(A) No minor subdivision shall include more than one private street access point from an existing public right-of-way to tracts within the subdivision.
(B) No major subdivision shall include more than two private street access points from an existing public right-of-way to tracts within the subdivision.
(C) In major subdivisions, all private driveways entrances shall access only from a local street to the individual lots within the subdivision.
(D) In minor subdivisions, private driveway entrances accessing directly from existing arterial or collector streets may be allowed if approved by the Commission.
(E) Street or driveway entrances accessing from an existing right-of-way to individual lots shall be prohibited where the entrances would present a traffic hazard.
(F) Private street rights-of-way and pavements may be permitted by the Commission in any zoning district; provided, all other provisions of this chapter are met and the following requirements are met:
(1) At every entrance of a private street accessing an existing public street, the owner or private organization shall maintain a sign post carrying a sign having an area of at least 15 inches by 21 inches, on which is printed and clearly legible in at least two-inch letters the name of the private street and the words "private street", and in at least one-inch letters, the words "not dedicated for public use or maintained by the public".
(2) Private streets shall be maintained by the owners, or by a legally constituted private organization, so that fire, police, health, school or sanitation vehicles and public utility vehicles have adequate access.
(3) Covenants shall be included in the plat and/or deeds to the individual tracts of the subdivision clearly stating that the streets are privately owned and maintained and are not dedicated or maintained by the public.
(Ord. 2006-14, passed 4-3-2006; Ord. 2012-10, passed 7-2-2012)