(A) No person shall cut or demolish any street curb, or construct any driveway or driveway approach from a public street within the village, except in accordance with the requirements of §§ 151.022, 151.023 and any other applicable section of these Codified Ordinances, or without the prior written permit of the Planning Commission or the prior written permit of the Mayor or his or her designee. As a condition of any such permit, the Planning Commission, Mayor or designee may require the provision of a bond in accordance with § 150.085.
(B) Each driveway shall be located and designed in a manner that provides for the safety of motorists and pedestrians.
(C) A driveway serving a residential property, parking area or lot shall be regulated as follows:
(1) Curb cuts. The location of curb cuts or points of ingress/egress shall be restricted to promote traffic safety, and limited to 1 per single- or multi-family dwelling located on any lot or parcel of property that contains 100 feet or less of street frontage on the street to which the drive gives access, as measured at the set back line. A second curb cut may be permitted by the Planning Commission for properties containing more than 100 feet of street frontage on the street to which the drive gives access in connection with the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for such lot or parcel. In the event the lot or parcel for which a second curb cut exists is subdivided or otherwise altered such that it no longer contains more than 100 feet of frontage, the owners thereof shall thereafter remove 1 drive and curb cut after application therefor to the Planning Commission and the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for such removal. Any permitted second curb cut shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) A maximum of 30% of linear curb distance along the lot frontage may be removed for driveway curb cuts except as otherwise limited in this section.
(b) The design function and appearance of driveways leading from an additional curb cut shall be compatible with and complementary to the building it serves as well as the surrounding neighborhood by the use of consistent paving materials.
(c) The curb cuts shall be located to provide adequate distance from adjacent properties or intersecting streets to prevent vehicle and pedestrian conflicts. The placement of an additional curb
cut shall not conflict with existing safety or utility or infrastructure improvements including but not limited to traffic control devices, curb inlets, manholes, yard drains, meter sets, and valves.
(d) Install curbs and aprons of concrete of not less than 6 inches in thickness and aprons shall extend at least 6 feet from the asphalt portion of the street and not less than 10 feet in width.
(e) All curbs replaced shall be finished with radial corners.
(f) In addition to the requirements of division (A) of this section, all curbs shall be finished with asphalt overlay to meet the existing grade of the street.
(g) All debris remaining after curb has been cut shall be removed at once.
(2) Setbacks. Driveways shall be set back at least 5 feet from a side lot line. Where a single common drive is provided for 2 adjoining lots no driveway setback is required along the common property line.
(3) Pavement width.
(a) Curb line and right-of-way line. All driveways shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and a maximum width of 20 feet. In addition, curb lines will have 2, 3-foot flares, 1 on each side, measured at the curb line.
(4) Design of driveways and hardscaping. No curb cut or driveway on land located within the village shall hereafter be constructed, altered, enlarged or modified except after issuance of a certificate of appropriateness therefor in accordance with § 151.068 of these Codified Ordinances. In reviewing an application for any such construction, alteration, modification or enlargement the Planning Commission may consider, among other things the materials used and the hardscaping to be provided in connection with the improvement. The primary pavement material on driveways and any driveway additions shall be identical. Approved primary pavement materials include asphalt, concrete, brick, concrete pavers, colored and imprinted concrete, or natural stone pavers or flagstones. The use of gravel as a driveway material is not permitted. Secondary materials such as brick or stone may be used for driveway borders or insets.
(5) Front yard lot coverage. Lot coverage in the yard space between the public street right-of-way, side property lines, and building setback lines shall not exceed 30%.
(Ord. 07-2008, passed 11-17-2008; Am. Ord. 03-2014, passed 8-18-2014) Penalty, see § 151.999