(A) A private road shall be located within a private road easement. Such easement shall not be less than 66 feet in width at any point if it serves residential, non-commercial or non-industrial uses, or less than 86 feet wide at any point if it serves a commercial or industrial use. At any dead-end of such easement, the easement shall widen such that there is a minimum radius of 60 feet for residential, non-commercial or non-industrial use and 75 feet for commercial and industrial use.
(B) A lot shall have frontage on the private road easement that is at least equal to the minimum lot width required for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
(C) A private road shall intersect and connect to a public road.
(D) The private road shall be given a street name that is not the same or similar to any other street name in the county. A street sign bearing the street name given the private road meeting County Road Commission standards as to design, location and maintenance shall be erected and maintained where such private road adjoins any public road.
(E) A private road or more than one private road that forms a connected private road system shall not contain more than 2,000 lineal feet of roadway unless another means of ingress and egress is provided that meets the standards of this chapter. The measurement shall be made from the point where the private road abuts the public road right-of-way and shall be made along the centerline of the private roadway to the center of the turnaround radius for each portion or segment of the private road and the total shall not exceed 2,000 lineal feet.
(F) A private road that serves less than six dwellings or buildings is not required to be paved but shall have a minimum width of 22 feet with a three-foot shoulder on each side. The road base shall consist of at least a six-inch gravel base with a 12-inch sand sub-base. The road shall widen at any dead-end so there is at least a 40-foot diameter turnaround for non-commercial and non-industrial roads and 50 feet diameter turnaround for commercial and industrial roads.
(G) A private road that serves six or more dwelling units or buildings shall be constructed to the standards of the county’s Road Commission for a local paved road. Notwithstanding that paving requirement, if a private road lawfully existed and was not paved as of 6-30-2015 and served five parcels or lots as of that date, one additional lot or building site may be created or added thereafter to be served by that non-paved private road and that paving requirement would not be applicable for the resulting sixth lot or parcel served by that private road if the paving requirement is waived by the Planning Commission pursuant to a special use approval. In addition to the generally applicable special use standards contained in § 154.186 of this chapter, the Planning Commission must also find that all of the following additional standards will be met before such a special use approval can be granted:
(1) Modifications to the existing non-paved private road will result in the road being improved to be in greater conformity with the private road requirements contained in this chapter;
(2) The existing private road will be improved so as to minimize dust with regard to the lots and parcels served by the private road as well as the surrounding neighborhoods;
(3) The alterations to the private road will increase safety. In addition, as modified, the private road will have to be able to accommodate emergency vehicles more easily and safely;
(4) The private road will have to have an adequate turnaround or cul-de-sac to accommodate turnarounds and emergency vehicles;
(5) Without the special use approval, it is unlikely that the private road would ever be improved or upgraded; and
(6) If the special use approval is granted, the applicant must still appear before the township’s private road committee for final approval.
(H) A private road shall not exceed a grade of 10%; provided that, within 30 feet of the intersection of a private road with any other private road or with any public right-of-way, a private road shall not exceed a grade of 4%.
(I) A private road shall be constructed in a manner to provide effective storm water drainage and to prevent run-off onto adjacent property. If a private road crosses a natural drainage course, stream or other natural body of water, the method of crossing (by bridge, culvert or other structure) must be certified by a registered professional engineer that it complies with applicable County Road Commission and state requirements.
(J) A dwelling unit that derives its primary access from a private road shall display a house number in a manner so that the number is at all times readily visible from the private road. The house numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in height.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 4.27; Ord. 16.01, passed 3-10-2016)