127-531 - Shore public walkways

LAST AMENDED12/10/2020


For #zoning lots# #developed# within Parcels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, a #shore public walkway# shall be provided in the location
designated on Map 6 in the Appendix to this Chapter. The applicable provisions of Section 62-53 (Requirements for Shore
Public Walkways) and Section 62-60 (DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS),
inclusive, shall apply except as modified in this Section:

(a)    the circulation and access provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 62-62 (Design Requirements for Shore Public Walkways
        and Supplemental Public Access Areas) shall be modified as follows:

        (1)     the required circulation path within a #shore public walkway# shall be provided at a minimum elevation of 5 feet,
                 6 inches above the #shoreline#, except that such requirement need not include portions of a circulation path that
                 slope downward to meet the elevation of an existing publicly accessible sidewalk;

        (2)     where secondary circulation paths are provided, such paths may count as a part of the required circulation path
                for satisfying the locational requirement of being within 10 feet of the #shoreline# for at least 20 percent of the
                length of such #shoreline#. However, such secondary circulation paths may comply with the paving
                requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of Section 62-656; and

        (3)     where a #shore public walkway# is on a #zoning lot# that is adjacent to a #waterfront zoning lot# without a
                #shore public walkway#, the portion of the circulation path that terminates at the common #zoning# #lot line#
                shall be located within 40 feet of the shoreline;

(b)    the minimum width of the screening buffer pursuant to paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of Section 62-62 (Design Requirements for
        Shore Public Walkways and Supplemental Public Access Areas) shall be four feet. No screening buffer shall be required
        where there is a pathway connecting a required circulation path towards a publicly accessible sidewalk or entry to a
        commercial or community facility use; and

(c)    the grade level of required planting areas pursuant to paragraph (d)(2) of Section 62-61 (General Provisions Applying to
        Waterfront Public Access Areas) shall be increased to no more than three feet higher or lower than the adjoining level of
        the pedestrian circulation path.