The frequency of access points along thoroughfares in the Village of Hebron is to be minimized to reduce vehicle and pedestrian conflict and improve traffic flow. The Thoroughfare plan for the Village of Hebron and the Thoroughfare plan for Licking County shall be reviewed to determine access drive spacing. Access drives (driveways) leading to and from Village streets shall be developed according to the following standards:
(a) Residential Access Drives. Access drives shall be designed to serve one per residence. Access drives less than one-hundred-twenty (120) ft. in length (property line to garage door) serving a single family residence shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet in width. Access drive entrances at a street shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet in width. All access drives shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in width, except at curb returns.
(b) Commercial Access Drives.
(1) An access drive serving a property located in a commercial or manufacturing district, which is expected to have a traffic frequency of more than five (5) trucks in a twenty-four (24) hour period, shall be so designed to allow a maximum length semi-type truck and trailer to make a right turn without crossing the centerline of the street being accessed.
(2) Access drives serving flag lots shall have a minimum right-of-way of thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum pavement width of twenty (20) feet. Upon approval of the Planning and Zoning Board and issuance of a Variance, the access drive for a flag lot may be located within three (3) feet of a side lot line.
(3) Access drives serving as frontage roads to limited access thoroughfares shall be constructed with a minimum pavement width of twenty-four (24) feet. Upon approval of the Planning and Zoning Board, the minimum sixty (60) feet right-of-way required for minor collector streets may be reduced, provided adequate width of right-of-way is allowed for one (1) sidewalk, curbs and gutters are included, and provisions made for present and future utilities.
(c) Spacing. Spacing of access drives shall conform to the recommendations of the Licking County Thoroughfare Plan and the Village of Hebron Subdivision Regulations.
(d) Side Lot Lines. An access drive, exclusive of curb returns, shall be located no less than ten (10) feet from the side lot line, except that an access drive for a residential use may be within three (3) feet of a side lot line. Access drives for any uses utilizing a common drive may be adjacent to and coterminous with a side lot line.
(e) Quantity Permitted. The number of access drives shall be kept to a minimum to promote safe and reasonable access, improve the convenience and ease of movement of travelers, and permit reasonable speeds and economy of travel while maintaining roadway capacity. For lots with less than two hundred (200) feet of frontage on public right(s) of way and with less than five (5) acres in total area, no more than two (2) access drives shall be permitted. For lots with more than two hundred (200) feet of road frontage on public right(s)of way and greater than five (5) acres in total area, additional access drives may by permitted by the Planning and Zoning Board.
(f) Surfacing. All access driveways shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced with concrete, asphaltic concrete, premixed asphalt pavement, blacktop, or brick so as to provide a durable and dustless surface. All access driveway aprons shall be graded for proper drainage and surfaced with concrete. Access driveway and apron designs shall be reviewed and approved by the Village Engineer prior to construction.
(g) Maintenance. Private access driveways serving a PRD, PCD, PID, PUD, multi-family developments, or commercial developments shall be maintained reasonably free of potholes and surface irregularities that would inhibit or prevent access by emergency vehicles.
(h) Repair Notice. When the Community Development Coordinator finds that an access driveway has not been maintained as set forth in Section 1149.05(g), the Community Development Coordinator shall notify the owner of the access driveway. Such notice shall advise that repairs be made within sixty (60) days, weather permitting. Failure to complete repairs within the required time period constitutes a violation of this Planning and Zoning Code, subject to the penalties provided in Section 1105.12.
(Ord. 19-20. Passed 11-4-20.)