§ 94.041 CLEAR VISION AND BUFFER AREAS.

   (A)   At an intersection or railroad crossing where the village owns limited access right-of-way to provide a clear vision area, a driveway shall not enter or cross that clear vision area. At an intersection or railroad crossing where the village has an easement for a clear vision area, a driveway shall not enter or cross that clear vision area.

   (B)   Adjacent to and on both sides of a driveway, a buffer area between the right-of-way and the pavement edge shall be used, as determined by the Department of Public Works, to provide a physical barrier between street traffic and activity on private property. A buffer area is needed to provide an unobscured vision area and to prevent potentially hazardous movement of vehicles, especially at undesirable angles of approach, from and to the street. The buffer area shall consist of a lawn area, a low shrub area, a ditch or equivalent and shall not be used for the parking of vehicles. Where encroachment of vehicle parking on the buffer area takes place or may take place, the Department of Public Works may require the buffer area to be established by guardrail, guard posts, curb or equivalent.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.042 DESIGN FEATURES.

   (A)   The design features described herein and illustrated in Figure 1, which figure was attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and is hereby adopted by reference as if set out in full, shall be used by the applicant in dimensioning a proposed driveway or driveway system on plans accompanying the driveway permit application. The dimensions to be used for various driveway design features, shown as a standard with a working range of dimensions, are given in Tables 1 to 7, referenced in §§ 94.046 to 94.054, attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference. These standard dimensions shall be used. The Department of Public Works may specify particular dimensions so a particular driveway system will accommodate vehicle movements normally expected without creating undue congestion or hazard on the street or to provide reasonable access.

   (B)   The letters in the following design features refer to features in Figure 1 which is adopted by reference:

      (1)   Intersecting angle, A, the clockwise angle from a street centerline to a driveway reference line which is the centerline or the edge of the driveway;

      (2)   Driveway width, B, the distance between driveway edges of pavement or edges of the gravel surface measured at the point where the edges of the driveway become parallel, point B in Figure 1. If the right-of-way line is so close to the pavement that point B falls on the applicant’s property, then the width of the driveway at the right-of-way line shall be based on the projected driveway width;

      (3)   Entering radius, C, the radius of a driveway edge curve on the right side of a vehicle entering the applicant’s property;

      (4)   Existing radius, D, the radius of a driveway edge curve on the right side of a vehicle leaving the applicant’s property;

      (5)   Curb ending, E, the length of the height transition of the driveway curb from ground level to full curb height along an uncurbed street. This curb transition may be ten feet minimum;

      (6)   Right-turn lane length, F, the length of an auxiliary lane constructed preceding the driveway to accommodate right-turn traffic entering the applicant’s property;

      (7)   Right-turn lane width, G, the width edge-to-edge of a right-turn lane, or the width edge-to-edge at the full width of entering and exiting tapers;

      (8)   Entering taper, H, the length of a pavement widening, preceding the driveway for a right-turn lane or taper;

      (9)   Exiting taper, J, the length of a pavement narrowing, following the driveway;

      (10)   Entrance drive width, K, the width of the portion of a divided or a directional driveway that is used by a vehicle entering the applicant’s property;

      (11)   Exit drive width, L, the width of the portion of a divided or a directional driveway that is used by a vehicle leaving the applicant’s property;

      (12)   Island width, M, the edge-to-edge distance between an entrance drive and an exit drive;

      (13)   Island length, N, the distance between ends of the island, measured parallel to the entrance drive;

      (14)   Nose offset, P, the distance between the edge of pavement and the traffic island of a divided or directional driveway;

      (15)   Curb cut, R, the length of the opening along a street curb for a straight-sided residential driveway; and

      (16)   Distance between driveways, S, the inside distance between two adjacent driveways measured along a street right-of-way line.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.043 COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS; PERMITS.

   A permit application for a commercial driveway shall specify the driveway system requested, including the number and type: two-way, one-way, divided, dual service or directional. The Department of Public Works may approve the requested system or may require changes in it to ensure safe conditions and necessary spacing between driveways, based on anticipated traffic volumes on the driveways and on the street, type of traffic to use the driveways, type of roadside development and other operational considerations.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.044 COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS; CONSOLIDATION.

   Adjacent property owners may consolidate their commercial driveways by using either a frontage road or a joint driveway system. If the Department of Public Works approves such a system, a driveway permit shall be issued to all property owners concerned and shall state that there is an agreement that all properties shall have access to the street via the frontage road and the joint driveway system and such an agreement with proof of ownership is submitted to the Department of Public Works and approved.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.045 COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS; ALTERATION OF DIMENSIONS.

   If the street carries one-way traffic, the dimensions given in Table 2 and Table 3, which are attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference, may be altered so that the prohibited movements are discouraged. If the driveway system is on the left-hand side of a one-way street, the dimensions used shall be based on the same principles as used on right-hand side driveways.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.046 COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS; RIGHT-TURN LANES.

   The applicant shall provide right-turn lanes or tapers as part of a commercial driveway system if the Department of Public Works determines that such right-turn lanes or tapers are required to minimize congestion or hazard on the street caused by vehicles entering the applicant’s driveways. A right-turn lane shall be preceded by a taper. The design feature dimensions of a right-turn lane and taper shall conform to those given in Table 1 which is attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)

§ 94.047 TWO-WAY COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS.

   The design feature dimensions of a two-way commercial driveway shall conform to those given in Table 2 which is attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference.

(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)