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46 <br />Developer Concerns At Churton Grove <br />APPENDIX I Plat Maps 5howin;; Incomplete Walkways <br />Overview <br />Orange County Ordinances specify that: <br />1) "walkways in the PD-H district shall form a logical...and convenient system for pedestrian <br />access" and that "bicycle paths shall be coordinated with the walkway system.." Sec. 50- <br />204(3)b3 <br />2) "The pedestrian circulation system shall be designed to ensure that pedestrians can walk <br />safely and easily on the site, between properties and activities or special features within the <br />neighborhood open space system. Roadside footpaths and off road trails shall connect with <br />each other and link with existing or potential open space on adjoining parcels." Sec. 46-82{fjl <br />The Special Use Permit specifies the following: <br />1) `Bicycle paths throughout" <br />2) "Along either side of Nancy Hill Creek, designate 100 ft. as open space/passive areas with <br />walking and hiking paths. Provide public walkways (to be part of the designated "open space <br />area") to these areas from both Graham Drive and Cameron Circle. Install bridges across the <br />cieek at either end and midway, in conjunction with the public walkways." <br />The present state of the paths and walkways in Churton Grove are not sufficiently connected or <br />coordinated. Given that many paths are not yet built the pedestrian system cannot be considered to exist <br />"throughout". Furthermore, none of the designated open spaces, passive recreation areas, and pedestrian <br />areas have the required pedestrian walk ways in place. <br />In the plat maps below the single line represents greenway/path easements on which asphalt paths have <br />been built. (Notwithstanding the fact that many paths are already in disrepair and do not meet code <br />requirements for minimum width and/or headway as specified in 46-79(b}4.) <br />In the plat maps below the polygons represent greenway/path easements on which no path has yet been <br />built. The large areas are open spaces in which pedestrian walkways are envisioned by ordinance and/or <br />Special Use Permit. <br />22 <br />