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The provisions of this Section shall apply to all private streets constructed after November 13, 2008.
- #Primary retail street#
One #primary retail street# shall be provided parallel to, or generally parallel to, 126th Street and comply with the following requirements:
- The western boundary of such #street# shall be not less than 220 feet and not more than 320 feet from 126th Street.
- Such #street# shall intersect two #retail streets# and two #connector streets#.
- The width of such #street# shall be a minimum of 70
feet and a maximum of 80 feet, comprised of:
- two 15 foot wide sidewalks, one adjacent to each curb;
- two nine foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as either parking lanes or pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways;
- two travel lanes in the center of the #street# totaling 22 feet in width; and
- one optional eight to ten foot wide landscaped median located on the centerline of the #street# between the two travel lanes provided that the #street# width shall not exceed 72 feet without such median.
- #Connector streets#
Two #connector streets# shall be provided, as follows:
- One #connector street# shall intersect 126th Street as shown on Map 5 in the Appendix to this Chapter.
- One #connector street# shall intersect 126th Street opposite the south side of Citi Field Stadium within the 125 foot area shown on Map 5.
- Both #connector streets# shall intersect with the #primary retail street# and with each other at a point east of the #primary retail street#.
- The width of each #connector street# shall be at least
75 feet and no more than 86 feet, comprised of:
- two 15 foot wide sidewalks, one adjacent to each curb;
- two nine foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as either parking lanes or pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways; and
- at least two travel lanes and not more than three travel lanes totaling at least 22 feet and not more than 33 feet in width, and one bike lane at least five feet wide.
- Where a convention center fronts upon a #connector street#, the requirements set forth in this paragraph, (b), shall be modified to eliminate the nine foot wide strip and, in lieu thereof, require a 12 foot wide drop off lane that, in the aggregate, shall not exceed 300 feet.
- #Retail streets#
A minimum of two and maximum of three #retail streets# shall be provided, as follows:
- One #retail street# shall intersect 126th Street opposite the entrance to Citi Field stadium, within the area shown on Map 5;
- One #retail street# shall intersect 126th Street opposite the north side of Citi Field Stadium within the area shown on Map 5;
- Two #retail streets# shall intersect with the #primary retail street#;
- The width of each #retail street# shall be no more than
68 feet wide, comprised of:
- two 13 foot wide sidewalks, one adjacent to each curb;
- two ten foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways; and
- two travel lanes totaling at least 22 feet in width.
- #Eastern perimeter street#
One #eastern perimeter street# shall be provided as follows:
- The eastern boundary of such #street# shall be within 20 feet of the eastern boundary of the #Special Willets Point District#, extending between Roosevelt Avenue and a #connector street#.
- The width of such #street# shall be at least 62 feet
and no more than 75 feet, comprised of:
- a 13 foot wide sidewalk along its western boundary and a sidewalk at least five feet wide along its eastern boundary;
- two eight foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as either a parking lane or as pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways; and
- at least two and no more than three travel lanes totaling at least 20 feet and not more than 33 feet in width.
- #Residential streets#
All #streets#, other than those listed in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section, that have one or more ground floor #dwelling units# fronting on the #street# shall be considered #residential streets#, except where such #street# is designated a #service street# pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section. #Residential streets# shall be provided, as follows:
- A #residential street# shall be a minimum of 62 feet
wide and a maximum of 64 feet wide, comprised of:
- two 13 foot wide sidewalks, one adjacent to each curb;
- two eight foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as either a parking lane or as pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways; and
- two travel lanes totaling between 20 and 22 feet in width.
- A #residential street# shall be a minimum of 62 feet
wide and a maximum of 64 feet wide, comprised of:
- #Service streets#
All newly constructed #streets#, other than those listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this Section, shall be improved as a #service street#. A minimum of 50 percent of the #uses# within #stories# on the ground floor or with a floor level within five feet of #base flood elevation# fronting a #service street# shall contain non-#residential uses#. #Service streets# shall be provided, as follows:
- A #service street# may only be located as one of the
#streets# bounding:
- A #service street# shall be a minimum of 62 feet wide
and a maximum of 64 feet wide, comprised of:
- two 13 foot wide sidewalks, one adjacent to each curb;
- two eight foot wide strips, one adjacent to each sidewalk that can be used as either a parking lane or as pedestrian amenity areas that may include landscaping, seating and walkways; and
- two travel lanes totaling between 20 and 22 feet in width.
- A #service street# may only be located as one of the
#streets# bounding: