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Driveway approaches shall be located entirely within the frontage of the premises abutting the work and shall be located not less than five feet from each side of the property line, except that joint driveway approaches with adjoining property holders may be permitted provided joint application is made by all interested parties, and the width set out in Section 43-94 is not exceeded. (Ord. 8590)
Where existing right of way permits, driveway approaches nearest an intersection of two streets shall meet the following minimum requirements. The corner rounding shall have curbs constructed with a minimum radius of 20 feet continuously between the points of tangency of the curb lines of both streets. The first driveway may start from the point of tangency of the curb line and corner radius and be cut in with a five foot minimum radius. (Ord. 8590)
Driveway approaches at or near streets and traffic interchanges, grade separations and traffic circles shall be so located that traffic entering or leaving the street will not impede, confuse, imperil or otherwise interfere with vehicular traffic. (Ord. 8590)
Whenever the use of any driveway approach is abandoned and no longer used for vehicular access to the abutting property, it shall be the duty of the abutting property owner to restore the curb according to the standards provided in this article. (Ord. 8590)
Residential driveway approaches shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Width. Residential driveway approaches shall not be less than 10 feet nor more than 30 feet in width measured at the property line.
(b) Radius. A residential driveway approach shall be constructed with the return curbs having a rolled face disappearing at the sidewalk and joining the street curb with a five foot minimum radius, except that on an arterial the minimum radius shall be 10 feet.
(c) Removal of existing sidewalk. Where the residential driveway approach is designed to cross an existing sidewalk, the sidewalk included in the driveway approach area shall be removed and reconstructed as a driveway approach. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 21186; 31313)
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