Courtney (City of Seward)
47:00 - 48:20
“there's now a requirement that public streets must include pedestrian facilities, and it's, and it's worded in this way so that there is an option for developers, rather than specifically requiring sidewalks”
- Speaker
- Courtney (City of Seward)
- Timestamp
- 47:00 – 48:20
- Transcript
- Seward: City Council Meeting 10/12/2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 12, 2026
From the transcript
To have a complete loop for sewer lines and water lines. Finally, the third one there, there's now a requirement that public streets must include pedestrian facilities, and it's, and it's worded in this way so that there is an option for developers, rather than specifically requiring sidewalks, that they could do an alternative, such as what's been done up in Hilltop, where The right-of-way is just paved a little bit wider and then that pedestrian facility is delineated by painting or writing on the sidewalk or signs that say, "Pedestrians only," "No parking," that sort of thing. And so this portion of the code kind of outlines that, that a developer could either put in a traditional sidewalk or provide a wider paved right-of-way for pedestrians. Overall, yeah, those are the major changes, but other than that, the bulk of it is just to provide a clearer, more consistent development standard for developers and to make it— ensure that the developers understand that it is their responsibility and to know what their responsibilities are when they develop Subdivision. Okay, you might just wait, and after the public hearing, we might have questions for you.
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