The City Engineer may impose conditions in the permit upon the construction of the driveway approach/curb cut, which conditions are designed to facilitate the safe movement of pedestrian traffic and the safe and expeditious movement of motor vehicles on the public streets or ways affected by the driveway approaches/curb cuts. The conditions imposed upon driveway approaches/curb cuts under this section shall take into consideration the designed speed limit and sight distance at the location and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A) Limitations of the number, size and location of driveway approaches/curb cuts for any premises to which the permit applies;
(B) Requiring the use of alternative means of access such as service or private drives or frontage roads, to run parallel to the public street or way, rather than direct connection to the public street or way where such alternate means are accessible to the premises to which the permit applies and/or requiring that direct connection of driveway approaches/curb cuts to the public street or way be limited and used only until alternative means of access such as service or private drives or frontage roads are made accessible to the permit premises;
(C) Limiting the construction of driveway approaches/curb cuts to only one public street or way where the premises to which the permit applies abuts more than one public street or way;
(D) Requiring that driveway approaches/curb cuts be marked and/or constructed to allow only entrance to or only exit from the permit premises;
(E) Requiring the construction of safety islands to separate two driveway approaches/curb cuts;
(F) Requiring the construction of right hand and/or left hand deceleration/acceleration and/or storage lanes, which shall be required to be a minimum of 200 feet each way with a 100-foot taper, or longer as determined by the traffic impact study. Such lanes may be permitted to be decreased, based on the physical conditions, characteristics and use of the property. Such lanes shall meet the requirements of the Silverton Construction Standards and include the appropriate traffic control devices, including, but not limited to, signals, as necessary;
(G) Requiring the construction of driveway turnaround facilities so that vehicular traffic can change direction on the permit premises and enter the roadway in a forward direction;
(H) Requiring the consolidation of access points. Major access points on opposite sides of roadways shall be located opposite each other. If not so located, turning movement restrictions may be imposed as determined necessary by the City Engineer. In addition, in order to maximize the efficient utilization of access points, access drives shall be designed, located, and constructed in a manner to provide and make possible the coordination of access with and between adjacent properties developed (present or future) for similar or compatible uses. As a condition of approval for construction, use, or reuse of any access point, the City Engineer may require that unobstructed and unencumbered access, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, be provided from any such access point to adjacent properties;
(I) Requiring the consolidation of existing access points. Whenever the use of a parcel of land changes, or two or more parcels of land are assembled under one purpose, plan, entity, or usage, the existing driveway permits shall become void and the new permit shall be based upon the owner/developer's plans to use some existing driveways and/or close or relocate other driveways. Any such new or reauthorized access point must be in compliance with all applicable sections of this regulation.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)