[Ord. No. 3379, 4-2-2018]
A. Purpose.
The purpose of this policy is to set forth guiding principles and
practices for use in all transportation projects, where practicable,
economically feasible, and otherwise in accordance with applicable
law, so as to encourage walking, bicycling, and other non-motorized
forms of transit, in addition to normal motorized transit, including
personal, freight, and public transit vehicles. All uses must be designed
to allow safe operations for all users regardless of age or ability.
The ultimate goal of this policy is the creation of an interconnected
network of Complete Streets that balances the needs of all users in
pleasant and appealing ways in order to achieve maximum functionality
and use.
B. Application
And Scope.
1. This policy requires the City Administrator to include complete street
elements in the design, construction and maintenance of public transportation
projects, improvements and facilities. The Board of Aldermen may exempt
a project from this policy provided one (1) or more of the following
conditions are met:
a. Non-motorized use of the roadway under consideration is prohibited
by law. In this case a greater effort may be necessary to accommodate
bicyclists and pedestrians elsewhere within the right-of-way or within
the same transportation corridor.
b. The cost of inclusion would be excessively disproportionate to the
need or probable use. Excessively disproportionate is defined as exceeding
twenty percent (20%) of the cost of the larger transportation project.
This twenty percent (20%) figure should be used in an advisory rather
than an absolute sense.
c. The street has severe topographic or natural resource constraints.
In all cases where an exemption has been granted, the City Administrator
or other appropriate official shall document the decision and the
invoked exemption condition(s) in the project plan.
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2. This policy requires consideration of complete streets elements by
the Planning and Zoning Board. Accordingly, the City requires all
developers and builders to obtain and comply with, as appropriate,
these standards.
3. This policy is intended to cover all development and redevelopment
in the public domain within Salem, Missouri. This includes all public
transportation projects, such as, but not limited to, new road construction,
reconstruction retrofits, upgrades, resurfacing, and rehabilitation.
This also includes privately built roads intended for public use.
As such, compliance with these principles may be factored into decisions
related to the City's participation in private projects and whether
the City will accept possession of privately built roads constructed
after the passage of this Section.
4. The City understands that special considerations and designs are
necessary to accommodate older adults and disabled citizens. Accordingly,
the City will ensure that those needs are met in all complete streets
designs. All public transportation projects involving complete streets
elements, where practicable, shall be ADA compliant to help meet those
special considerations.
C. Guiding
Principles And Practices.
1. "Complete Street" Defined. A complete street is designed to be a
transportation corridor for all users: pedestrians, cyclists, transit
users, and motorists. Complete streets are designed and operated to
enable safe continuous travel networks for all users. Pedestrians,
bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are
able to safely move from destination to destination along and across
a network of complete streets. Transportation improvements, facilities
and amenities that may contribute to complete streets and that are
considered as elements of a complete street include: street and sidewalk
lighting; pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements; access improvements,
including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; public
transit facilities accommodation, including, but not limited, to pedestrian
access improvement to transit stops and stations; street trees and
landscaping; drainage; and street amenities.
2. The City will strive, where practicable and economically feasible,
to incorporate complete streets elements into all public transportation
projects in order to provide appropriate accommodation for bicyclists,
pedestrians, transit users and persons of all abilities, while promoting
safe operation for all users, in comprehensive and connected networks
in a manner consistent with, and supportive of, the surrounding community.
3. The City will incorporate complete streets principles into all public
strategic plans, upon subsequent updates. The principles, where practicable,
shall be incorporated into other public works plans, manuals, rules,
regulations, operational standards, and programs as appropriate and
directed by the City Administrator. The principles shall be incorporated
into appropriate materials and resources no later than two (2) years
after the adoption of this Section.
4. It shall be a goal of the City to foster partnerships with the State
of Missouri and Dent County in consideration of functional facilities
and accommodations in furtherance of the City's complete streets policy
and the continuation of such facilities and accommodations beyond
the City's borders.
5. The City recognizes that complete streets may be achieved through
single elements incorporated into a particular project or incrementally
through a series of smaller improvements or maintenance activities
over time. The City will attempt to draw upon all possible funding
sources to plan and implement this policy and shall investigate grants
that may be available to make complete streets elements more economically
feasible.
6. The City recognizes that the elements comprising a complete street
are only effective when appealing and pleasant to use and will ensure
improvements meet those standards.
D. Study/Analysis
To Be Undertaken As Part Of Public Transportation Project.
1. During the planning phase of any public transportation improvement
project, a designee of the City Administrator (which may be the Street
Superintendent, the City's design engineer, or other person or firm
deemed appropriate by the City Administrator) shall conduct a study
and analysis relating to the addition and incorporation of complete
streets elements into the project.
2. The study and analysis shall include cost estimates, whether the
elements could be incorporated in a safe and legal manner, the degree
that such improvements or facilities may be utilized, the benefit
of such improvements or facilities to other public transportation
improvements, whether additional property is required, physical or
area requirements or limitations and any other factors deemed relevant.
3. Such study and analysis shall be submitted to the City Administrator
for consideration in the design and planning of the public transportation
project. The City Administrator shall incorporate complete streets
elements in each public transportation project to the extent that
such is economically and physically feasible.
E. Administration.
1. The City Administrator shall be responsible for the overall implementation
and execution of the complete streets principles and practices.
2. The City Administrator shall collaborate with appropriate staff to
adopt a complete streets checklist for use on all public transportation
projects. The City requires all developers and builders to obtain
and use this checklist.
3. When available, appropriate, and monetarily feasible, the City shall
support staff professional development and training on non-motorized
transportation issues through attending conferences, classes, seminars,
and workshops.