9-8-4: PERMIT FEE:

All applications submitted under provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by a permit fee computed at the rate of twenty cents ($0.20) per one foot (1') of driveway applied for, payable to the city to help defray costs of inspection of site and engineering costs. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980)

9-8-5: INSPECTOR FURNISHED BY CITY; NOTIFICATION REQUIRED:

The building official shall furnish an inspector to inspect every piece of curb, driveway and driveway apron to be constructed, whose duties shall be to check the forms for alignment, grade and materials, and to see that work is done in accordance with the specifications of the city at the time of the issuance of the permit.

The building official shall be notified at least twenty four (24) hours in advance of the time when the work is proposed to be started. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980)

9-8-6: DRIVEWAY WIDTH LIMITATIONS:

   (A)   Driveway width, as measured parallel with the edge of the traveled way, shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in residential areas nor thirty feet (30') in commercial or industrial areas, except driveway widths for service stations and trucking businesses may be up to forty feet (40') when approved by the building official, and shall be located in accordance with city specifications for driveways.

   (B)   The minimum distance between curb cuts shall be twenty five feet (25').

   (C)   Frontages of fifty feet (50') or less shall be limited to one driveway. Not more than two (2) driveways shall be provided to any single property tract or business establishment, except where the property frontage exceeds six hundred feet (600') there may be one additional driveway for each additional three hundred feet (300') of frontage. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980)

9-8-7: CONSTRUCTION, SPECIFICATIONS AND REGULATIONS:

Every curb cut and driveway apron constructed or altered in the street right of way shall conform to the following regulations:

   (A)   No driveway apron shall be constructed closer than five feet (5') to, nor shall it be so located as to interfere with intersecting sidewalks, utility facilities, light standards, fire hydrants, catch basins, street signs, signals or other public improvements or installations.

   (B)   At an intersecting street or highway, the dimension measured parallel to the edge of the traveled way to provide adequate corner clearance shall be a minimum distance of fifteen feet (15') from the intersecting property line.

   (C)   No curb cut or driveway apron shall be located so as to create a hazard to pedestrians or motorists, or to invite or compel illegal or unsafe traffic movements.

   (D)   In any commercial or industrial zone, driveways shall be designed such that vehicles entering or egressing shall not be required to back from or into a street right of way.

   (E)   Radii shall be three feet (3') for residential uses and five feet (5') for commercial or industrial uses.

   (F)   All parts of driveway aprons, including radii, shall be confined within the frontage for which the permit is issued.

   (G)   All driveways shall be so constructed so as not to impair drainage within the street or highway right of way nor alter the stability of the roadway subgrade and at the same time not impair or materially alter drainage of the adjacent areas. All drainage structures required within the public right of way and under the driveways as a result of the property being developed shall be installed in accordance with the standards of the city.

   (H)   The angle between any driveway apron and the street and/or curb line shall be ninety degrees (90°) to the street tangent or on a radial line to the street curve.

   (I)   All curb cuts and driveway aprons are to be constructed of Portland cement concrete of a quality and type as specified by the building official, and in accordance with city specifications in effect at the time of such work.

   (J)   All work shall be done under the supervision of the building official, and in accordance with city specifications in effect at the time of such work.

   (K)   The licensed contractor or his agent doing the construction or alteration work shall maintain the premises in a safe manner and shall provide adequate barricades and lights at his own expense to protect the safety of the public using the adjacent streets or sidewalks, and shall hold the city free from any damages incurred by his operation.

   (L)   Any curb cut or driveway apron which has become abandoned or used through a change of the conditions for which it was originally intended shall be closed and the owner shall replace any such curb cut and/or driveway apron with a standard curb and sidewalk to be constructed according to city specifications in effect at the time of such work. In the event the owner does not make such replacement within sixty (60) days after written notice, the city may do so at the expense of the owner.

   (M)   Specific controls not defined in this chapter shall be in accordance with the standards for private driveway regulations established by the American Association of State Highway Officials and as applied by the discretion of the building official. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980)

9-8-8: DEVIATION FROM REQUIREMENTS:

Permission to deviate from the requirements and regulations of this chapter shall be granted by the city commission only where unusual conditions or strict adherence to this chapter would cause undue and extreme hardships. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980; amd. Ord. 1664, 1-3-2000)

9-8-9: VIOLATION; PENALTY:

Violation of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor and any person violating the provisions of this chapter may be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months for any one offense. (Ord. 1457, 7-7-1980)