A. Permit Required; Compliance With Provisions: No driveway existing on the effective date hereof shall be enlarged, extended, altered or relocated, and no new driveway shall be constructed unless a permit therefor is applied for and issued by the village and the applicable fee paid and unless the requirements of this section are met.
B. Restrictions On Driveways:
1. Width: No driveway shall exceed a width of twenty feet (20') at any place where it comes into contact with or traverses any public easement or right of way.
2. Number Of Driveways Per Lot: At no more than one location per lot, unless the lot exceeds one hundred feet (100') in width as "lot width" is defined in the Winfield zoning ordinance 1 , shall a driveway come into contact with or traverse a public easement or right of way. If the lot exceeds one hundred feet (100') in width, then one additional driveway shall be permitted.
C. Unlawful Acts:
1. Acts Deemed Unlawful: It shall be unlawful for anyone to construct, alter, extend, relocate or use any driveway regulated by this section or cause same to be done contrary to or in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this section.
2. Notice Of Violation: The building official shall serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the construction, alteration, extension, relocation or use of a driveway in violation of the provisions of this section or in violation of a permit issued under the provisions of this section, and such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation.
3. Prosecution Of Violation: If the notice of violation is not complied with promptly, the building official may request the legal counsel of the village to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation or to require the removal or termination of the unlawful use of the driveway in violation of the provisions of this section or of the order or direction made pursuant hereto. (Ord. 736, 4-23-1987)
D. Violations And Penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this section, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter, extend or relocate a driveway in violation of an approved plan or directive of the building official, or of a permit issued under the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. (Ord. 2006-12-60, 12-7-2006)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See section 10-1-4 of this code. |