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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)
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)
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)
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)
A divided commercial driveway shall have a curbed island separating the entrance drive and the exit drive. The radii forming the edges on this island shall be designed to accommodate the largest vehicle that will normally use the driveway. The minimum area of the island shall be 50 square feet. The design feature dimensions of a divided commercial driveway shall conform to those given in Table 4 which is attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
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