[R.O. 1996 § 505.150; CC 1968 § 18-91; Ord. No. 850 § 1, 8-16-1976]
A "commercial driveway" is defined as a driveway providing ingress and egress to any property other than residential or apartment property. A "private driveway" is a driveway providing ingress and egress to residential or apartment property.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.160; CC 1968 § 18-92; Ord. No. 850 § 2, 8-16-1976]
No person shall construct either a commercial driveway or a private driveway, nor shall any person maintain a commercial driveway or a private driveway not heretofore constructed and used for such without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Community Development Director or their designee.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.180; CC 1968 § 18-94; Ord. No. 850 § 4, 8-16-1976]
No permit required by Section 505.160 shall be granted until the applicant shall file with the Community Development Director or their designee, for their approval, two (2) prints of a plat or drawing showing the location and size of all driveways serving the property affected.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.190; CC 1968 § 18-95; Ord. No. 850 § 5, 8-16-1976]
A. 
Before approving the plat or drawing of a commercial driveway, the Community Development Director or their designee shall see that the driveways do not exceed thirty (30) feet in width where they cross the sidewalks; that adjacent driveways are separated by an island at least six (6) feet in width; and that the driveways are at least six (6) feet from the property line at intersecting streets.
B. 
However, the width of said driveways may be increased to forty (40) feet where the property is located on a corner lot abutting a major thoroughfare and there are no paved sidewalks within the same block and on the same side of the street on which the driveway is located, and provided, also, the increased width of the driveway will not cause a hazard to pedestrian traffic.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.200; CC 1968 § 18-96; Ord. No. 850 § 6, 8-16-1976]
Before approving the plat or drawing of a private driveway, the Community Development Director or their designee shall see that the driveways do not exceed thirty (30) feet in width where they cross the sidewalk and that the driveways are at least six (6) feet from the property line at intersecting streets.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.210; CC 1968 § 18-97; Ord. No. 850 § 7, 8-16-1976]
Commercial driveways and private driveways must be permanently surfaced with dust free material.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.220; CC 1968 § 18-98; Ord. No. 850 § 8, 8-16-1976]
Neither existing commercial driveways nor private driveways shall be relocated, enlarged or expanded without a permit approving the relocating, enlarging or expanding of such driveways and such driveways shall be subject to the limitations provided in Section 505.190 if a commercial driveway or Section 505.200 if a private driveway.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.230; CC 1968 § 18-99; Ord. No. 850 § 9, 8-16-1976; Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]
The grade of incline or decline of any private or commercial driveway within the City's right-of-way or eleven (11) feet from the edge of the curb or, if no curb, the edge of the street, whichever is greater, shall meet the requirements outlined in the City of Blue Springs Design and Construction Manual.
[R.O. 1996 § 505.240; CC 1968 § 18-100; Ord. No. 850 § 10, 8-16-1976]
Any person constructing or maintaining a commercial driveway or a private driveway in violation of the provisions of this Article, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as set out in Section 100.080 of this Code. Each day a commercial driveway or private driveway is operated in violation of this Article shall constitute a separate offense.