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(A) Only one residential driveway shall be permitted for each platted lot or for unplatted residential property and shall be located so as to provide access from the adjacent street to a garage or carport.
(B) One additional residential driveway may be permitted for residential property in the event the property is located upon a corner lot or parcel of property, but shall be permitted to be only eight to ten feet in width, notwithstanding any other provision that may allow a greater width.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
(A) One field entrance may be permitted for each 1,000 feet of frontage of cultivated land, timberland or undeveloped land. Additional driveways may be permitted when a single driveway will not provide adequate access due to topographic conditions.
(B) The design feature dimensions of a field entrance and of a utility structure driveway shall conform to those given in Table 7 which is attached to Ordinance 2008-01 and hereby adopted by reference.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
If a street is curbed, the following driveway surfacing and curbing requirements apply:
(A) A commercial driveway shall be paved and curbed to either the right-of-way line or to the point of curvature between the driveway edge and the larger radius, point B in Figure 1, as determined by the Department of Public Works.
(B) A residential driveway shall be paved between the edge of the pavement and right-of-way line. For a residential driveway, either curb cuts or curb returns shall be required as determined by the Department of Public Works. Residential does not need to be paved on village right-of-way.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
If a street is uncurbed, the following driveway surfacing and curbing requirements apply.
(A) A commercial driveway shall be paved and curbed to either the right-of-way line or to the point of curvature between the driveway edge and the larger radius, point B in Figure 1, except a commercial driveway may be uncurbed where there is a proper ditch and other adequate roadside control or delineation, as determined by the Department of Public Works. The curb ending adjacent to the Street shall be located at least 13.5 feet from and parallel to the edge of the pavement.
(B) A residential driveway shall be paved and either curb cuts or curb returns shall be required as determined by the Department of Public Works.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
A field entrance or a utility structure driveway may be surfaced with stabilized gravel or with sod over a stable base and may be uncurbed, as determined by the Department of Public Works.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
The surface of a paved driveway, excluding right-turn lanes, shall be concrete, bituminous or equivalent surfacing material. The thickness of the surface and the base to be used shall be sufficient to provide the bearing capacity needed to carry the proposed traffic loads. A two and one-half inch, 250 pounds per square yard, bituminous mix on eight inches of compacted gravel, eight inches of unreinforced concrete or equivalent surfacing material which meets current Michigan Department of Transportation standard specifications for street construction is acceptable for normal driveway traffic loads over stable soil.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
(A) The pavement of a right-turn lane and accompanying tapers shall match the street pavement, unless the Department of Public Works permits the use of an equivalent pavement.
(B) The cross slope of a right-turn lane and tapers shall be:
(1) A continuation of the cross slope of the street, if the street is curbed; and
(2) Equal to the shoulder slope, if the street is uncurbed.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
(A) The surface of the shoulder adjacent to a right-turn lane and tapers shall be of the same material as the street shoulder and conform to the current Michigan Department of Transportation standard specifications for street construction.
(B) If the distance between two paved commercial driveways serving the same property is less than 100 feet, measured between adjacent ends of the curb endings, the applicant shall pave the shoulder between the driveways.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 5-12-2008)
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