[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Coxsackie 5-14-1991 by L.L. No.
4-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm or corporation shall, after the effective date
of this chapter, construct or locate any driveway entrance or exit
into a Town road of the Town of Coxsackie without having first received
a permit to do so from the Town Superintendent of Highways.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct or locate
a driveway entrance or exit into a Town road shall make application
for a permit to do so with the Town Clerk of the Town of Coxsackie.
In addition to the general standard driveway entrance and exit crossing
requirements set forth herein, the Town Superintendent of the Town
of Coxsackie may impose any special requirements which the particular
situation at the location where such driveway is sought to be located
requires, in his judgment under the circumstances.
The standard driveway entrance and exit crossing requirements
shall be as follows:
A.
The Town shall furnish all materials, with the exception of culvert
pipe, and bear all costs of construction within the Town road right-of-way
as required to meet the conditions of any permit issued by the Town
Superintendent.
B.
No alteration or addition shall be made to any driveway heretofore
or hereafter constructed, nor shall any such driveway be relocated
without first securing a new permit from the Town Superintendent.
C.
No more than two driveways to a single commercial establishment entering
on one highway shall be permitted.
D.
The maximum width for a single combined entrance or exit shall be
not more than 50 feet for commercial use and not more than 20 feet
for residential use. The maximum width for each driveway when more
than one is permitted shall not be more than 35 feet.
E.
The angle of the driveway with respect to the pavement shall be 90°.
Any variation from 90° shall be permitted only with special approval
by the Town Superintendent.
F.
No driveway shall be permitted within 50 feet of any public highway
intersection.
G.
No driveway shall be permitted where sight distance is less than
300 feet, except by special approval of the Town Superintendent.
H.
A clear and fully dimensioned plan of the proposed highway shall
be attached to each application for a permit required hereunder. Applications
may be obtained from the Town Clerk.
I.
The necessity for a culvert pipe shall be determined by the Town
Superintendent. If, in his opinion, a culvert pipe is needed, said
culvert pipe shall be furnished by and the cost thereof borne by the
applicant. The type, size and length shall be subject to the approval
of the Town Superintendent. The installation of the culvert pipe shall
be done by the Town Highway Department forces at line and grade as
designated by the Town Superintendent.
Any person, firm or corporation violating this chapter, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
$250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each
week of such violation, such fine to be recovered by the Town Superintendent
and paid into the Town Treasury to the Town Road Fund for the construction,
reconstruction and maintenance of Town roads on the Town road system,
and may also be removed therefrom as a trespasser by the Town Superintendent
upon petition to the Town Court of the Town or to the Supreme Court
of the state.
