(A) (1) All commercial buildings or structures and their accessory uses shall be accessible to and from nearby public streets and sidewalks by driveways and walkways surfaced with a hard, all weather, durable, dust-free material, and shall be properly drained.
(2) Vehicular traffic generated by a commercial use shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards, excessive traffic through residential areas, particularly truck traffic. The adequacy of any proposed traffic circulation system to accomplish these objectives shall be determined by the Planning Commission, who may require additional measures for traffic control as they may deem necessary, including but not limited to directional signalization, channelization, stand-by turn lanes, illumination, and storage area and distribution facilities within the commercial site to prevent back-up of vehicles on public streets.
(B) No area used by motor vehicles other than driveways serving as ingress and egress to the commercial site shall be located within the public street right-of-way.
(1) Driveway widths. Measurements between roadway edges shall be as follows:
Type Maximum Minimum
One-way 25 feet 12 feet
Two-way 30 feet 24 feet
(2) Minimum driveway angle to street. Shall be 30° when the driveway is one-way or divided, otherwise 60°.
(3) Minimum distance between driveways. Shall be 20 feet between roadway edges measured along street curb line.
(4) Minimum distance of driveway from street intersections. Measured along street curb line between nearest driveway edge and intersecting street curb line shall be as follows:
If the driveway enters a street classified as a | And the intersecting street is classified as a | And the driveway enters lane approaching or leaving intersection | ||
Approaching | Leaving | |||
Minor Street | Minor Street Collector Street or Minor Arterial | 15 feet | 15 feet | |
Major Arterial | 20 feet | 15 feet | ||
Collector Street | Minor Street Collector, Minor | 20 feet | 15 feet | |
Arterial | 25 feet | 15 feet | ||
Major Arterial | 35 feet | 20 feet | ||
Major Arterial | Minor Street Collector, Minor | 20 feet | 15 feet | |
Arterial | 25 feet | 15 feet | ||
Major Arterial | 40 feet | 20 feet | ||
*Note: Minimum distance to be the same as that specified for approaching lane it left turns are permitted into or out of driveway.
(Ord. 221, passed 11-6-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99