(A) Driveway Design:
1. The maximum grade permitted is 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. Driveways may provide access to not more than two (2) residential dwelling units for lots equal to, or greater than, ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area. For lots less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area, driveways may access not more than five (5) residential dwelling units. Such driveways are limited to a maximum length of one hundred feet (100') and are subject to design review.
3. Driveways shall be constructed with an all weather surface (asphalt, concrete, crushed gravel, etc.) or in the I zone, consist of other material that does not generate significant dust or other particulate matter in the air during ordinary use by wheeled equipment/vehicles.
4. Unless authorized by the public works director due to safety and traffic conditions, driveways widths shall be as follows:
a. 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').
b. 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').
5. Driveways longer than one hundred fifty feet (150') must have a turnaround area, and fire lane signage must be provided as approved by the fire chief, adhere to any other requirements determined by the McCall Fire Protection District for fire safety.
6. No part of the required fire lane width of any driveway in a multi- family development may be utilized for parking. Driveways shall not be named.
(B) Shared Driveways: The number of driveway intersections with streets should be minimized through the use of shared driveways with adjoining uses where feasible. The city may require the use of shared driveways for traffic safety and access management purposes in accordance with the following standards:
1. Driveways accessing more than one residential dwelling unit shall be maintained by an owners' association or in accordance with a plat note.
2. The area designated for a driveway serving more than one dwelling unit shall be platted as a separate parcel or as a dedicated driveway easement. Easements and parcels shall clearly indicate the beneficiary of the easement or parcel and that the property is unbuildable except for ingress/egress, utilities or as otherwise specified on the plat.
3. Shared driveways or frontage streets may be required to consolidate access onto a collector or arterial street.
4. Access easements (for the benefit of affected properties) must be a condition of land use or development approval and should be recorded for all shared driveways. Digital data for easements shall be provided according to the digital data submittal standards policy.
5. 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. (Ord. 822, 2-23-2006, eff. 3-16-2006; amd. Ord. 899, 5-24-2012; Ord. 998, 1-14-2021)