A. Access to and/or from State Highway 16, State Highway 20-26, State Highway 44, and State Highway 55.
1. Use of existing driveway approaches shall be allowed to continue provided that all of the following conditions are met.
a. The existing use is lawful and the access is permitted by ITD.
b. The intensity of any change of use does not increase the estimated number of vehicle trips per day utilizing the access point.
2. If an applicant proposes a change of use increasing the intensity of use of a driveway approach, the owner shall develop or otherwise acquire access to a street other than the state highway. The use of the existing driveway approach shall cease and the driveway approach shall be abandoned and removed.
a. No new driveway approaches directly accessing a state highway shall be allowed.
b. Public street connections to the state highway shall only be allowed at:
(1) The section line road; and
(2) The half mile mark between section line roads. These half-mile connecting streets shall be developed as collector roads.
3. The applicant shall construct a street, generally paralleling the state highway, to provide future connectivity and access to all properties fronting the state highway that lie between the applicant's property and the nearest section line road and/or half mile collector road. The intent is to provide for future connectivity and access to all properties fronting the state highway that lie between the applicant's property and the nearest section line road and/or half mile collector road. The street shall be designed to collect and distribute traffic.
a. The applicant shall be responsible to construct the segment of the street within the applicant's property. This standard is not intended to require off-site improvements.
b. The street shall meet the road standards of the Ada County Highway District.
c. The street shall connect to the section line road at a distance that is no closer than six hundred sixty (660) linear feet (as measured from centerline to centerline) from the intersection with the state highway.
d. For the purposes of this article, such streets shall be termed "backage roads".
e. Private streets may be considered by the council as otherwise provided within Eagle City Code. Private streets shall be limited as may be determined by the City Council to areas where there is sufficient access to surrounding properties and a public street is not desirable in that location.
B. Design and construction standards for state highways.
1. The applicant shall have an approved permit from the Idaho Transportation Department for construction of any access to the state highway and/or any construction to be done within the highway right-of-way.
2. The width of right-of-way reservations shall be as set forth by the ITD. (Ord. 858, 10-26-2021)