(A) Applicability. All off-street parking areas shall be provided with appropriate means of vehicular access to a public street or alley in a manner which will least interfere with traffic movements.
(B) Standards. The requirements in this division shall apply to the design and construction of all access drives.
(1) No lot shall have more than two access drives per frontage and no access drive shall be located less than 200 feet from any parallel access drive on the same lot.
(2) An access drive shall have a minimum width of at least eight feet to a private garage and ten feet to other off-street parking areas. In no case shall any access way from a public street exceed 24 feet in width unless approved by the City Engineer.
(3) Access drives shall intersect an abutting street at approximately a right angle, with variations not to exceed 20 degrees.
(4) No access drive shall be within 30 feet of a corner formed by the intersection of the rights-of-way of two or more streets. On a corner where a traffic signal or stop sign exists, the access way shall be located at such distance and in such manner so as not to cause or increase traffic hazard or undue congestion.
(5) A distance of not less than 40 feet shall be provided between all access drives unless the City Engineer determines otherwise.
(6) All access drives shall be paved with a hard surface, including oil and chip, concrete, asphalt, or brick with the work completed in accordance with specifications provided in the most recent version of the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction" adopted by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
(7) If a public alley is utilized as an access drive for a non-residential use, the intersection of said alley and the adjoining street and that portion of the alley adjoining the subject parcel(s) used for access shall be reconstructed and/or paved according to specifications provided by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 8612, passed 12-2-08)