A. Driveways Across Sidewalks and Parkways: No person, firm or corporation shall construct or alter any driveway over, across or upon any public sidewalk or parkway strip without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Quality Control. Where ingress and egress is to be made from adjoining real estate to a public street and where the Code requires off-street parking, such off-street parking shall be made accessible to the public street and the ingress and egress shall be made across the parkway strip and sidewalks by means of a driveway constructed in accordance with this Article.
B. Permit Application: Application for a permit to construct a driveway shall be on forms provided by the Department of Quality Control. The application shall designate the location of the proposed driveway, the name and address of the applicant, the name and address of the owner of the property to be served by the proposed driveway, and the address of the applicant, if other than the owner, and a plat of survey indicating the driveway location and dimensions proposed. In those instances where a driveway is required to comply with the requirements of the off-street parking and loading sections (Section 4-13-1 et seq.) of this Code, the permit application shall accompany the application for the issuance of a building permit authorizing the new building construction.
C. Permit Issuance and Fees: The Department of Quality Control shall issue a permit to construct a driveway provided that the permit application is complete, is in accordance with these regulations and the applicable permit fee has been paid.
D. Permit Revocation: All permits for driveways issued pursuant to this Article may be revoked at any time without the consent of the permittee by order of the Director of the Department of Quality Control. A permit may be revoked for failure of a permittee to comply with any of the provisions of this Article or failure to comply with any permit-related provision of the Code. A notice of noncompliance, setting forth the Code provision(s) violated, shall be mailed by the Director via certified mail, or hand delivered, to the permittee and the permittee shall have five (5) business days from the date of receipt of said notice to cure any such Code violation. If the permittee fails to cure said Code violation in the time period provided or if remedial action by the permittee is insufficient to remove said Code violation, and the Director revokes said permit, the permittee may appeal the revocation decision to the Appeals and Review Board in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 2-2-2 of this Code. Upon such revocation, all rights granted under the permit shall be revoked, and if no appeal is taken, the sidewalk, parkway strips and/or curbs shall be immediately restored to their former condition, at the expense of the permittee and/or of the owner of the property served by the driveway at the time of such revocation. If an appeal is taken, it shall be the permittee's responsibility to barricade the construction site in accordance with Section 9-1A-6 of this Code for the duration of the appeal.
E. Maximum Number: Single-family residences shall be permitted to have only one driveway, unless an increase in the number of allowable driveways is approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the Appeals and Review Board. All other uses shall be allowed as approved by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the Zoning and Planning Commission.
F. Minimum Length And Width: The minimum driveway length shall be from the street access to a point forty feet (40') behind the minimum setback line, and the minimum width of said driveway shall be nine feet (9') at the sidewalk line and fifteen feet (15') at the curb. When the only parking space(s) located on a driveway is/are in the front yard, the minimum driveway length, as provided by this subsection, shall not be applicable to the driveway.
G. Maximum Width: The maximum width for driveways for single- family residences shall be twenty feet (20') at the sidewalk line (or property line if no sidewalk exists) and twenty six feet (26') at the curb line; provided, however, that if the driveway is in conjunction with a three (3) car garage, the maximum driveway width may be increased to thirty feet (30') at the sidewalk line (or property line if no sidewalk exists) and thirty six feet (36') at the curb line. No driveway shall encroach upon any portion of the parkway strip adjacent to the adjoining properties. The maximum width for driveways for all other uses shall be twenty five feet (25') at the sidewalk line and shall be constructed with ten foot (10') radius returns unless otherwise required or determined by the Director of Quality Control.
H. Grades And Curbs: Driveways shall conform to the existing sidewalk grade. Where it is necessary to break the existing curb for the driveway opening, the curb and gutter shall be completely removed and a new section constructed. Each such driveway shall be constructed and maintained so as to permit free and unobstructed passage on, over or across the sidewalk and in such a manner as not to interfere with the proper drainage of streets. The slope of any driveway and the approaches thereto shall not exceed one inch (1") per foot in any direction. Each such driveway shall be so constructed and maintained that its surface at the point of crossing any sidewalk pavement shall be flush with the adjoining sections of such sidewalk.
I. Lots Abutting Both A Minor Street And A Collector Or Major Street: In subdivisions where lots abut both a minor or marginal access street and a collector or major street, no driveways shall be installed so as to exit onto the collector or major street.
J. New Driveway Aprons Abutting Existing Sidewalks Or Curbs: New driveway aprons abutting existing sidewalks or curbs shall be constructed to meet the grade of such sidewalks or curbs. If necessary, the sidewalk shall be relocated to accommodate the maximum driveway apron slope. The location and grade for driveway aprons, when no adjacent sidewalks or curb and gutter exists, shall match the adjacent parkway. The maximum slope of the driveway apron shall be eight and thirty three hundredths percent (8.33%), and the minimum slope shall be two percent (2%).
K. Concrete:
1. All single-family and two-family residential driveways and driveway aprons, if constructed of concrete, shall have a minimum concrete thickness of five inches (5") and a granular base of two inches (2") minimum compacted thickness or an equivalent pavement section with a minimum structural number of 2.5. Expansion joints shall be used as specified in this Article.
2. Concrete driveways and driveway aprons for multi-family, commercial, office and industrial property uses shall have a minimum concrete thickness of eight inches (8"), plus a three inch (3") minimum compacted granular bedding base. Expansion joints shall be used as specified in this Article.
L. Asphalt:
1. Single-family and two-family residential asphalt driveways and driveway aprons shall be constructed in two (2) courses and shall not be less than eight inches (8") in thickness after compaction. The crushed stone base course shall be six inches (6") in thickness and compacted until all voids are filled with finely crushed stone or screening. The asphalt surfaced course shall be two inches (2") in thickness after compaction and shall be constructed of bituminous plant-mix Type B-4 or B-5 conforming to the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction as prepared by Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, most recent edition.
2. All other asphalt driveways and driveway aprons shall be constructed in two (2) courses and shall not be less than eleven inches (11") in thickness after compaction. The crushed stone base course shall be eight inches (8") in thickness and compacted until all voids are filled with finely crushed stone or screening. The asphalt surfaced course shall be three inches (3") in thickness after compaction and shall be constructed of bituminous plant-mix Type B-4 or B-5 conforming to the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction as prepared by the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, most recent edition. (Ords. 94-10-44, 96-1-3, 19-16-65, 19-16-66)