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Ordinance 2207 Page 9 • Sites should be designed to minimize conflicts between automobiles and pedestrians and create a clearly organized system of entrances, driveways, and parking lots, while still providing adequate and convenient parking spaces. These requirements should minimize paved areas and curb cuts. Parking lots and driveways should be designed to avoid conflict with vehicular traffic in the street. Pedestrian/Bicycle Access and Circulation • Site and building design must accommodate pedestrian circulation onsite from parking areas to plazas, open space, pedestrian pathways, and to adjoining buildings. Existing and proposed pedestrian and/or bicycle circulation systems and easements must be integrated into site design. Pedestrian systems should be physically separated from vehicular circulation as much as possible. Minimizing the areas where the two systems cross or are physically adjacent reduces traffic hazards and makes the pedestrian system more efficient, pleasant, and visually attractive. • Intersections where pedestrian routes cross vehicular circulation are critical areas and should be clearly marked for visual identification by both motorists and pedestrians. Sidewalks shall be located along all perimeter streets and designed to meet City standards. At least one sidewalk connection between the building and the perimeter street is required. Large parking areas must have sidewalk connections to the building entries or ground plaza areas. • Pedestrian pathways should be designated from transit stops on Johnson Drive to primary site pedestrian circulation. • At intersections where new traffic signals may be installed, pedestrian actuation should be provided. • Both recreational and commuter bicycle accessibility to and within the project area is required. • When Johnson Drive is widened to accommodate vehicle traffic, bicycle lanes should be maintained on the roadway, and given the increase in traffic volumes, provision of buffered bicycle lanes should be considered. At new signalized intersections on Class II bicycle routes, bicycle detection should be incorporated into the final design of the intersection and traffic signals. Grading, Excavation, and Drainage • The design objectives for parcel grading are to create smooth slope transitions between adjacent parcels and proposed improvements, eliminate abrupt or unnatural landforms, and promote positive surface drainage. Proposed grading schemes will be examined during the individual design review process on a project by project basis. • Off-site grading shall not be permitted. Each site must meet existing grade conditions at property and/or lease lines. • Concentrated drainage across walkways and other pedestrian areas is not permitted. Drainage across driveway entries is to be avoided. • Where feasible, integrate storm water treatment features into on-site open space.