The appropriate use of common driveways is encouraged, and the number of driveways accessing off-site public streets shall be kept to a minimum. Where lots will access an off-site public road, common driveways shall be used where appropriate to minimize the number of curb cuts required. (See Figure 2 following the text of this chapter.)
(a) The maximum number of units to be served by a common driveway in the RR-2 and RR-3 Districts shall be four. (See Figure 3 following the text of this chapter.)
(b) Minimum common driveway width in the RR-2 and RR-3 Districts shall be twelve feet hard paved with two-foot graded and stoned shoulders or sixteen feet of stone/gravel.
(c) Paving shall be required in areas where the driveway grade is in excess of six percent.
(d) The maximum length of common driveway shall be 1,000 feet. (See Figure 3 following the text of this chapter.)
(e) All driveways in excess of 500 feet shall provide one or more ten-foot by thirty-foot turn-outs. The exact location of the turn-outs shall be determined by the Planning Commission with the review of the Fire Department. (See Figure 4 following the text of this chapter.)
All driveways shall be designed to ensure ease of fire engine and emergency vehicle access to homes.
(f) All driveway areas shall be included in the total lot disturbance calculation (when applicable) for the lot on which the driveway is located.
(g) The developer shall provide common driveway easements, including a maintenance agreement for all lots using common driveways, to be reviewed and approved by the Law Director.
(Ord. 95-150. Passed 10-3-95.)