(A) Purpose:
1. To set standards for driveway design that are safe, and accessible for fire safety equipment.
2. To establish the minimum driveway width and setbacks necessary to reduce the impact on sidewalk crossings and protect the public right of ways.
(B) Driveway Width Standards: Unless authorized by the Public Works Director due to safety and traffic conditions, driveways widths shall be as follows:
1. For a single-family dwelling unit and development in the CBD, driveways shall provide a minimum unobstructed width of twelve feet (12'), and a maximum width of twenty feet (20').
2. For multi-family dwelling units and in the CC, NC, I, BP, AP, and CV zones, driveways shall provide a minimum unobstructed width of fourteen feet (14'), and a maximum width of thirty feet (30').
(C) Driveway Design:
1. The maximum grade permitted shall be ten percent (10%) where a private driveway abuts a public or private street but must include a five foot (5') wide landing to the street with a maximum grade of six percent (6%). Upon an administrative approval and in consultation with the McCall Fire Protection District, exceptions may be granted based on topographic constraints.
2. Residential driveways may provide access to more than one residential lot with adherence to these standards:
a. For lots of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or greater: two (2) residential lots.
b. For lots less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area: five (5) residential lots.
c. Driveways serving more than one residential lot shall be limited to a maximum length of one hundred feet (100').
3. Driveways shall be setback five feet (5') from the property line and ten feet (10') between driveways or a distance determined by the Public Works Director to accommodate city snowplow operations.
4. Only one (1) driveway access shall be allowed for each residential lot or parcel, unless approved by the Administrator.
(D) Fire Safety Requirements:
1. Driveways longer than one hundred fifty feet (150') shall have a turnaround area and adhere to any other requirements determined by McCall Fire Protection District for fire safety.
2. No part of the required fire lane width of any driveway in a multi-family development may be utilized for parking.
(E) Shared Driveways:
1. Shared driveways between adjoining uses or lots are encouraged to reduce the number of driveway intersections with streets, minimize pavement and surface water runoff, and protect the natural terrain.
2. The use of shared driveways shall be in accordance with the following standards:
a. Driveways accessing more than one residential dwelling unit shall be maintained by an owners' association or in accordance with a plat note.
b. Shared driveways or frontage streets may be required to consolidate access onto a collector or arterial street.
c. Access easements (for the benefit of affected properties) shall be a condition of land use or development approval and shall be recorded for all shared driveways. Digital data for easements shall be provided according to the digital data submittal standards policy.
d. Shared driveways are encouraged where the use would minimize grading and disruption on natural features. Shared driveways are not required when existing development patterns or physical constraints (e.g., topography, parcel configuration, or similar conditions) prevent extending the driveway with reciprocal access in the future.
(F) Drive-up and drive-through uses and their queuing areas shall be oriented away from street rights of way and away from residential districts. (Ord. 864, 2-12-2009; amd. Ord. 885, 3-24-2011; Ord. 998, 1-14-2021)