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signal devices.. a. For Type C and D . streets intersecting low -volume . streets the minimum required clear sight distance shall be 120 feet. b. For a Type C or .D street intersecting .another Type C. or D .street the minimum required clear sight distance shall be 13.0.feet. c. For any street intersecting either County Road. 8 or U.S. Highway 61, the minimum required clear sight distance is subject. to the standards of Ramsey. -County or the Minnesota Department. of Transportation.. d. For Type -A and B streets intersecting any other streets the. minimum required clear sight distance shall be. 5 feet. C) Pedestrian Network. Pedestrian sidewalks, paths and walkways shall be provided within the community and shall constitute anintegral element :of the overall site design. They shall provide .safe, convenient and attractive connections to, from and among community. focal points, including 'resident al neighborhoods, town and neighborhood centers, transit stops, schools, parks.and recreation areas, municipal buildings, and other public facilities. i). Sidewalks shall be provided along both sides of all 'streets,. except for residential access. lanes. (Type .A streets); which may have sidewalks on one side: ii) Pedestrian path.. .shall be Iandscaped to provide.. scale; enclosure and shade. iii) Intersections of 'pedestrian paths with streets shall :be designed with clearly defined edges, `Crosswalks shall be well -lit and defined with contrasting paving materials or striping. iv) Sidewalks and paths shall be a minimum of feet. in width in residential areas, and 10 feet within commercial and civic. areas, where practicable.. Where space for the minimum width is not available, the maximum practicable width.shall be used. y) Within lots, walkways shall provide .pedestrian. access through parking areas .or open space to building entries: Such walkways shall be located. and aligned to :directly and continuously connect areas and points of pedestrian origin and destination, Such walkways shall be at leas.t.5 feet in width and be delineated by grade separation, planters; or alternate paving.material. vi). Where the primary pedestrian access . to a 'building or site: crosses .an internal traffic Line or other automotive access; the pedestrian crossing shall emphasize and place priority on pedestrian access and safety, The material :and layout shall be continuous as the pedestrian access crosses, with .a.. break in continuity of the automotive paving and not in the.pedestrian access way. vii) All sidewalks and .pedestrian paths shall be handicapped accessible. Curb cuts. and ramps .shall be located :at convenient, safe locations f6r the physically disabled, bicyclisus, and.people pushing strollers .o.r carts. The location and design of curb cuts a ramps shall rneer the requirements of County and State Americans -with Disabilities Act ramp standards,. and shall avoid crossing or directing'pedestrian and bicycle traffic through loading areas, drive-in lanes, and solid waste storage and collection areas. viii) Where transit service is available or planned, site. plans shall.provide pleasant And convenient access to'transiC stops. Where. transit shelters are provided, they shall. !ie placed in locations that promote security through natural surveillance and visibility; and shall be well -lighted and weather -protected. 9.7.4 Civic . Space :Placement, The plans should identify the 106/6 or more .of the total. acreage .in. developmentwhich will be developed as. Civic Space. Layout and relation to surrounding thoroughfares should be clearly: depicted on the. plans. If a. development is .proposed inphases, the. 10% Civic Space requirement. shall be calculated for the development. as a whole, instead of for each