10.464 Accessways.
The purpose of an accessway is to provide safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access within and from new subdivisions, planned unit developments, shopping centers and industrial parks to nearby residential areas, transit stops and neighborhood activity centers such as schools, parks and shopping. A well connected street network is the primary means of providing this access. Accessways are reserved for situations where street connections are infeasible or inappropriate.
(1) Accessways shall be provided for cul-de-sacs, long blocks or dead-end streets except when the approving authority determines based on evidence in the record, that construction of a separate accessway is infeasible or inappropriate. Such evidence may consist of the following:
(a) when other federal, state or local requirements prevent construction of an accessway,
(b) when the nature of abutting existing development makes construction of an accessway impractical,
(c) when the accessway would cross a natural area with significant natural habitat and construction would be incompatible with protection of natural values,
(d) when the accessway would cross land designated for flood control or flood hazard and the accessway is incompatible with the designated use,
(e) when the accessway would cross topography where slopes exceed 30% or where path grade would exceed 12% slope except when construction of a crossing structure is found to be feasible; or
(f) when a cul-de-sac or dead-end street abuts rural resource land in farm use at an urban growth boundary, except where the adjoining land is designated as an urban reserve area.