19-3118 Approving and Adopting City of Casselberry Healthy Community Complete Streets Policy and Design Guidelines

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considers maintenance and operations activities as opportunities to provide safer and more accessible transportation options for all users.) Recognizing the important linkage between and interdependence of transportation and land use, this Healthy Community Complete Streets Policy and Design Guidelines also applies to all land use planning within the City of Casselberry, as administered by the Community Development Department. This Healthy Community Complete Streets Policy and Design Guidelines also applies to private site development and redevelopment. New and redeveloped privately constructed streets, parking lots, and other mobility -related elements must adhere to this Policy and related policies as expressed through the City of Casselberry Comprehensive Plan, City Code/Unified Land Development Regulations, and other relevant documents, with a key focus on achieving a viable interface between private development and the City's multimodal transportation system, and promoting design features that support the Goal of this Policy. To the extent practicable, these guidelines and standards should also apply to State and County transportation facilities within the City of Casselberry, as coordinated with appropriate agencies including the Florida Department of Transportation and Seminole County. The City understands that these facilities are not under the City's purview and ultimately policy, standards, planning, design, and construction decisions rest with their respective jurisdictions. The City of Casselberry recognizes the need for interdisciplinary and cross - jurisdictional coordination to effectively develop, operate, and maintain bicycle and pedestrian networks and transit facilities. The City of Casselberry supports a systems approach to developing transportation projects, especially to ensure coordination with nearby jurisdictions, projects, and plans. If projects are linking to or in proximity to each other, the projects should be coordinated to ensure a facility's consistency and to allow for utmost resource efficiency in project implementation. Exceptions to this Policy require the approval of the City Engineer. For private development projects that are required to go through Development Review, exceptions must be formally requested during the Development Review process in order to allow opportunity for public transparency. Requests for exceptions must provide clear, supportive documentation justifying the exception. 9.3.7 Design Standards and Guidelines Designs shall consider accommodations for all users and be sensitive to the context of the project setting. Complete streets may look different for every project and road type. Facilities will be designed and constructed in accordance with current applicable laws and regulations, using best practices and guidance from a variety of organizations and resources, including but not limited to the following: 5