(a) No person shall remove, cut, construct or repair a sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway apron without first obtaining a permit therefor in an amount as provided in Section 1305.16(h) of the Building Code.
(b) No permit for a curb cut or opening for access from private property onto a public street or highway shall be granted unless:
(1) The location will cause the least possible impediment to the safe movement of vehicles upon the street and pedestrians upon the sidewalk or while crossing the street.
(2) Where the lot abuts more than one street, the location shall be upon the street which will cause the least possible impediment to the safe movement of vehicles upon the street and pedestrians upon the sidewalk or while crossing the street. Where it is necessary to permit curb cuts and openings on both streets, due to the nature of the use, the foregoing requirements for the second street shall also apply.
(3) No lot shall have access to more than two streets and the granting of a permit to cut a curb or open and gain access to more than two streets for any use is prohibited, other than a shopping center or industrial use with not less than 100,000 square feet of land on such lot.
(4) The owner of any lot with more than two abutting streets, who, because of the intended use, requests curb cuts and openings into two streets, shall file a plan or drawing showing the possible locations on each abutting street for curb cuts and openings; the Building Commissioner shall determine the flow of traffic on each abutting street, both vehicular and pedestrian, the probable result of such openings to such traffic on each street, the significance of present or anticipated traffic signals and left turn restrictions, and all other factors deemed to be safety hazards. The two permitted curb cuts and openings shall be upon the streets where the least traffic and traffic impediments occur in the present and reasonably anticipated future and that all other curb cut opening requests shall be denied.
(5) Any person dissatisfied with the findings of the Building Commissioner, as provided in subsection (b)(4) herein, may appeal such findings to the Board of Zoning Appeals, pursuant to Chapter 1919 of the Zoning Code.
(c) Fees for permits shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 1305.16 of the Building Code.
(d) Engineering services furnished by the City relating to this section shall be paid by the applicant, in advance where feasible, or with a bond or cash posted in the estimated amount to repay the City the actual cost of such services.
(Ord. 3254-68. Passed 5-6-68; Ord. 6122-90. Passed 9-17-90.)