(A) Composition of driveway and entrance surface. Under this subchapter, a driveway and entrance shall be a surface constructed of concrete, asphalt, seal coat, solid bricks, gravel or crushed stone, constructed and maintained in quality, quantity and size to prevent the creation of ruts in or deterioration or damage to the driveway or soil beneath from the operation or parking of motor vehicles or vehicles, or both, thereon.
(B) Location of driveway or parking areas.
(1) Front yard. Only one driveway shall be allowed in a front yard per street frontage, except that a duplex with garages located at each end of the building shall be permitted a driveway for each garage. No driveway shall be located in front of a dwelling, except for any dwelling area portions attached to and located above or behind a garage. A driveway shall not lead to the side of a garage where there is no garage door. A driveway shall be connected and lead to only one curb drop or entrance, except for residences on a corner lot located on a major or minor arterial or major collector roadway, as defined in the city’s Comprehensive Plan and any future amendments to the plan, which can apply to the City Engineer for permission to connect a driveway to two curb drops for the sole purpose of allowing safe entry onto the roadway. Front yard driveways constructed after 1-1-2010 shall be constructed only with solid concrete, asphalt or solid bricks.
(2) Rear and side yards. Parking of all vehicles, including licensed and operable vehicles, recreational vehicles and trailers, must be parked in a permanent roofed structure or on a hard surface consisting of solid concrete, asphalt, solid bricks, crushed stone or gravel. Such hard-surfaced parking areas in a side-yard or rear-yard must be connected to a driveway leading from an approved curb drop or entrance which also consists of a hard surface consisting of solid concrete, asphalt, solid bricks, gravel or crushed stone. The vehicle wheels and any component touching the ground must be located entirely on and directly above the appropriate surface.
(3) Maintenance. Gravel or crushed stone must be maintained so as to be free from weeds and grass and to a depth to prevent erosion and rutting. All other surfaces, including gravel or crushed stone, must meet the requirements of division (A) above. Effective 9-30-2013, not more than two vehicles, including licensed and operable vehicles, recreational vehicles and trailers shall be parked on the side or rear yard of any single-family residential property. Vehicles in excess of this number, or not parked on surfaces meeting the requirements of this section, are subject to penalties outlined in § 72.999 of this chapter.
(C) Width of driveway. A driveway shall be no wider than the approved existing curb cut or entrance therefor, which intersects the street, or shall be no wider than as follows:
1 vehicle stall wide garage | 12 feet* |
2 vehicle stall wide garage | 24 feet* |
3 vehicle stall wide garage | 24 feet* |
4 stall garages and larger | All 4-vehicle stall wide garages and larger shall be placed on the lot so all the garage doors do not face the primary street. Some or all of the doors shall be perpendicular to the street. The driveway width in the front yard shall not be greater than 24 feet, plus 1 driveway extension |
NOTES TO TABLE: * One driveway extension with a maximum width of ten feet can be added to the maximum driveway width designated, but must meet the requirements of § 72.039 of this chapter. | |
(D) Exemption for large lots. Residential lots greater than one-half acre and with a front yard depth greater than 75 feet are exempt from the provisions of division (B) above and § 72.039(A) of this chapter, with the exception of paving requirements. A driveway permit application is required to be submitted and approved by the city to verify that the lot qualifies as a large lot. The driveway width at the property line shall not be greater than 24 feet with no opportunity for a driveway extension.
(E) Exemption for approved planned unit developments (PUD).
(1) Residential PUDs which have been approved by the Plan and Zoning Commission and the City Council are exempt from the provisions of divisions (B) and (C) above and § 72.039 of this chapter only if driveway regulations are included in the approved PUD plans.
(2) All front yard driveways and driveway extensions must be paved in accordance with division (B)(1) above.
(F) Responsibilities of owners. Any person, corporation or legal entity who is the owner, whether the legal or equitable titleholder, of a residential lot shall be responsible for any violation of the driveway regulations provided in divisions (A), (B) and (C) above.
(2013 Code, § 20-244) (Ord. 14561, passed 10-13-1997; Ord. 14672 , passed 2-26-2001; Ord. 14912, passed 11-26-2012) Penalty, see § 72.999