1183.08 ACCESS DRIVES TO PARKING AREAS.
(a) The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to parking facilities and "drive-in" businesses, shall be planned to interfere as little as possible with the use of nearby property and with pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the nearest streets and the streets to which they connect. Access to the streets shall be controlled in the interest of public safety and to maintain the designed capacity of the street system and to control access along State arterial highways adjacent to freeway interchanges. Therefore, the centerline of the access driveways on the frontage street shall be at least 100 feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street and spaced at not less than 180 feet intervals measured from the center line of the driveways, provided, however, that driveways to serve gasoline service stations shall be in accord with "Regulations Governing Ingress and Egress at Gasoline Service Stations Fronting on Highways" Ohio Department of Highways, February 1, 1955, or amendments thereto. At least two separate driveways shall be provided, and whenever possible they shall be limited to either entrance or exit if deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b) Entrances and exits shall be limited to two lanes and shall be so designed so that all vehicles can be driven forward into the street. The width of such entrances and exits shall conform to the following schedule:
Width Measured in Feet | ||
Lanes | Minimum | Maximum |
1 | 10 | 12 |
2 | 20 | 24 |
3 | 30 | 36 |
(1) Joint use driveways: A system of joint use driveways and cross access easements shall be established and used to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Village. The system of joint use driveways shall incorporate the following:
A. Stub-outs and other design features to make it visually obvious that the abutting properties may be tied in to provide cross-access via a service drive.
B. A unified access and circulation plan for coordinated or shared parking areas.
C. An easement with the deed recorded by all participating property owners allowing cross access to and from other properties served by the joint use driveways.
(c) In all cases the radius of the edge of the apron shall be at least twenty feet so that a motor vehicle may enter or leave the curb lane without obstructing vehicles in other traffic lanes. The maximum curb cut shall be limited to the width of the entrance or exit plus the radius of the apron.
(d) For "drive-in" facilities such as, but not confined to auto washes, food service or pick-up and bank teller windows, adequate drives in addition to that specified herein shall be provided on the property for the lining up of motor vehicles awaiting the occupants turn. Such lines shall not be permitted to form on public ways.
(e) No entrance or exit driveway shall be constructed or maintained so as to lead to or from a local residential street abutting a local business district. The words "local residential street" mean a street used primarily for access to abutting residential properties. The angle of intersection between the driveway and the street shall be between seventy degrees and ninety degrees.
(f) The developments abutting Wilson Mills Road for a distance of 1200 feet from the nearest intersection of a freeway ramp shall be planned so that the first access street or driveway onto Wilson Mills shall be not less than 600 feet from the outermost ramp terminal right of way and the successive access point shall be spaced at intervals not less than 600 feet on center. These objectives may be accomplished by marginal service roads, parallel service roads, combining the access of several developments or their approved facilities. Whenever it is not feasible to provide such facilities at the time of the original development, the Commission may grant temporary access for use at lesser distances for a limited period of time, provided the developments and future control facilities are planned so as not to cause any substantial extra costs to the public or cause relocations or structures when the permanent facilities are constructed.
(g) To carry out the above purposes and objectives on sections of Wilson Mills Road or other major streets within the area of influence but more than 1200 feet from the interchange, the Commission may permit the spacing of accessways at lesser intervals but not less than 200 feet on center, if the projected volume of traffic warrants more frequent spacing.
(Ord. 2010-41. Passed 1-18-11.)