly existing, improved or new streets that are needed to implement the ultimate street network envisioned in the Vision for the TRC. They shall be mandatory at the time of redevelopment including the requirement to dedicate right-of-way as identified in the Regulating Plan. The alignment of new Required Streets may be modified per Permitted Adjustments in Section 3.3 of this Code. 2. Recommended Streets – these are new streets that are non-mandatory and only indicate the likely locations for new streets and blocks. Recommended Streets may be substituted by pedestrian passages (see Attachment 3), alleys, or public cross- access easements based on the specific redevelopment context. 8.3 Project Circulation Plan: A Project Circulation Plan must be submitted with a site plan or subdivision application (whichever comes first) for an area of four (4) acres or larger that is subject to the requirements of this section. The Project Circulation Plan shall be developed and reviewed for its consistency with this section and the Regulating Plan, which illustrates proposed locations for new and improved streets within the Plan Area. Required streets on the Regulating Plan shall be mandatory and their alignments may be adjusted per Section 3.3 Permitted Adjustments. (a) A Project Circulation Plan must demonstrate: 1. How the proposed circulation meets the intent of the Master Plan Vision for redevelopment of TCAAP; 2. How the on-site circulation system integrates with existing and planned streets, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and trails in the surrounding area;