The following words, as used in this article, shall have the meaning set forth in this section.
ACCESS
. A means to provide vehicular or pedestrian entrance to or exit from a
or
.
ACCESS MANAGEMENT.
Controlling vehicular
so as to balance the need to provide
to property with the need to maintain safety, capacity, and speed on the adjoining
.
ACCESS POINT.
A means of obtaining
to a
or
. An
point may be an individual
, a shared
with an adjacent use, or
via
or frontage
.
CORRIDOR PLAN.
The M-43/M-52
Plan, which was completed in the spring of 2003, and which contains the analysis, findings, and recommendations that serve as the basis of the regulations in this Article 26.00.
DRIVEWAY.
An “
” designed to provide traffic movement directly from a
or
to adjoining property. A
SHARED DRIVEWAY
is one that serves two or more contiguous properties.
NONCONFORMING ACCESS.
Characteristics of
to a property that existed prior to the effective date of this Article 26.00 and that do not conform to the requirements of this Article.
PEAK HOUR.
The hour of highest volume of traffic entering and exiting a site in the morning (a.m.) or afternoon (p.m.).
REASONABLE ACCESS.
The minimum number of direct and indirect
necessary to provide safe
between a
and a public
, consistent with the purpose of this Article 26.00, Public Act 200 of 1969, being M.C.L.A. §§ 247.321 through 247.329, as amended, and other applicable state laws.
REASONABLE ACCESS
does not necessarily mean direct
.
ROAD
. A way for vehicular traffic, including the entire area within the
, whether designated as a “
,” “
,” “
,” “avenue,” “boulevard,” “lane,” “cul-de-sac,” or by some other term.
ROAD, ARTERIAL
. A
serving large volumes of traffic, traveling 45 miles per hour or faster, typically involving a high proportion of long distance trips and through traffic, but which may provide
to abutting properties.
ROAD, COLLECTOR.
A
that provides
to abutting properties and which connects
, collector
, and
to
.
ROAD, LOCAL.
A
that is intended to provide
to abutting properties, accommodate lower traffic volumes, and provide mobility within a neighborhood.
SERVICE DRIVE.
A private drive that is located on private property and is intended to provide traffic movement between adjoining
or
.
SERVICE DRIVES
are generally parallel to the front
and may be located in front of, adjacent to, or behind the
. A frontage
is a
SERVICE DRIVE
that located at the front of a
or
.
SIGHT DISTANCE.
The distance that a driver of a stopped vehicle can see along a
when deciding whether to enter onto or cross the
. Safe
SIGHT DISTANCE
is the minimum sight distance necessary to perceive and react to an oncoming vehicle, and to turn onto to the
and accelerate to the posted speed before being reached by an oncoming vehicle.
(Ord. passed 7-9-2013)