(1) The
Municipality shall ensure, within a reasonable time, and subject to the
availability of resources, that all public streets of such width as may
be prescribed have raised footpaths adjoining such public streets.
(2) Notwithstanding the existing situation, the Buildings
Permission and Works Committee shall specify different minimum
widths for footpaths so as to be not less than one and a half meters
on each side in any case :
Provided that more than one minimum width may be
specified for the footpath abutting each category of Public Street so
as to provide for different requirements owing to different abutting
land uses :
Provided further that while prescribing or revising any
regular line of a public street, it shall be stipulated that the
specification of minimum width for footpaths shall be complied
with.
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