(A) General requirements.
(1) Driveways and driveway entrances hereafter constructed in the village and its jurisdictional boundaries on public street rights-of way shall be designed, located and constructed in conformance with the regulations and guidelines set forth in this subchapter.
(2) Any driveway constructed on a state-maintained roadway must also conform to the requirements of the current Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways developed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Where it is more restrictive, the NCDOT Driveway Manual will take precedent on these state-maintained roadways.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or alter a driveway entrance into a public street or alley, or to cut, break out or remove any curb along a street or alley, except as authorized by provisions of this subchapter.
(4) All non-residential driveways constructed on village and NCDOT street rights-of-way shall be reviewed and approved by the Clemmons Public Works Director, or a designated representative, prior to the issuance of any building permit for the erection, construction, remodeling or change in the use of the building, structure or property. This provision shall apply to all driveways generating in excess of 50 daily trips, but shall not apply to sites for individual single-family detached residences and duplexes, or other developments generating less than 50 daily trips * .
(5) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain the driveway for as long as it is in operation.
(6) Persons seeking to construct a new driveway, modify an existing driveway, or replace/maintain an existing driveway shall fully complete and submit a driveway permit application to the village for review and approval. Failure to secure a permit may result in closure of the driveway and/or removal of the driveway at the expense of the property owner.
(B) Permits and fees. No person, firm, or corporation shall remove, alter or construct any driveway, curb, gutter or pavement, or perform any other improvement on, any public street or dedicated street right-of-way without permits authorizing such improvements. A sample of the village's driveway permit application is found in Appendix A to this chapter. The driveway permit and attached plan shall be posted at the construction site. A driveway application fee shall be provided in the budget schedule of fees.
(C) Submittal requirements.
(1) No driveway permit shall be issued until two copies of the approved plans, showing the location and dimensions of all proposed improvements, are filed with the village. Plans should identify the site by address, adjacent properties, and the approximate distance to the nearest intersecting street. See the driveway permit application in Appendix A for additional requirements.
(2) Applicants seeking permits for driveways located on state-maintained roadways must first secure a NCDOT driveway permit prior to issuance of a permit by the village. A copy of the NCDOT driveway permit must accompany village driveway permit applications for driveways requested on state-maintained roads.
(3) Six copies of the approved plans will be required for driveways on the North Carolina Department of Transportation system streets. Information required on the plans submitted shall include:
(a) A complete plan view of the site (drawn to engineering scale between 1:20 and 1:50), showing existing and proposed buildings, with interior parking layout and traffic circulation patterns;
(b) Existing and proposed driveway locations and dimensions, including but not limited to:
1. Distance from other streets and driveways on both sides of the roadway;
2. Width at the public right-of- way;
3. Curb radii;
4. Profile of estimated entrance and exit grades when grades exceed 5%;
5. Proposed pavement markings;
(c) Maintenance of traffic plans for proposed roadway improvement construction that requires overnight closures or lane shifts;
(d) Horizontal and vertical sight distance information;
(e) Existing and/or proposed sidewalks, bicycle paths, or other multi-modal features;
(f) Street names, primary or secondary road numbers (when applicable), right-of-way and pavement widths, and location of street return on corner lots;
(g) Proposed location of off-street loading and unloading facilities; and
(h) Retaining walls, drainage structures, utility poles, fire hydrants, traffic control cabinets, and other physical features that affect the driveway location and sight distance.
(Ord. 2012-02, passed 2-27-12)
Notes
| * | *Trip generation estimates shall be based on values and methods as outlined in the current edition of the Trip Generation Manual published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. |