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. 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.
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 as not
to interfere with utilities in place. No residential driveway shall
exceed 24 feet in width at the outer or street edge of the sidewalk
unless special permission is obtained from the Village Board.
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 Village Board 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 of this section. 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 an adjoining
property owner applies for a driveway permit to serve his property.
D. Drainage. The surface of the driveway connecting with street cross-sections
shall slope downward and away from the street shoulder a sufficient
distance to preclude ordinary surface water drainage flowing onto
the street roadbed. No driveway apron shall extend out into the street
further than the face of the curb, and under no circumstances shall
such driveway apron extent into the gutter area. All driveway entrances
and approaches shall be so constructed that they shall not interfere
with the drainage of streets, side ditches, roadside areas or with
any existing structure on the right-of-way.
E. Culverts. Driveways shall not obstruct or impair drainage in street
ditches or roadside areas. Driveway culverts, where required by the
Village Board designee, shall be adequate for surface water drainage
along the street and shall not be less than the equivalent of twelve-inch
diameter pipe. When required by the Village Board designee to provide
for adequate surface water drainage along the street, the property
owner shall provide any necessary culvert pipe at his own expense.
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 of this section.
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 street 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. All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed
across sidewalks shall be paved in accordance with the requirements
for sidewalk construction as may be required by the Village, including
thickness requirements. Standard thickness of residential driveway
approaches will be six inches thick.
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 grading shall be to grades approved by the Village
Board designee 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 Village Board.
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 thickness.
J. Variances. Any of the requirements of this section 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 the rigid adherence
to the above requirements impossible or impractical. See §
230-11,
below.
The following regulations are applicable to driveways serving
residential property:
A. Width. Unless special permission is first received from the Village
Board, a residential single-type driveway shall be no greater than
24 feet wide at the curbline and 24 feet wide at the outer or street
edge of the sidewalk; residential double-type driveways shall be no
greater than 24 feet wide at the curbline and 18 feet wide at the
outer or street edge of the sidewalk.
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.
C. Access spacing.
(1) Driveway permits shall not be issued where the linear distance between
accesses on the same side of the road would be less than 50 feet.
(2) Driveway permits shall not be issued where the linear distance between
the driveway and the extended street line at an intersection would
be less than 100 feet.
(3) For the purposes for determining access spacing and frequency, driveways
used to gain access to minor utility features will not be counted.
Minor utility features include such items as fire hydrants on a potable
water supply main, telephone or electrical switch boxes, and similar
items that require infrequent maintenance using motorized vehicles.
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 provided in this
chapter, have a width greater than 24 feet measured at right angles
to the center line of such 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 specified in this section, 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. Access spacing.
(1) Driveway permits shall not be issued where the linear distance between
accesses on the same side of the road would be less than 100 feet.
(2) Driveway permits shall not be issued where the linear distance between
the driveway and the extended street line at an intersection would
be less than 200 feet.
(3) For the purposes for determining access spacing and frequency, driveways
used to gain access to minor utility features will not be counted.
Minor utility features include such items as fire hydrants on a potable
water supply main, telephone or electrical switch boxes, and similar
items that require infrequent maintenance using motorized vehicles.
When washing or other conditions created by existing driveways
or field roads become a potential hazard to a public road, the Village
Board shall notify the owner(s) of the land through which the driveway
passes of such condition(s). Any property owner failing to correct
a hazardous situation immediately (within 24 hours or less) upon notification
shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter and shall
be liable for any costs incurred by the Village to eliminate such
hazard. Problems of a nonemergency nature shall be corrected in 14
days.