A. Separate Ownership; No Common Plan Of Development: Where adjacent properties are separately owned and not part of a common plan of development, the city may require common access and/or internal cross access as permits are issued for the parcels to be developed, redeveloped, expanded, reconstructed, or improved. As such, an applicant may be granted individual access if:
1. The parcel conforms to the access spacing standards and requirements of this chapter; or
2. The applicant demonstrates that a reasonable offer of common access and internal cross access was declined by the adjacent landowner; or
3. The applicant records a notation on a subdivision plat or records a covenant by separate legal instrument, in a form acceptable by the city attorney, ensuring that internal cross access will be provided and access will be consolidated into a common, single access upon the earlier of:
a. Approval for development, redevelopment, expansion, reconstruction, or improvement of the adjacent property, if providing such common access is a requirement of the approval for the adjacent property; or
b. The applicant's parcel and the adjacent parcel come under common ownership; or
c. The applicant demonstrates that the proposed access will not materially affect the safe and efficient flow of traffic.
B. Common Ownership Or Common Plan Of Development: Phased development, development sites under the same ownership, and/or development sites that are consolidated for the purposes of development and comprised of more than one building are considered unified parcels. With the exception of gas stations, unified parcels shall provide access connections to out parcels by internalized streets using a shared circulation system and designed to avoid excessive movement or queuing across parking or drive aisles. (Ord. 6124, 6-28-2010)