(A) All private driveways shall be constructed at the sole expense of the owner and all private driveways leading from a public street shall have an approach, approved by the city's engineer, which shall be designed and constructed to provide for adequate drainage and shall conform to the design characteristics of the street.
(B) In order to establish or widen a driveway off of any public street or create or expand a parking area the design must meet the following requirements:
(1) Surface material must provide support for the weight of the vehicles intended to use the driveway and must be of a composition that will not create excessive dust or be picked up by vehicle tires and tracked onto streets (i.e. dirt/mud);
(2) The approach shall be of concrete, the full width of the driveway, and no less than five feet long measured from the edge of the street or the back of the curb, if present, to protect the edge of the street from erosion and other damage (alternative materials may be accepted by the Building Official if the situation dictates). (If a concrete curb and gutter is in place at the driveway entrance on the street, it must be maintained continuous across the driveway.);
(3) If the driveway or approach crosses a public sidewalk, the sidewalk must be constructed of concrete as required by ordinance, and must conform to the design of the existing sidewalk (no steps should be allowed in public sidewalks unless authorized by the Building Official);
(4) Establishing of the driveway must not eliminate more parking spaces to provide access to the driveway than are gained;
(5) The owner shall be responsible to control storm drainage from the entire driveway and parking area;
(6) The owner shall be responsible to provide space to store snow during heavy snow storms or shall haul excess snow away. Snow may not be placed in the right-of-way;
(7) Long driveways that provide access to buildings that are more than 100 feet from the right-of-way, as measured in travel distance on an approved route, shall be at least 12 feet wide;
(8) All driveways shall be designed to provide adequate visibility, to drivers of vehicles entering the right-of-way, to see oncoming traffic to a reasonable distance;
(9) Stop signs shall be provided on the exit driveways on all commercial and industrial driveways and parking areas and all other driveways and parking areas having more than 12 parking spaces; and
(10) Driveways must also meet Uniform Fire Code requirements for Fire Department access, as adopted by the city, if applicable (U.F.C. Article 9, §§ 901 and 902).
(a) The turning radius referred to in U.F.C. § 902.2.2.3 shall be 35 feet.
(b) The maximum grace referred to in U.F.C. § 902.2.2.6 shall be 14%.
(c) The maximum angle of departure shall be designed to prevent "high centering" or "bumper dragging" of fire apparatus
(Ord. 921-99, passed 5-10-1999)