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 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 Village Board for reasonable and adequate service to the property,
considering the safety, convenience and utility of the streets.
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
F.
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. 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 concrete 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, with rebar for pinning material 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. Driveway should be made of
concrete.
F. 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 Village
Board 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 as the culvert under the driveway and constructed of metal or
concrete. 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.
G. Relocation of utilities. Any costs of relocating public utilities
shall be the responsibility of the property owner, with approval of
the Village Board and Director of Public Works necessary before any
utility may be relocated and the driveway installed.
H. Construction across sidewalks. All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed across sidewalks shall be of concrete constructed in accordance with the requirements for sidewalk construction in §
423-5 of this Code, insofar as such requirements are applicable, including thickness requirements.
I. 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
for, 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 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.
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.
C. Hard surfacing. All residential driveways constructed or reconstructed
after the adoption of this chapter shall be constructed of asphalt,
concrete or brick.