A. Street Access Required: All off street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a public street. Each lot shall have access directly onto an abutting, improved and City accepted public street, except as may be allowed as a conditional use pursuant to chapter 4 of this title.
B. Street Access Spacing:
NP = Not permitted
Street With Proposed Driveway | Nearest Intersecting Street1 | Minimum Spacing Between Adjacent Driveways | |||||
Local Street | Minor Collector | Collector | Minor Arterial | Principal Arterial | |||
Street With Proposed Driveway | Nearest Intersecting Street1 | Minimum Spacing Between Adjacent Driveways | |||||
Local Street | Minor Collector | Collector | Minor Arterial | Principal Arterial | |||
1. Local street: | |||||||
a. Residential | 40' | 40' | 50' | 50' | 50' | 10' | |
b. Individual multiple family, commercial, industrial, or institutional | 50' | 50' | 90' | 90' | 90' | 50' | |
c. Multiple commercial | 90' | 90' | 125' | 125' | 125' | 100' | |
2. Minor collector: | |||||||
a. Residential | 40' | 40' | 50' | 50' | 50' | 10' | |
b. Individual multiple family, commercial, industrial, or institutional | 50' | 50' | 90' | 90' | 90' | 50' | |
c. Multiple commercial | 90' | 90' | 125' | 125' | 125' | 100' | |
3. Major collector: | |||||||
a. Residential | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
b. Individual multiple family, commercial, industrial, or institutional | 90' | 90' | 220' | 220' | 220' | 200'2 | |
c. Multiple commercial | 125' | 125' | 220' | 220' | 220' | 200'2 | |
4. Minor arterial: | |||||||
a. Residential | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
b. Individual multiple family, commercial, industrial, or institutional | NP | NP | NP | 660' | 660' | 230'2 | |
c. Multiple commercial | NP | NP | NP | 660' | 660' | 230'2 | |
5. Principal arterial | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | NP | |
Notes:
1. The setback measurement shall be measured from the edge of the street right-of-way to the nearest edge of the curb cut. Site access shall not be permitted within right turn lanes or taper areas of a street.
2. Driveways onto arterials and major collectors shall be prohibited where alternative street access is available. For existing lots of record, where alternative access is not available, direct access onto arterial and major collectors may be permitted, provided a site plan is submitted for review and approval of the City Engineer or the City Traffic Consultant.
C. Street Access Width:
1. Single-family, two-family, and townhouse dwelling units: The maximum width of an access within the right-of-way onto any public street shall not exceed thirty feet (30'), as defined by the Engineering Manual.
2. Other uses: The maximum width of an access within the right- of-way onto any public street shall not exceed twenty four feet (24'), as defined by the Engineering Manual, except as may be approved by the City Engineer in the case of traffic circulation needs.
D. Number Of Street Accesses:
1. All property shall be entitled to one access from a public street.
2. Multiple family, commercial, industrial, and institutional uses shall be allowed one access from each one hundred twenty five feet (125') of street frontage, subject to approval of the City Engineer.
3. Townhouse and two-family uses shall be allowed one access per dwelling unit.
4. Single-family residential uses shall be limited to one access per property, except as follows:
a. Lots within the A-1 or A-2 District shall be allowed two (2) accesses per property by administrative permit; provided, that:
(1) The lot shall have an area of five (5) acres or greater.
(2) The lot shall have a minimum frontage of two hundred fifty feet (250') to a public street with a rural section design (no curb).
(3) The location of all access points shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer.
b. Lots within the R-C, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts shall be allowed two (2) accesses per property by administrative permit; provided, that:
(1) There is a demonstrated need for more than one lot access due to physical site constraints (soils, steep slopes, significant vegetation, ponds or wetlands) or the location of existing principal buildings.
(2) The lot shall have a minimum of one hundred fifty feet (150') of frontage to a public street.
(3) The location of all access points shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer.
c. Lots within all other districts or those not meeting the requirements for an administrative permit outlined in subsections D4a and D4b of this section shall be allowed not more than two (2) accesses per property by conditional use permit; provided, that:
(1) There is a demonstrated need for more than one lot access due to physical site constraints (soils, steep slopes, significant vegetation, ponds or wetlands) or the location of existing principal buildings.
(2) The location of all access points shall be subject to compliance with subsection B of this section and approval of the City Engineer and the County Engineer when applicable.
(3) The design of the lot access shall conform to the specifications established by the Engineering Manual.
d. A lot having access from two (2) public streets (in the case of a corner lot or double frontage lot) may incur additional costs related to street improvement projects benefiting the property.
E. Side Yard Setback: Except with special approval from the Zoning Administrator, curb cut openings shall be a minimum of five feet (5') from the side yard property line in all districts. (Ord. 2019-04, 2-11-2019)