The location, width and number of entrance and exit driveways serving accessory parking facilities, drive-in businesses, fee parking lots and public parking lots shall be planned in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the use of adjacent property and the flow of traffic on the streets to which they connect.
Parking areas, of up to twenty spaces, shall have at least one single-lane driveway located at least 100 feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street.
Parking areas of more than twenty spaces should, if possible, have two one lane driveways, or at least one two-lane driveway, located not less than 100 feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street.
Entrance or exit driveways shall not exceed three lanes in width and shall be designed so that all cars can be driven forward into the street. The width of such driveways, measured at the street right-of-way line, shall conform with the following schedule:
Width of Driveway | ||
Number of Lanes | Minimum (ft.) | Maximum (ft.) |
One | 10 | 12 |
Two | 18 | 24 |
Three | 27 | 35 |
The angle of intersection between the driveway and the street shall be between seventy degrees and ninety degrees. The radii of the edge of the driveway apron shall be at least twenty feet.
(Ord. 1978-165. Passed 10-16-78.)
(Ord. 1978-165. Passed 10-16-78.)