[Adopted as Ch. 1024 of the 1989 Codified
Ordinances]
A.
No opening in or through any curb or street shall
be made without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the
City Administrator. Curb cuts and sidewalk driveway crossings to provide
access to private property shall comply with the following:
(1)
The minimum width of a driveway approach at the sidewalk
line shall be 10 feet.
(2)
The maximum width of a driveway approach at the sidewalk
line shall be 30 feet, except that such width may be increased to
a maximum width of 45 feet where any one of the following conditions
exists:
(a)
There is an existing garage with several doors
too close together to allow an island between them.
(b)
There is a parking lot adjacent to an existing
building with insufficient space for backing and turning movements
on the parking lot and no other available space for parking on the
premises.
(c)
There is a business dealing with trucks and
semitrailers from an existing building where increased width is necessary
to permit the safe movement of such trucks and semitrailers into and
off the street.
(3)
The minimum distance between any curb cut and a public
crosswalk shall be five feet.
(4)
There shall be an island between driveway approaches
from the sidewalk to the back of the curb to provide protection for
pedestrians.
(5)
The necessary adjustments to utility poles, light
standards, fire hydrants, catch basins, street or railway signs or
signals or other public improvements or installations shall be accomplished
without cost to the City.
(6)
All construction shall be in accordance with plans
and specifications approved by the City Administrator.
B.
Applications for permits for driveway approaches with
a width at the sidewalk line in excess of 30 feet shall be accompanied
by a complete plot plan showing the location of all buildings, parking
lots and proposed driveway approaches.
The City Administrator may make additional regulations
pertaining to curb cuts, which regulations shall be subject to the
approval of Council. No person shall fail to comply with any such
regulations.
