All accessory parking spaces shall have vehicular access to a street or alley. Access drives to major streets shall be designed in the interest of public safety and located so that vehicles can safely enter and leave the facility. The location, width, and number of entrance and exit access drives to accessory parking spaces shall be in accordance with the following:
(a) Location. The location and width of entrance and exit driveways to parking facilities shall be planned to interfere as little as possible with the use of nearby property and with pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the nearest streets.
(1) Access driveways shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street.
(2) No access drive shall be within 300 feet, measured along the road centerlines from the outermost freeway ramp right-of-way to the first access drive. (Ord. 2006-35. Passed 5-25-06.)
(3) The minimum distance between non-residential access drives, on adjacent parcels, shall be as set forth in Schedule 1153.11 below, as measured from centerline to centerline. The Planning and Zoning Commission may grant an exception to the regulation in Schedule 1153.11 when the Commission determines that reduced spacing will not impair public safety or the management of traffic on abutting roadways. In granting this exception, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require the property owner to enter into a recorded agreement with the City that pre-existing access points to the site will be closed and eliminated after the completion of a joint access driveway with an adjacent parcel. When the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that limited access drives are appropriate due to traffic studies or recommendations of the City Engineer or safety forces, minimum spacing may be increased or waived in lieu of cross access connections on neighboring commercial lots. See Section 1137.06(a) Cross Access Connection Between Adjacent Commercial Uses.
(Ord. 2014-48. Passed 7-10-14.)
Schedule 1153.11
Minimum Spacing between Non-residential Access Drives
Posted Speed Limit (MPH)
Minimum Spacing (in feet)
25
125
30
155
35
185
40
225
45+
300
(b) Number of Drives.
(1) Each parcel shall have not more than two access drives from each abutting street unless otherwise permitted below.
(2) One additional access drive may be permitted for lots that have 200 or more feet of frontage on one street.
(3) The Planning Commission may permit an additional access drive for lots that have more than 500 feet of frontage when the Commission determines that such additional drive will improve public safety and/or the management of traffic.
(4) Insofar as practical, the use of common drives by two (2) or more uses shall be encouraged to reduce the number of such highway access points.
(c) Width of Access Drives.
(1) The width of such entrance and exit lanes shall be not less than nine (9) feet or more than 12 feet per lane and shall not exceed a total of 36 feet.
(2) Entrances and exits shall be limited to two (2) lanes, except where one driveway provides the sole access to the property and serves as both an entrance and exit, and then it shall be limited to three (3) lanes.
(d) Radius. The radius of the edge of the access drive apron shall be at least 30 feet so that a vehicle may enter from or exit onto the curb lane without obstructing vehicles in other traffic lanes.
(Ord. 2006-35. Passed 5-25-06.)