Every lot upon which a building is erected for use shall either be adjacent to or have direct and permanent access to a public street. Access to buildings in a planned unit development shall be approved by the Planning Commission. The following restrictions regarding lot access control shall apply inclusively.
(A) Lots with less than 100 feet of frontage on a public street shall have no more than one point of access to the public street. Lots with more than 100 feet but less than 400 feet shall have no more than two points of access to the public street. Lots with more than 400 feet of frontage shall have no more than two points of access for each 400 feet of frontage.
(B) The location of access drives for lots with 400 or more feet of frontage shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
(C) Access points to arterial streets serving all zoning districts shall be located no more frequently than once every eighth to quarter mile. Topography and traffic volumes shall determine the exact location of access points. Heavy arterial traffic volumes demand greater access spacing. Along any arterial street where subdivided land and its minor streets are not sufficiently developed to permit acceptably spaced access points, the Planning Commission may approve the platting of temporary access points which shall be extended to the approved permanent access points in a given time frame. These requirements shall be listed as special conditions on the recorded final plat and on the certificate of land use restrictions. Access points shall also meet federal and state standards where applicable.
(D) No point of access shall be allowed within 20 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets.
(E) No curbs on public streets or public rights-of-way shall be cut, removed, or altered, nor shall any curb or pavement be constructed within the right-of-way without written approval of the Administrative/Enforcement Official.
(F) An access drive shall not exceed 20 feet in width for one-way and/or one-lane ingress or egress. Two-way and/or two-lane access drives shall not exceed 35 feet in width.
(G) Access drives to all principal buildings and to all lots in all zones shall be surfaced with an acceptable impervious material to provide a durable and dust-free surface.
(Prior Code, § 152.139) (Ord. 920.27, passed 10-7-1993) Penalty, see § 152.999