These regulations are established to reduce street congestion and traffic hazards in the city by incorporating adequate, attractively designed facilities for off street parking as an integral part of every use of land in the city. These regulations are intended to complement any performance standards relating to development of parking lots as may be contained in other chapters of this code.
This chapter also provides for vehicle ingress and egress, internal circulation, reciprocal access, and transportation demand management options within developments. Vehicular access and circulation must be properly designed so that the city street system will be able to accommodate traffic at an acceptable level of service. Thus, this chapter is intended to balance the right of reasonable access to private property with safe and efficient travel.
Streets have been categorized by the city by function and classified for access purposes based upon their level of importance and function. Regulations have been applied to these roadways for the purpose of mitigating traffic demand and reducing traffic accidents, personal injury, and property damage attributable to access systems, and to thereby improve the safety and operation of the street network. These regulations further the orderly use of land, protect community character, provide universal pedestrian and bicycle access, and conserve natural resources by promoting well designed road and access systems. (Ord. 12-15, 7-11-2012)