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May 19, 2022 <br />65 <br /> <br />6. In planned developments, sidewalks may be located away from the road system to link <br />dwelling units with other dwelling units, the street and on-site activity centers such as <br />parking areas and recreational areas. They may also be required parallel to the street for <br />safety and other reasons. <br />7. Pedestrian way easements ten (10) feet wide may be required by the Planning Commission <br />through the center of blocks more than six hundred (600) feet long to provide circulation or <br />access to schools, playgrounds, shopping, or other community facilities. <br />8. Sidewalk width shall be a minimum of five (5) feet; wider widths may be necessary near <br />pedestrian generators and employment centers, or where they serve as multiuse paths. <br />Where cars overhang the sidewalk, widths shall be a minimum of seven (7) feet. <br />9. Sidewalks and graded areas shall be constructed according to the specifications set forth in <br />Table Z Curb and Sidewalk Requirements and shall meet the following requirements: <br />a. Sidewalks within residential areas shall have a minimum clear travel width of five <br />feet <br />b. Sidewalks within commercial and industrial developments shall have a minimum <br />clear-travel width of six feet <br />c. Sidewalks shall be constructed so as to discharge drainage <br />d. A minimum ten foot vegetative strip shall separate the edge of the curb from the <br />closest edge of the sidewalk. <br />10. The construction of sidewalks shall conform to the material and method specifications set <br />forth in the most recent version of the City of Fargo’s Standard Specifications for <br />Construction of Public Utilities, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended. <br />(g) Vertical Alignments. Vertical street alignments shall be measured along the centerline. <br />The minimum grade and maximum grade of all streets shall be as specified in <br /> below. <br /> <br />1. Vertical curves shall be used in changes in grade exceeding one (1) percent. The minimum <br />lengths (in feet) of vertical curves shall be fifteen (15) times the algebraic difference in <br />grade. For example, if a three (3) percent upgrade is followed by a four (4) percent <br />downgrade, the algebraic difference in grade is seven [3 − (− 4)= 7]; the minimum length of