The purpose of this article is to promote the
public safety, welfare and convenience by easing congestion on the
public highways through a system of standards and regulations for
limiting access to public highways and establishing setbacks from
the highway right-of-way.
No structure shall be erected, constructed or moved within the setback lines established in this chapter, nor shall more frequent access points be permitted than allowed in this article along any class of highway described in §
625-149.
The following structures and signs may be placed
between the setback lines and the adjacent highway:
A. Open fences that do not hinder visibility.
B. Telephone, communications and power transmission lines,
together with all attachments.
C. Wastewater and water distribution systems and similar
utilities.
D. Wells, septic tanks and similar structures.
E. Frontage and service roads constructed according to
plans approved by the jurisdiction having authority over the highway.
F. Signs, as regulated by Article
XXVII (Signs).
G. Unless otherwise prohibited in §
625-150, trees, shrubbery and field crops.
H. Where buildings are proposed to be erected between
existing buildings less than 150 feet apart, the proposed building
may be constructed at a setback no less than the average setback of
the adjacent buildings on either side of the proposed building.
The following regulations shall apply:
A. Access permit. A permit shall be obtained from the
jurisdiction having control over the highway prior to issuance of
a land use lease.
B. Driveway permits. The Department shall process driveway
permits.
[Amended 9-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-41]