All proposed development shall meet the following standards for vehicular access and circulation.
A. General Standards
1. Access points must be able to accommodate all vehicles having occasion to enter the site, including delivery vehicles.
2. Access point design must be such that an entering vehicle will not encroach upon the exit lane of a two-way driveway.
3. There must be sufficient on-site storage to accommodate queued vehicles waiting to park or exit without using any portion of the street right-of-way or in any other way interfering with street traffic.
B. Number of Access Points
1. A maximum of one (1) access point shall be permitted to a particular site from each of one (1) or two (2) abutting streets.
2. Dual access drives will be considered to be one (1) access point.
C. Separation of Access Points
1. The location of access points on state-maintained roads shall be in accordance with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) rules, Chapter 14-96 and Chapter 14-97.
2. On roads not maintained by the State, the separation between access points onto arterial or collector roads, or between an access point and an intersection of an arterial or collector with another road, shall be in accordance with the following table:
Functional Road Class | Distance Between Access Points |
Major Arterial | 300 feet |
Major Collector | 185 feet |
Minor Collector | 140 feet |
3. The distance between access points shall be measured from the centerline of the proposed driveway or roadway to the centerline of the nearest adjacent roadway or driveway.
D. Driveway Regulations
1. All driveways connecting to any City owned or City maintained right-of-way, where constructed or altered by others, must be included in a site plan before construction can occur. No one shall enter upon a City owned or City maintained right-of-way to construct a driveway or roadway, alter an existing driveway or existing roadway, or connect any driveway or roadway until the development order is issued. Development orders will not be permitted until these standards are met.
2. Permits for the construction or alteration of driveways or roadways on City owned or City maintained rights-of-way will be issued in conformity with procedures set forth in the Concurrency Management Section of this Code.
(Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019)