(A) Driveways: spacing.
(1) New driveways shall have minimum spacing from the nearest existing driveway according to the speed limit applicable on the highway into which the cut is made, according to the following drive spacing schedule:
(a) Where the speed limit is 35 mph or less, one driveway per 250 feet.
(b) Where the speed limit is 40 mph, one driveway per 305 feet.
(c) Where the speed limit is 45 mph, one driveway per 360 feet.
(d) Where the speed limit is 50 mph, one driveway per 425 feet.
(2) The Planning Commission may grant a variance of this requirement only in instances where a Traffic Impact Study as described below has been created and considered. It is understood and intended that shared access routes may be required to comply with this section.
(B) Driveways; number. Each lot or contiguous set of lots of common ownership shall have only one driveway, unless a traffic impact study as described below has been created and considered and it is determined by the Planning Commission that multiple driveways will enhance safety of travelers and visitors to the property for which multiple driveways are being requested.
(C) Variances. Variances in the limitations in this section may be granted in cases of hardship and only with respect to parcels the borders of which remain unchanged from the date of the original passage of this section and that also had no existing driveway at the date of the original passage of this section.
(Ord. 6-2014, passed 2-4-2014)