(A) No private driveways or parking aprons shall be constructed on city property except as per condition of permit.
(B) All permit applications for driveway construction shall be accompanied by plan documents showing all improvements and shall include applicable drainage provisions.
(C) All permits for parking aprons in the public right- of-way shall be issued on the basis that any such improvement may be altered or removed by city forces at any time at no cost to the city.
(D) All driveways shall be constructed in conformance with official design and construction standards of the city.
(E) All driveways shall be surfaced with a hard, dustless material and may be constructed of materials listed below in conformance with the official design and construction standards of the city. Any driveway material used is at the property owner’s risk. In the event the driveway materials are damaged or removed from the public right-of-way or easement as the result of utility construction, repairs, or any other reason, the city will only be required to replace or restore the driveway with asphalt pavement. Further, all driveways shall be maintained in a smooth, well-graded condition.
(1) Concrete (pervious or impervious) with the following conditions:
(a) Minimum six-inch 3,000 psi concrete or five-inch fiber mesh may be used on private property.
(b) No fiber mesh is allowed for concrete apron within the rights-of-way and shall be finished flush with the existing roadway.
(c) Control joints shall be located approximately every 250 square feet.
(d) Saw cut existing asphalt at roadway.
(e) The newly constructed driveway and/or apron shall be flush with existing roadways and adjacent sidewalks.
(2) Asphalt pavement (pervious or impervious) with the following conditions:
(a) Minimum six-inch limerock base, tack coat, and one-inch layer of S-III asphalt.
(b) Saw cut existing asphalt at roadway.
(c) The newly constructed driveway and/or apron shall be flush with the existing roadways and adjacent sidewalk.
(3) Interlocking paver systems (pervious or impervious) with the following conditions:
(a) Minimum two 3/8th inch pavers placed over a 11/2 inch sand base and compacted subbase.
(b) Minimum six-inch edge restraint (concrete border) is required around perimeter to interlock pavers.
(c) Saw cut existing asphalt at driveway.
(d) The newly constructed driveway and/or apron shall be flush with existing roadways and adjacent sidewalk.
(4) Two strip driveways with sod or artificial sod in between concrete, asphalt or paver sections. Installation shall be as specified above or for each type of material.
(5) Concrete, asphalt or paver sections with sod, artificial sod or stone in between the concrete slabs. Installation shall be as specified above for each type of material.
(6) Natural stone (flagstone) pavers. Installation similar to paver systems above.
(7) Turf block (west of US 1).
(a) A typical turf block installation consists of a soil subgrade, a gravel base, a layer of bedding sand and the turf block. Topsoil and grass, or stone aggregate is placed in the openings.
(b) Soil subgrade shall be uniformly compacted to 95% optimum density.
(c) Six inch thick layer of FDOT No. 57 stone shall be placed over the subgrade.
(d) One to 1.5 inch layer of bedding sand shall be placed over the aggregate base. Sand should have uniform moisture content (not saturated) prior to placing the turf block.
(e) Concrete edge restraint or turf lock retainers shall be installed and shall have an area of four inch by eight inch with compressive strength of 3,000 psi at 28 days and #4 reinforcement.
(F) No person shall be permitted to pave or build up the parkway with an impervious material without providing adequate drainage as required by the Engineer.
(‘72 Code, § 17-13) (Ord. 1615, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4-18; Am. Ord. O-71-34, passed 3-17- 71; Am. Ord. O-2006-18, passed 5-17-06; Am. Ord. O-2022-09, passed 5-4-22)
Penalty, see § 155.99