In a Local Retail Business District or a General Retail Business District, plans for access to the land uses therein shall be approved by the Commissioner of Traffic Engineering and Parking who shall ascertain that the driveways used to provide accessibility to these uses shall be located and arranged to minimize traffic congestion in conformity with the regulations herein set forth:
(a) Not more than one (1) driveway shall be permitted on a lot of land with a frontage of one hundred (100) feet or less, but two (2) driveways may be permitted on a lot of land with a frontage of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet. However, the Commissioner of Traffic Engineering and Parking may permit two (2) driveways on a lot of land with a frontage of not less than one hundred thirty (130) feet if the driveways are so located and constructed as to provide safety to the pedestrians and to the motorists using the property.
Where two (2) driveways are permitted:
(1) If the center line of the driveway is at right angles to the property line, there shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet of unbroken curb between driveways and a minimum driveway radius of six (6) feet;
(2) If the center line of the driveway is at other than right angles to the property line there shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet of unbroken curb between driveways, the acute angle radius shall be not less than three (3) feet, and there shall be a minimum of sixteen (16) feet between the inside lines of the driveways at the property line.
(b) No driveway shall be located so that there would be less than fifteen (15) feet between the point of tangency of the driveway apron radius and the outside crosswalk line at the intersection when such driveway is on the approach side of an intersection. In such cases as the driveway is on the leaving side of the intersection, the requirement shall be five (5) feet between the outside crosswalk line and the point of tangency of the driveway apron radius.
(c) Any other driveway providing access to a property shall be located so that there would be not less than fifteen (15) feet between the point of tangency of the driveway apron radius and a prolongation of the property line to the curb line measured at the curb line.
(d) The maximum width of a driveway shall be thirty (30) feet measured at right angles to the angle of the driveway entrance. Such driveway shall have a curb cut of not more than sixty (60) feet.
(e) There must be a minimum of thirty (30) feet of unbroken curb between successive driveways on the same or adjoining land uses.
(f) Where there is a lot of land with a frontage of not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet, a divided driveway may be permitted provided that the median strip between each roadway of the divided driveway shall be at least six (6) feet in width and each roadway shall be not less than twenty-four (24) feet in width nor more than thirty (30) feet in width provided that the total width of any divided driveway shall not exceed sixty-six (66) feet in width.
(Ord. No. 914-A-70. Passed 6-29-70, eff. 6-29-70)