A driveway is any access corridor leading from a public right-of-way to a parking lot, aisle, parking circulation areas, garage, off-street parking space or loading space. Each driveway shall be located and designed in a manner that provides for the safety of motorists and pedestrians.
(a) A driveway serving a residential parking area or lot shall be regulated as follows: Parking areas containing one to eight parking spaces shall have a minimum width of ten feet. Driveways shall be no less than three feet from a side lot line or adjacent to the side lot line where a single common drive is provided for two adjoining lots. Driveways shall have a minimum width of ten feet and a maximum width of twenty feet at the street right of-way line. Driveways shall have a minimum width of sixteen feet and a maximum width of twenty-six feet including two 3-foot flairs, one on each side, at the curb line. In no case shall the width of the driveway exceed the width of the garage. Driveways exceeding twenty feet in width shall taper in width from the garage or parking area to the street right-of-way line. Curb cuts or points of ingress/egress shall be generally restricted to promote traffic safety, and limited to one per single-family residence.
(b) A driveway serving a commercial parking area or lot shall be regulated as follows: Driveways shall be designed so that vehicles entering or leaving such parking lot will be traveling in a forward motion. Driveways shall have:
(1) A minimum width of thirty feet at the street right-of-way line and a maximum width of forty feet at the street right-of-way line; and
(2) A minimum width of forty feet at the curb line and a maximum width of fifty feet at the curb line, including two 10-foot radii curb returns.
Driveways, exclusive of curb returns, shall be two feet or more from the side lot line and twenty feet or more from another access drive measured at the street right-of-way line. Curb cuts or points of ingress/egress shall be generally restricted to promote traffic safety and limited to one per lot or parcel of land. (Ord. 05-08. Passed 2-25-08.)