(a) Generally. It shall generally be prohibited for a commercial driveway to enter a road that is primarily residential. The County Engineer may grant exceptions if the property’s only access is the residential road, or if a second entrance on the residential road improves the safety of the motoring public. If an exception is granted, the County Engineer may condition the approval by requiring road improvements, including (but not limited to) road widening, shoulder improvements, turn lanes, drainage work, and the like.
(b) Standards.
(1) Driveway installations shall conform to the details indicated on Figures 5A, 5B, and 6 of the Appendix. Other details regarding driveways shall conform to the SCDOT Manual entitled “Access and Roadside Management Standards” (latest edition), or any replacement document when adopted.
(2) On corner lots, driveway entrances shall not be constructed within 25 feet of the intersection of the rights-of-way, including any sight triangles on any residential-type road. Nor shall entrances be constructed within 40 feet of the intersection of the rights-of-way on any collector or residential-type road intersecting with any collector or arterial road.
(3) Where multiple flag-lots are 2 or 3 deep, a single easement must be established to create a minimum 20 feet shared access for these lots. This shared access may not serve more than 3 lots. On easements needed for more than 3 flag lots, the minimum allowances for street entrances shall apply.
(4) No concrete will be allowed except if a concrete curb is present on the intersecting road and a construction joint is placed at the street junction. In addition, there shall be a 6-inch thickness within the right-of-way.
(5) Commercial driveway installations shall conform to the SCDOT Manual entitled “Access and Roadside Management Standards” (latest edition), or any replacement document when adopted.
(Ord. 3673, § 2, passed 4-1-2003; Ord. 3987, § 1, passed 2-7-2006)