(a) The location, width and number of driveways serving off-street parking facilities shall be planned in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the use of adjacent property and the flow of traffic on the street system.
(b) Except for one-family and two-family dwellings, driveways to parking areas shall be provided for all permitted uses according to the standards set forth in the following schedule:
Number of Parking Spaces Served | Minimum Distance from Center Line of Access Drive to Right- of-Way at Nearest Intersecting Street (a) | Number of Drives | Minimum Number of Access Lanes | Minimum Distance Between Centerline of Drives (a) | |
Min. | Max.
| ||||
19 or less | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
20 to 59 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
60 to 299 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
300 to 999 | 150 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 |
(a) The Planning and Zoning Commission may require these distances to be increased in order to minimize interference with the flow of traffic on dedicated streets. The Commission may permit a decrease in the required distances if in the opinion of the Commission such decrease will not unduly interfere with the flow of traffic on dedicated streets.
(c) Parking facilities shall be designed so that all vehicles may be driven forward into the street. This provision shall apply to all permitted uses in all use districts except for one-family and two-family dwellings located on local residential streets. One-family and two-family dwellings located on streets designated as major streets or arterial streets as shown on the city Thoroughfare Plan or Comprehensive Plan shall comply with this provision. The width of driveways to parking areas measured at the street property line (right-of-way) shall not exceed four lanes in width and shall conform to the following schedule. In the case of a four-lane drive, the lanes shall be designed as two adjacent entrance and exit lanes divided by a barrier a minimum of six feet wide.
Number of Lanes in Drive | Width of Driveway | |
Minimum (in feet) | Maximum (in feet) | |
One lane | 10 | 12 |
Two lanes | 20 | 24 |
Three lanes | 30 | 34 |
Four lanes | 40(a) | 46(a) |
(a) Plus a minimum six-foot divider.
(Ord. 09-O-5, passed 5-18-2009)