Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 17.44 Trails and Paths

The planning commission shall require the dedication and construction of hiking trails along roads or in other locations as it may deem necessary to provide links in a trail system in accordance with the general plan. Easements for such trails shall, unless physical conditions dictate a lesser width, be not less than fifteen feet in width and shall be outside any road right-of-way. In areas of difficult terrain where the final location of a trial may vary slightly to adjust to field conditions, the easement shall be not less than thirty feet in width. Hiking trails shall have a tread width of three feet and shall be constructed in accordance with the town's trail and path standards.

(Ord. 1997-303 § 6, 1997: Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.61), 1967)

The planning commission shall require the dedication and construction of riding and hiking trails along roads or in other locations as it may deem necessary to provide links in a trial system in accordance with the general plan. Easements for such trails shall, unless physical conditions dictate a lesser width, be not less than fifteen feet in width and shall be outside any road right-of-way. In areas of difficult terrain where the final location of a trial established during construction may need to vary within an easement to adjust to field conditions, the easement shall be not less than thirty feet in width. Riding and hiking trails shall have a tread width of four feet and shall be constructed in accordance with the town's trail and path standards.

(Ord. 1997-303 § 7, 1997: Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.62), 1967)

The planning commission shall require the dedication and construction of pedestrian paths along roads or in other locations as it may deem necessary to provide links in a trail system in accordance with the general plan. Easements for such trails shall, unless physical conditions dictate a lesser width, be not less than fifteen feet in width, and shall be outside any road right-of-way. Pedestrian paths shall have a minimum tread width of four feet, and shall be constructed in accordance with the town's trail and path standards.

(Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.63), 1967)

The planning commission shall require the dedication and construction of bicycle paths along roads or in other locations as it may deem necessary to provide links in a trial system in accordance with the general plan. Easements for such paths shall, unless physical conditions dictate a lesser width, be not less than fifteen feet in width and shall be outside any road right-of-way. Bicycle paths shall have a minimum tread width of five feet and shall be constructed in accordance with the town's trial and path standards.

(Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.64), 1967)

The planning commission shall require construction of bicycle lanes along roads as it may deem necessary in accordance with the general plan. Bicycle lanes shall be six feet wide along arterial streets, and four feet wide along major collector, split level and minor collector streets. Bicycle lanes shall not be required along cul-de-sacs unless specified by the planning commission.

(Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.65), 1967)

When pedestrian paths, hiking trails and bicycle paths, or any combination thereof, follow one route, they may be combined in one fifteen-foot wide easement unless a wider easement is required by the planning commission. Riding and hiking trails may not be combined with either pedestrian paths or bicycle paths and should, unless undue hardship would result, be on the opposite side of the roadway from such paths. Trial and path easements should be outside public road rights-of-way.

(Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.66), 1967)

Trails or paths and their rights-of-way or easements shall be improved in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.52.030 and with the trial and path standards adopted by the town.

(Ord. 1979-168 § 5 (part), 1979: Ord. 1967-71 § 1 (7650.67), 1967)