125.54(A) If a driveway connects
to a
, or a
within a
, the design of driveways shall be regulated as follows:
125.54(A)(1) Any
with access to a
shall have either driveway approaches of sufficient width to allow for two-way
, or one-way driveways connected to aisles, parking areas, or maneuvering areas in such a manner as to permit
to both enter and leave the
, facing forward, at the same time. A driveway which is only wide enough for one-way
shall not be used for two-way access.
125.54(A)(2) The area within the
to which the driveway provides access shall be of sufficient size to allow all necessary functions for loading, unloading, and parking maneuvers to be carried out on
and completely off the
.
125.54(B) The following requirements apply to driveways connecting
to a nontrafficway corridor (local)
.
125.54(B)(1) Design requirements.
125.54(B)(1)(a) The area within the
to which the driveway provides access shall be of sufficient size to allow all necessary functions for loading, unloading, and parking maneuvers to be carried out on
and completely off the
.
125.54(B)(1)(b) The minimum distance from the
at any ingress or egress driveway to any interior service drive or
with direct access to such driveway shall be 25 feet.
125.54(B)(2) Number and location of driveway entrances. In order to provide the maximum safety with the least interference to the flow on public Streets, and to provide ease and convenience in ingress and egress to
, the number and location of driveways shall be regulated relative to the intensity or size of the property served and the amount of which that property has on a given
as follows:
125.54(B)(2)(a) One driveway shall be permitted for ingress and egress purposes to a single property or
.
125.54(B)(2)(b) Two driveways entering on a particular
from a single property or
may be permitted if all other requirements of this section are met and if the minimum driveway centerline spacing between the two driveways equals or exceeds 150 feet.
125.54(B)(2)(c) Three driveways entering on a particular
from a single property or
may be permitted if all other requirements of this section are met and if the minimum driveway spacing between adjacent driveways equals or exceeds 200 feet.
125.54(B)(2)(d) In general, not more than three driveways will be permitted from a single property or
. However, in the case of extensive property
(property exceeding ten acres in total land area and/or containing more than 1,000
), additional driveways may be permitted provided all other requirements of this section are met and the minimum driveway spacing between adjacent driveways equals or exceeds 300 feet.
125.54(B)(2)(e) The minimum driveway centerline between driveways on adjacent properties shall be 125 feet. This spacing may be reduced to 75 feet if the posted speed limit on the
is 25 mph or less, and the adjacent driveways serve less than 50 peak hour trips, or the driveways are restricted to right-turns-in only or right-turns-out only.
125.54(C) Driveway entrance width according to type.
125.54(C)(1) Ramp-type or
-type driveway entrance.
125.54(C)(1)(a)1. Except as provided in 125.54(C)(1)(a)2. below, all driveways shall be constructed with the standard ramp type or Swale-type driveway entrance and shall conform to the following width requirements.
WIDTH REQUIREMENTS | ||
Use | Minimum (ft.) | Maximum (ft.) |
Residential Subdivision | 12 | 24 |
Other
: | ||
One-way | 15 | 24 |
Two-way | 24 | 44 |
(Widths to be measured at the
line
) | ||
125.54(C)(1)(a)2. The width of a curb opening for a ramp type driveway entrance shall not exceed the driveway width by more than five feet on each side.
125.54(C)(2)
-type driveway entrance.
of a
-type driveway shall be required for entrances of any which includes a parking area for 300 or more vehicles or where the anticipates substantial loading or trucking operations. Such driveway shall be a minimum width of 28 feet and a maximum width of 60 feet.
125.54(D)
or
lot.
125.54(D)(1) Number and location of driveway entrances. In order to provide the maximum safety with the least interference to the
flow on public
, and to provide ease and convenience in ingress and egress to a
or
, the number and location of driveways on a given
shall be as follows:
125.54(D)(1)(a) One driveway shall be permitted for ingress and egress purposes to a
or
.
125.54(D)(1)(b) Two driveways entering a
or
may be permitted if all other requirements of this section are met and if the minimum driveway centerline spacing between the two driveways equals or exceeds 35 feet.
125.54(D)(1)(c) The minimum driveway spacing between driveways of adjacent
or
shall be five feet measured between the closest edge of the first driveway and the closest edge of the second driveway.
125.54(D)(2) Driveway dimensions.
125.54(D)(2)(a) The minimum dimensions of an isolated driveway serving a
or
, or serving an individual unit within a townhome Development, shall be ten feet in width and 20 feet in length.
125.54(D)(2)(b) The maximum width of the driveway opening, parallel to the garage shall not exceed 24 feet in width or the width of the garage opening plus five feet on either side of the garage, whichever is greater.
125.54(D)(2)(c) The maximum width of the driveway opening when the driveway is not parallel to the garage shall be 18 feet.
125.54(E) Limitations on driveway entrance improvements.
125.54(E)(1) There shall be a minimum of 15 feet of straight tangent length between a driveway and the radius return or chord of the
of an intersection of
. At all other intersections the minimum straight tangent length shall be 100 feet.
125.54(E)(2) No driveway entrance shall include any public facility such as
signal poles, crosswalks, loading zones,
facilities, fire alarm supports, meter boxes,
clean outs, or other similar type
.
125.54(E)(3) Within the
limits, the maximum recommended driveway grade is approximately 3%. The maximum allowable grade is 4.2% or one-half inch per foot. The maximum slope immediately beyond the
line shall not change in excess of 5% for either angle of approach or break over angle. Variations from these standards shall be permitted if adherence to these standards would cause incompatibility with existing
.
125.54(E)(4) Existing driveway approaches shall not be relocated, altered, or reconstructed without approval for relocation, alteration, or reconstruction of such driveway approaches. When the
of any driveway approach is changed, making any portion or all of the driveway approach unnecessary, the developer of the abutting property shall obtain a permit to abandon the driveway approach and shall, at the developer’s expense, replace all necessary curbs, gutters,
areas, and
.
125.54(E)(5) If the closest intersection involves two Streets classified as Arterial or collector, then
movements to and from any driveway within 125 feet of an intersection with a collector and 250 feet of an intersection with an Arterial shall be limited to right turns only. This distance shall be measured from the closest radius return or chord on the intersection to the closest edge of the driveway.
125.54(E)(6) No driveway shall be constructed prior to issuance of a permit for work in the
by the appropriate governmental agency.
(Ord. 2010-21, passed 10-4-2010; Am. Ord. 2012-12, passed 6-18-2012; Am. Ord. 2013-14, passed 11- 18-2013)