(a) Where a Lot Does Not Abut on a Public or Private Right-of-Way. There shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking spaces. Where a lot does not abut on a public or private alley or easement of access, there shall be provided an access drive not less than ten (10) feet in width in the case of a dwelling, and not less than twenty (20) feet in width in all other cases, leading to the parking or storage area or loading or unloading spaces required hereunder in such manner as to secure the most appropriate development of the property in question.
(b) Backing into Public Streets. No parking area shall be permitted unless it is arranged that vehicles are not forced to back into any public street.
(c) Width of Access Driveways. The width of driveways, except for single-family dwellings, shall conform with the dimensions in Schedule 1181.10.
Schedule 1181.10 Width of Access Driveways(a),(b),(c) | ||
Minimum (feet) | Maximum (feet) | |
One-lane | 10 | 12 |
Two-lane | 18 | 24 |
Three-lane | 27 | 34 |
(a) The radius of the edge of the driveway apron shall be at least fifteen (15) feet so that a vehicle may enter from or exit onto the curb lane without obstructing vehicles in other traffic lanes. (b) The width of driveways for single-family dwellings shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and a maximum of the width of the garage or, if no garage, a maximum of twenty (20) feet wide. (c) The location and width of access driveway regulations shall also apply to driveways for drive-thru facilities, fee parking lots, and public parking lots. | ||
(d) Additional Regulations.
(1) The location, width, and number of entrances and exit driveways to accessory parking facilities, except for single-family dwellings, shall be located in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the use of adjacent residential property and the flow of traffic on adjacent streets. For parking areas having a capacity of ten (10) or more vehicles, the centerline of a driveway apron shall be located not less than thirty-five (35) feet from the nearest intersecting street line and such driveway aprons shall be spaced at not less than 120-foot intervals measured on the centerline of the driveways.
(2) Parking areas having a capacity of twenty (20) spaces or less shall have at least one single-lane driveway; those having a capacity of more than twenty (20) vehicles shall have two one-lane driveways or at least one two-lane driveway. No entrance or exit driveway shall exceed three lanes in width.
(Ord. 2023-029. Passed 4-18-23.)