Section 127-531 - Shore public walkways
For zoning lots developed within Parcels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, a shore public walkway shall be provided in the location designated on Map 6 in the Appendix to this Chapter. The applicable provisions of Section 62-53 (Requirements for Shore Public Walkways) and Section 62-60 (DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS), inclusive, shall apply except as modified in this Section:
(a) the circulation and access provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 62-62 (Design Requirements for Shore Public Walkways and Supplemental Public Access Areas) shall be modified as follows:
(1) the required circulation path within a shore public walkway shall be provided at a minimum elevation of 5 feet, 6 inches above the shoreline , except that such requirement need not include portions of a circulation path that slope downward to meet the elevation of an existing publicly accessible sidewalk;
(2) where secondary circulation paths are provided, such paths may count as a part of the required circulation path for satisfying the locational requirement of being within 10 feet of the shoreline for at least 20 percent of the length of such shoreline . However, such secondary circulation paths may comply with the paving requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of Section 62-656 ; and
(3) where a shore public walkway is on a zoning lot that is adjacent to a waterfront zoning lot without a shore public walkway , the portion of the circulation path that terminates at the common zoning lot line shall be located within 40 feet of the shoreline;
(b) the minimum width of the screening buffer pursuant to paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of Section 62-62 (Design Requirements for Shore Public Walkways and Supplemental Public Access Areas) shall be four feet. No screening buffer shall be required where there is a pathway connecting a required circulation path towards a publicly accessible sidewalk or entry to a commercial or community facility use; and
(c) the grade level of required planting areas pursuant to paragraph (d)(2) of Section 62-61 (General Provisions Applying to Waterfront Public Access Areas) shall be increased to no more than three feet higher or lower than the adjoining level of the pedestrian circulation path.