All accessory parking spaces shall have vehicular access to a street or alley. Access drives to major streets shall be designed in the interest of public safety, and located so that vehicles can safely enter and leave the facility. Access drives shall be controlled to maintain the designed capacity of the major street system. The location, width, and number of entrance and exit access drives to accessory parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following:
(a) Location. The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to parking facilities shall be planned to interfere as little as possible with the use of nearby property and with pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the nearest streets.
(1) Access driveways shall be located at least 50 feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street, except that in a C-3 District access drives shall be at least 200 feet from an intersection.
(2) No access drive shall be within 200 feet, measured along the road centerlines from the outermost freeway ramp terminal right-of-way to the first access drive.
(3) The minimum distance between access drives shall be 100 feet, except that in a C-3 District, the minimum spacing shall be 400 feet.
(b) Number of Drives.
(1) One access drive shall be permitted to a lot from each one of two abutting streets.
(2) One additional access drive may be permitted on lots that have 200 or more feet of frontage except as otherwise regulated below.
(3) The Planning Commission may permit an additional access drive for lots that have more than 500 feet of frontage when the Commission determines it is in the interest of good traffic operation.
(4) For the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling public, the use of common drives by two or more users shall be required to reduce the number of such highway access points.
(c) Width of Access Drives.
(1) The width of such entrance and exit lanes shall be not less than nine feet or more than 12 feet per lane, and shall not exceed a total of 36 feet.
(2) Entrances and exits shall be limited to two lanes, except where one driveway provides the sole access to the property and serves as both an entrance and exit, and then it shall be limited to three lanes
(d) Radius. The radius of the edge of the access drive apron shall be at least 30 feet so that a vehicle may enter from or exit onto the curb lane without obstructing vehicles in other traffic lanes.
(e) Right-turn ingress. A right turn lane and taper shall be required when expected right-turn ingress movements meet or exceed 50 vehicles per hour during a typical peak traffic period.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01; Ord. 109-07. Passed 10-9-07.)