(a) Purpose. Control over the number and location of access points, as specified in this section, along the Village's major roadways is necessary to reduce congestion, improve safety, maintain acceptable flow and minimize confusion.
(b) Applicability.
(1) The standards of this section shall apply to all development having frontage on and direct access to any primary through route or primary local street within the Village of Elmore.
(2) Single-family and two-family residential uses and development in the Central Business (CB) District shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(c) Driveway Spacing, Same Side of Street.
(1) Each parcel shall have not more than two (2) access drives from each abutting street unless otherwise permitted below. This may be reduced to one (1) access drive during the site plan review process when it is in the interest of good traffic operation.
(2) One (1) additional access drive may be permitted for lots that have 200 or more feet of frontage on one (1) street.
(3) An additional access drive for lots that have more than 500 feet of frontage may be permitted during the site plan review process when it is in the interest of good traffic operation.
(4) Curb cuts on corner lots must be set back the maximum distance feasible from the adjacent intersections.
(5) Insofar as practical, the use of common drives by two (2) or more uses shall be encouraged to reduce the number of such access points.
(d) Driveway Spacing, Opposite Side of Street. In order to prevent conflicting left-turn movements, connections on opposite sides of primary through routes or primary local streets shall be directly opposite each other or offset by a distance of a minimum of 150 feet, The spacing shall be measured from edge of pavement to edge of pavement between the two closest edges of the driveways. See Figure 1139-C Illustrative Driveway Spacing.
Figure 1139-C: Illustrative Driveway Spacing
(e) Review of Access Control. In reviewing site plans which involve the creation, or substantially increased utilization of, commercial driveways access points onto primary through routes and primary local streets, the following may be required as part of the site plan review process:
(1) Provision of Reserved Turning Lanes. At those access points where the Village determines, after Village Administrator review and recommendation, that vehicles turning to and from the primary through routes and primary local streets will have a substantially negative effect on the roadway capacity, reserved turn lanes shall be constructed by the developer.
(2) Provision of Frontage Road. When deemed needed and feasible, after Village Administrator review and recommendation, the Village may require the construction of a frontage road. However, access to the primary through routes or primary local streets via an intersecting street or a common driveway shall be investigated if such a design is not reasonable.
(f) Modification of Requirements. Given the variation in existing physical conditions along the Village's streets, modifications to the spacing and other requirements above may be permitted as part of the site plan review.
(Ord. 30-22. Passed 12-12-22.)