In all Business Districts and Industrial Districts, there shall be adequate provision for ingress and egress to all parking and loading spaces from public streets and ways. Access drives shall be provided as follows:
(a) Each development shall be permitted one (1) entrance and one (1) exit at the lot frontage. In the case of a corner lot, Planning Commission may grant an additional access lane if doing so will make the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic safer and more efficient.
(b) One (1) additional entrance and exit drive may be permitted for every additional two hundred and fifty (250) feet of street frontage, or fraction thereof, above the district minimum. Planning Commission may grant one (1) additional entrance and exit drive if it is deemed imperative to efficient and safe operations for the use on within the development.
(c) The width of an access drive measured at the front lot line shall not be more than fifteen (15) feet per lane, with a maximum of one (1) entrance lane and two (2) exit lanes. When using a two (2) lane system, the total width shall not exceed thirty (30) feet at the property line. When using a three (3) lane system, the total width shall not exceed forty-five feet (45) at the front property line.
(d) An access point from a public street or way shall be located no closer than twenty (20) feet to a residential district and the resulting adjacent open area shall be properly landscaped and maintained in accordance with the standards in Chapter 1131 Landscape Requirements. Access lanes for all commercial and industrial uses shall not exist within property zoned residential.
(e) An access drive shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet to an intersection, unless specific circumstances on the parcel make such placement necessary. Access drives adjacent to intersections are subject to approval by the Planning Commission.
(f) Landscaped medians may be installed to separate lanes of incoming and outgoing traffic and shall not be used in calculation of total width. Landscaped medians shall be landscaped in accordance with parking lot island regulations as set forth in Chapter 1131 Landscape Requirements and shall be installed in a manner as to protect safe and efficient flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Signage may be included within this area, but shall be placed as to not adversely affect safe passage of traffic or site line visibility.
(Ord. 2015-10. Passed 8-25-15.)