For the safety of the general public, the Village shall determine
the location, size, construction and number of access points to public
roadways within the Village limits through the administration of this
chapter by the Zoning Administrator. It is the Village's intent
to provide safe access to properties abutting public roadways suitable
for the property to be developed to its highest and best use, provided
that access is not deficient or dangerous to the general public.
Any person feeling himself aggrieved by the refusal of the Director
of Public Works to issue a permit for a private driveway may appeal
such refusal of the Director of Public Works to the Village Board
within 20 days after such refusal to issue such permit is made.
The location, design and construction of driveways shall be
in accordance with the following:
A. General design. Private driveways shall be of such width and so located
that all of such driveways and their appurtenances are within the
limits of the frontage abutting the street of the property served.
Driveways shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from any
street intersection area and shall not encroach upon or occupy areas
of the street right-of-way required for effective traffic control
or for street signs or signals. A driveway shall be so located and
constructed that vehicles approaching or using it shall have adequate
sight distance along the street. Driveway approaches shall be at least
10 feet apart except by special permission from the Village Board,
and driveways shall in all cases be placed wherever possible so as
not to interfere with utilities in place.
B. Number. The number of driveways to serve an individual property fronting
on a street shall be one, except where deemed necessary and feasible
by the Director of Public Works for reasonable and adequate service
to the property, considering the safety, convenience and utility of
the street.
C. Island area. The island area in the street right-of-way between successive driveways or adjoining a driveway and between the highway shoulder and right-of-way shall constitute a restricted area and may be filled in and graded only as provided in Subsection
G.
D. Drainage. The surface of the driveway connecting with rural-type
street cross sections shall slope downward and away from the highway
shoulder a sufficient distance to preclude ordinary surface water
drainage flowing onto the street roadbed.
E. Culverts. Driveways shall not obstruct or impair drainage in street ditches or roadside areas. Driveway culverts, where required, shall be adequate for surface water drainage along the street and shall not be less than the equivalent of a twelve-inch-diameter pipe. The distance between culverts under successive driveways shall not be less than 10 feet except as such restricted area is permitted to be filled in pursuant to the provisions of Subsection
G hereof.
F. Reconstruction of sidewalks and curb and gutter. When the construction
of a driveway requires the removal of a curb or gutter, the new connections
shall be of equivalent acceptable material and curb returns shall
be provided or restored in a neat, workmanlike manner. The driveway
surface shall be connected with the highway pavement and the sidewalk,
if any, in a neat, workmanlike manner. The driveway construction shall
include the replacement of such sidewalk areas which are inadequate
or which are or may be damaged by means of vehicle travel across the
sidewalk.
G. Restricted areas. The restricted area between successive driveways
may be filled in and graded only when the following requirements are
complied with:
(1) The filling or draining shall be to grades approved by the Director
of Public Works, and, except where highway drainage is by means of
curb and gutter, water drainage of the area shall be directed away
from the street roadbed in a suitable manner.
(2) Culvert extensions under the restricted area shall be of the same
size and of equivalent acceptable material as the culvert under the
driveway. Intermediate manholes adequate for cleanout purposes may
be required where the total culvert length is excessive.
(3) Where no street side ditch separates the restricted area from the
street roadbed, permanent provision may be required to separate the
area from the street roadbed to prevent its use for driveway or parking
purposes by construction of a border, curb, rail or posts as may be
required by the Director of Public Works.
H. Relocation of utilities. Any costs of relocating utilities shall
be the responsibility of the property owner, with approval of the
Village Board necessary before any utility may be relocated and the
driveway installed.
I. Construction across sidewalks. All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed across sidewalks shall be paved in accordance with the requirements for sidewalk construction in §
496-5 of this Code insofar as such requirements are applicable, including thickness requirements.
J. Variances. Any of the above requirements may be varied by the Village
Board in such instances where the peculiar nature of the property
or the design of the street may make rigid adherence to the above
requirements impossible or impractical.
The following regulations are applicable to driveways serving
commercial or industrial establishments:
A. Width of drive. No part of a private driveway located within the
dedicated area of a public street shall, except as hereinafter provided,
have a width greater than 30 feet measured at right angles to the
center line of said driveway, except as increased by permissible radii.
In instances where the nature of the commercial or industrial activity
or the physical characteristics of the land would require a driveway
of greater width than herein specified, the Village Board in its discretion
may permit a driveway of additional width.
B. Angular placement of driveway. The angle between the center line
of the driveway and the curbline shall not be less than 45°.
C. Island areas. Where the public sidewalk is adjacent to the curb,
an island of a minimum length of six feet measured along the curbline
shall be placed between each entrance to a Village street. The curb
shall be left intact for the length of this island. Where the public
sidewalk is remote from the curb, an island of a minimum length of
10 feet measured along the right-of-way line shall be maintained along
each entrance to the Village street. All flares shall be tangent to
the curbline. A curb length of not less than three feet shall be left
undisturbed adjacent to each property line to serve as an island area
in the event that an adjoining property owner applies for a driveway
permit to serve his property.
The following regulations are applicable to driveways serving
residential property:
A. Width of driveways. Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall
be at least 10 feet wide at the property line for residential properties
but shall not exceed 24 feet at the property line and 30 feet at the
curb opening.
B. Angular placement. The center line of the drive may be parallel to
the property line of the lot where access is required or at right
angles to the curbline.