A. Contractors or property owners shall obtain a Driveway Permit and shall meet with the Public Works Director or his designee prior to any construction being started. Contractor shall follow direction of the Public Works Director and shall comply with the driveway standards. Failure to construct the driveway in a manner as instructed by the Public Works Director or in a manner that is not compliant with this Ordinance will require the contractor to remove and replace the driveway in a manner that is compliant, all at the owner's expense.
B. All access driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the most current Roadway Standard Specifications, and subsequent amendments, thereto, as prepared by the Oklahoma State Department of Transportation (ODOT).
1. Driveways intersecting a public street shall have adequate drainage, inspected and approved by the City of Grove.
2. Driveways shall have either a drivable swale or a culvert pipe. The swale shall be no greater than fifteen to one (15:1) or six and a half percent (6.5%). If these criteria cannot be met a culvert pipe constructed of corrugated high-density poly ethylene (HDPE) shall be used with a culvert end treatment. The culvert end treatment shall meet the requirements set forth in the most current ODOT Roadway Standards Specifications, and subsequent amendments.
3. Driveways for properties located in the city limits shall be constructed from the edge of the street to a house, garage or other type of structure AND Driveways for properties located outside the city limits that abut a city street requires a Driveway Permit and shall be constructed from the edge of the street through the Rights-of-Way. All driveways shall be constructed of:
a. A stabilized sub-grade with four inch (4") type A aggregate base with adequate compactions, as determined by the City of Grove. The aggregate base shall meet the requirements of the most current ODOT Roadway Standard Specifications and subsequent amendments, thereto.
b. The aggregate base shall be covered with four inches (4") of 3500 psi Class A concrete or type B 64-22 OK asphalt. Driveway in-turns shall be covered with six inches (6") of 3500 psi Class A concrete or type B 64-22 OK asphalt for a distance of six feet (6') from the edge of the street. The asphalt and concrete shall meet the requirements of the most current ODOT Roadway Standard Specifications and subsequent amendments, thereto.
4. Driveway gradation shall meet the requirements of the most current ODOT Roadway Standard Specifications and subsequent amendments, thereto.
C. All testing required per the most current ODOT Roadway Standard Specifications and subsequent amendments, thereto, must be inspected and approved by the City of Grove and will be at the sole expense of the property owner.
D. Driveways constructed on property located outside the city limits that abuts a city street
(Ord. 747, 2-20-2018; amd. Ord. 782, 11-19-2019; Ord. 813, 5-17-2022; Ord. 830, 5-16-2023)