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A. The director of public works shall determine the location of sidewalks when sidewalks are only required on one side of the street in accordance with the criteria set forth 9.24.070(D).

B. The city council may require sidewalks on both sides of local access streets after receiving such a recommendation from the planning commission of the site plan review committee in accordance with the criteria set forth in 9.24.070(D).

C. The city council may require a minimum sidewalk width of up to eight feet along arterial streets and in all commercial and industrial zones in accordance with the criteria set forth in 9.24.070(D).

D. Those decisions set forth in 9.24.070(A), (B), and (C) shall be based upon the following criteria:

1. The vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic volume expected in the development;

2. The zoning density of the immediate surrounding area;

3. The safety of the public using the sidewalks and adjacent streets;

4. Promotion of aesthetic values;

5. The proximity of the area in question to public services or facilities such as bus stops, schools and parks;

6. Preservation of the continuity of the existing sidewalk system in the immediate surrounding area. (Ord. 530 §5, 1979).