(A) Access drives may not be placed closer than five feet to any side or rear lot line. No access drive shall be closer than three feet to any single- or two-family residence, no closer than five feet to any multiple-family building or commercial building. The number and types of access drives onto major streets may be controlled and limited in the interests of public safety and efficient traffic flow.
(B) Access drives onto county roads shall require a review by the County Engineer. The County Engineer shall determine the appropriate location, size and design of such access drives and may limit the number of access drives in the interest of public safety and efficient traffic flow. Access drives onto township roads shall be approved by the appropriate township board.
(C) Access drives to principal structures which traverse wooded, steep or open field areas shall be constructed and maintained to a width and base material depth sufficient to support access by emergency vehicles. The Building Inspector shall review all access drives (driveways) for compliance with the accepted community access drive standards.
(D) All driveways shall have a minimum width of ten feet with a pavement strength capable of supporting emergency and fire vehicles.
(E) All lots or parcels shall have direct adequate physical access for emergency vehicles along the frontage of the lot or parcel from either an existing dedicated public roadway, or an existing private roadway approved by the County Planning Commission, the County Board or township board.
(F) (1) Public and private roads and parking areas must be designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography to achieve maximum screening from view from public waters.
(2) Documentation must be provided by a qualified individual that all roads and parking areas are designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to public waters consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation district or other applicable technical materials.
(G) Roads, driveways and parking areas must meet shoreland structure setbacks and must not be placed within bluff and shore impact zones, when other reasonable and feasible placement alternatives exist. If no alternatives exist, they may be placed within these areas, and must be designed to minimize adverse impacts.
(H) Public and private watercraft access ramps, approach roads and access-related parking areas may be placed within shore impact zones; provided, the vegetative screening and erosion control conditions of this subchapter are met. For private facilities, the grading and filling provisions of § 155.101 of this chapter must be met.