A.
Before any private driveway may be constructed and
or before any curb cut may be made, the applicant shall furnish a
sketch plan of the proposed driveway to the Zoning Officer. The sketch
plan shall adequately describe the design of the driveway, including:
B.
When the Zoning Officer receives the sketch plan for
the driveway, he or she will forward a copy of the driveway request
to the Street Superintendent and the Police Chief for their review
and approval.
Issuance of a permit under these regulations
does not relieve the permittee from any additional responsibility
to secure other federal, state, or local approvals or permits as may
be required by law.
A.
Permit issuance fees. Permit fees shall be used to
defray costs incurred by the Borough in reviewing and processing the
application and plan including preliminary review of the site location
identified in the application, and issuing and processing the permit.
The permit fee for driveways shall be established from time to time
by resolution of Borough Council.[1]
B.
Additional inspection fees. If the Borough determines
that the permitted work is of sufficient magnitude or importance to
warrant assignment of inspection and review to the Borough's engineering
firm, then the permittee shall pay for all salary and expenses of
the review by the Borough's engineering firm.
C.
Work completion notification. When all permitted work
has been completed, the applicant shall notify the Borough for final
inspection. The final inspection of the driveway shall be performed
by the Street Superintendent and the Police Chief and/or the Borough's
engineering firm.
A.
General rule. All driveways shall be located, designed,
constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to interfere or
be inconsistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the Borough
right-of-way.
B.
Use of rear yard for parking. To every extent possible,
residents shall utilize the rear yard of their property for parking.
If a rear yard area does not exist for a particular lot, or if the
topography or any other condition precludes the use of parking in
the rear yard area, then the front yard may be utilized for parking.
If residential driveway/parking of 450 square feet or less is constructed
in a rear or side yard and accessed from a Borough alley, then all
provisions of this article shall be waived. Otherwise, and regardless
of the existence or nonexistence of a sidewalk and or curb, all provisions
of this article must be complied with when the driveway/parking is
accessed from a Borough street (other than alley).[1]
C.
Slope, rise, grade and drainage. The least possible
slope shall be used for any driveway. Where a driveway intersects
with a sidewalk, the sidewalk (implied or otherwise) shall be maintained
at a maximum slope of 8%. Where a driveway intersects with curb, the
curb shall be tapered. All driveway approaches shall be installed
1 1/2 inches above the adjacent roadway or the gutter grade to
maintain proper street drainage.
D.
General location restrictions. Access driveways shall
be permitted at locations in which:
(1)
Sight distance is adequate to safely allow each permitted
movement to be made into or out of the access driveway;
(2)
The free movement of normal highway traffic is not
impaired;
(3)
The driveway will not create a hazard; and
(4)
The driveway will not create an area of undue traffic
congestion on the Borough street.
E.
Minimum yard regulations. A minimum side yard setback
distance of five feet shall be maintained from the applicant's side
yard property line.
F.
Surfacing. Any off-street parking or loading area
shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, brick, cement pavers or
similar durable and dustless material. Dustless material shall not
include loose stone of any size. All off-street parking areas shall
be so graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water accumulated
within the area and shall be so arranged and marked as to provide
for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of self-propelled
vehicles.[2]
G.
Sight distances. All driveways shall be situated in
such a fashion so that safe driveway access onto the Borough right-of-way
can be provided. In a situation where significant safety hazards exist,
such as excessive slope or areas of extremely limited sight distance,
a driveway permit may be denied, based on the Borough Police Chief's
review and recommendation.
If the Street Superintendent and the Police
Department and/or the Borough's Engineering Firm approves the driveway
application, then the Zoning Officer shall issue a permit for the
construction of the driveway.
If any person shall construct a driveway or
a curb cut and shall not conform to the requirements of this article,
or if any person constructs a driveway without obtaining a permit
to do so, the Borough of Danville may order such person, firm or corporation
to remove the improper work and replace the same in compliance with
this article. Notice to remove and replace improper or unpermitted
work shall be given by registered or certified mail and shall state
that the person, firm or corporation shall have 30 days from receipt
of notice to comply therewith. Upon compliance, the Borough of Danville
may do or cause the requested repairs to be done and may levy the
cost of its work on such owner as a property lien to be collected
in any manner provided by law.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, and in the event of default
in payment thereof, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.
Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
