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Council approves zoning change replacing strict separation rule with design standards for pedestrian crossings
Summary
On final passage the council adopted an amendment to Title 21 that removes an absolute "adequate physical separation" requirement and replaces it with consolidated pedestrian circulation standards and seven design requirements for pedestrian crossings to allow safer, flexible site designs.
The Grand Junction City Council on Dec. 4 adopted an amendment to Title 21 of the citys Zoning and Development Code to revise pedestrian and bicycle development standards.
Senior Planner Timothy Larebach said staff proposed repealing a provision that had been interpreted to require no crossings between required pedestrian connections and motor vehicle areas. In its place the amendment consolidates pedestrian circulation rules into a single section and, where crossings are necessary, establishes seven specific design standards: crossings…
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