(A) When required. Entrance permits shall be required as follows:
(1) For new construction of commercial or industrial development;
(2) For existing commercial or industrial development, when entrances in use prior to the adoption of this subchapter are changed structurally (i.e., widened, shortened, radius changes);
(3) For all vehicular use areas;
(4) For residential development driveways;
(5) For private streets; and
(6) For new public streets.
(B) Entrance permit procedures. To formally request action on the required entrance permit, the applicant shall file a completed application form to the Engineering Department. The procedure for entrance permits differs based upon the type of development.
(1) Entrance permits with development plans.
(a) Review. When a development plan is required by the city’s Zoning Ordinance, the applicant may submit the required information for an entrance permit, to the Engineering Department, concurrently with the development plan application. The encroachment permit number shall be provided on the development plan prior to signature of approval.
(b) Action. The city shall act within 30 days of submission in the following manner:
1. Approval. The city may approve the entrance as submitted;
2. Conditional approval. The city may approve the entrance conditionally and require amendment to the application before granting full approval; or
3. Disapproval. The city may disapprove the entrance and shall state in writing its reasons for disapproval.
(2) Entrance permits with building permits.
(a) Review. When an entrance permit is required as part of a residential development, the applicant must submit the required information for an entrance permit along with the building permit application to the Engineering Department. The encroachment permit must be obtained prior to applicant receiving construction permit approval.
(b) Action. The city shall act within 30 days of submission in the following manner:
1. Approval. The city may approve the entrance as submitted;
2. Conditional approval. The city may approve the entrance conditionally and require amendment to the application before granting full approval; or
3. Disapproval. The city may disapprove the entrance plan and shall state in writing its reasons for disapproval.
(3) All other entrance permits.
(a) Review. The city shall review entrance permit applications for compliance with the guidelines and information as required by this subchapter. All permit applications shall be submitted to the Engineering Department.
(b) Action. The city shall act within 30 days of submission in the following manner:
1. Approval. The city may approve the entrance as submitted;
2. Conditional approval. The city may approve the entrance conditionally and require amendment to the application before granting full approval; or
3. Disapproval. The city may disapprove the entrance plan and shall state in writing its reasons for disapproval.
(C) Contents of entrance permit site plan. Required plan information shall be as follows (unless certain items are waived by the city):
(1) Title block showing plan name, owner, developer plan and application preparer, firm or company, with written and graphic scale;
(2) Scale of plan should be one inch equals 20 feet or other approved scale;
(3) North arrow;
(4) Location, width and grade of proposed driveway;
(5) Angles of proposed driveway with city right-of-way;
(6) Location and size of any existing or proposed cross drain or side drain pipes or culverts and the direction of flow within such structures;
(7) Distance between driveway measured along edge of pavement or along curb line, in both directions of travel;
(8) Proposed radii of all curves;
(9) The proposed use of the property;
(10) Any proposed divided highway access;
(11) Frontage roads with length, width, radii and corner clearance;
(12) Sight distance requirements/calculations;
(13) Traffic control device plans, both temporary and permanent;
(14) Anticipated traffic count by an applicant provided traffic study;
(15) Location of utilities (lines, poles, hydrants, manholes, pipes, conduit, both above and below grade);
(16) Location of street trees;
(17) Sidewalks, including accessible connections and crosswalks; and
(18) Material of entrance.
(D) Amendments to entrance permits. Amendments to approved entrance permits can be made only by the same procedure required for the original submission.
(Ord. 06-2012, passed 4-2-2012)