2.2 Applicability

a. These Standards govern all construction and upgrading of all public and private streets in the City of Silverton and applicable work within its service areas.

b. All properties shall be provided with access to a public or private street prior to or concurrently with the development of the property. This shall generally be interpreted to mean that permanent streets and associated improvements (including but not limited to paving, curbs, non-deferred sidewalks, street lights, storm drains to drain the street improvements, etc.) shall be provided for existing lots of record at the time development occurs, and for new legal lots of record created by a major or minor partitioning or subdivision of land at the time of partitioning or subdivision.

1) Newly constructed facilities within the project limits shall be made to comply with ADA and PROWAG standards as applicable. Designers are encouraged to reference the complete PROWAG document for additional information (www.access-board.gov).

2) When alterations are made to the pedestrian circulation path (including pedestrian crossings), the pedestrian access route shall be made to comply with ADA and PROWAG standards as applicable, to the maximum extent feasible within the scope of the project. Alterations shall not be allowed to gap pedestrian circulation paths in order to avoid compliance with ADA and PROWAG standards.

a) When elements are altered or added to existing facilities in a manner that does not alter or impact the pedestrian circulation path, the pedestrian circulation path is not required to be modified. However, elements that are added shall be made accessible to the extent required by ADA or PROWAG standards.

b) Sidewalk improvements or replacement which includes or impacts curb ramps, landings or turning spaces will trigger a requirement to upgrade the affected ramp, landing or turning space.

c) Accessibility improvements are not required for work that is considered as maintenance. Examples of work considered to be maintenance include, but are not limited to, the following.

•Painting and/or other traffic control surface markings, excluding delineations of new accessible parking spaces.

•Crack filling & sealing

•Slurry seals or chip seals

•Localized high friction treatments

•Minor street patching (less than 50% of the pedestrian street crossing area)

•Minor sidewalk repair which does not include or impact curb ramps, landings or turning spaces

•Filling potholes

•Overlays greater than or equal to two inches

d. If a project includes work which is not included in the lists above, or which consists of a combination of several maintenance items occurring at or near the same time, the City will determine whether the project should be considered maintenance or an alteration.