[Amended 5-12-2009]
Site access shall be subject to the following regulations in
order to help ensure traffic safety and alleviate traffic congestion.
The proposed development shall be served by access roads adequate
to safely accommodate the vehicular traffic projected to be generated
by the development.
A.Â
Where property abuts an arterial and a secondary or collector road,
access to the property shall be by way of the secondary or collector
road. Exceptions to this rule shall be instances where the Planning
Commission or its designee determines that direct access onto the
arterial would promote traffic safety.
[Amended 6-9-2020 by Ord. No. 14-20]
B.Â
Where one or more contiguous parcels abutting an arterial are under
single ownership and any one of the parcels abuts a secondary or collector
road, access to all of the parcels under single ownership shall be
by way of the secondary or collector road.
C.Â
No more than one direct access approach onto an arterial road shall
be provided to any individual parcel of record as of May 8, 1984.
[Amended 6-9-2020 by Ord. No. 14-20]
1.Â
Exceptions:
a.Â
The Planning Commission or its designee may, with approval by the
State Highway Administration, approve one additional access if the
additional access is deemed to be significantly beneficial to the
safety and operation of the highway or if allowing only one access
approach would be a safety hazard or increase traffic congestion.
b.Â
The Planning Commission or its designee may approve additional access
when the parcel is bisected by steep slopes and/or wetlands in such
a manner as to render some portion(s) of the property inaccessible
without additional road access.
D.Â
Where a future roadway is designated on an approved County map, site
plans for development adjacent to the designated roadway shall include
provisions for future access to the roadway.
E.Â
Accesses shall be consolidated wherever feasible.
F.Â
Where an industrial use abuts a road within a residential subdivision
and a road not located within a residential subdivision, access shall
be restricted to the nonsubdivision road.
G.Â
If access to the development is proposed over one or more adjacent
properties, a permanent access easement, with a minimum width of 20
feet, shall be recorded among the Land Records of Calvert County.
A copy of the easement shall be submitted with the site plan or plot
plan application.
[Amended 5-12-2009]
[Amended 12-21-2014 by Ord. No. 47-14]
Sites shall be designed to prevent awkward or dangerous vehicular
flow.
B.Â
At the ends of parking rows, safe and convenient space shall be provided
to allow vehicles to back out of parking spaces (minimum six feet).
C.Â
A driveway shall be set back at least six feet from a building corner
to reduce blind spots.
D.Â
The following requirements apply to uses involving stacking that
include but are not limited to drive-up facilities, schools, daycare
centers, solid waste facilities and churches:
1.Â
A drive through lane shall be provided adjacent to the drive-up facility
that contains adequate room for stacking of a minimum of seven vehicles
(20 feet by 10 feet per vehicle); and
2.Â
A by-pass lane shall be provided adjacent to the drive through lane;
and
3.Â
The drive through lane and by-pass lane shall not impact or block
parking spaces; and
4.Â
The stacking shall not negatively affect the site circulation or
back up into a road right-of-way; and
5.Â
If more than one drive-through lane is provided, stacking for the
lane adjacent to the drive-up facility shall meet item #1 above. Additional
drive-thru lanes shall contain adequate room for stacking a minimum
of five vehicles (20 feet by 10 feet per vehicle).
E.Â
The following stacking requirements apply to Automobile Filling Stations:
1.Â
Adequate room shall be provided for stacking a minimum of three (3)
vehicles (20 feet by 10 feet per vehicle) per each side of pump island
(pump islands may be one individual pump or several pumps in a row);
and
2.Â
The stacking shall not negatively affect the site circulation or
back up into a road right-of-way.
F.Â
Bus Parking
1.Â
Bus parking shall be provided for uses which will accommodate school
field trips and bus tours.
G.Â
Parking islands with six-inch high curbs shall be required at the
end of all parking rows. If bio-retention areas are proposed within
the parking islands, the curbing requirements may be waived by the
Planning Commission Administrator.
Sites shall be designed to:
A.Â
Promote access for persons with disabilities in compliance with the
Maryland Accessibility Code (MAC).
B.Â
Discourage pedestrians and vehicles from sharing the same pathways
and provide for bicycle access.
C.Â
Indicate pedestrian walkways by a change in pavement surface and/or
height and a narrowing of the travel lanes.
D.Â
Provide dedicated pedestrian walkways between multiple buildings
on a single site and from parcel line to parcel line along the road
frontage.
[Amended 9-22-2009]
E.Â
For sites located within a Town Center, the location of such dedicated
pedestrian walkways shall be in accordance with the Town Center Master
Plan and shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements
of the Town Center Zoning Ordinance, if specified. If standards are
not specified in the Town Center Zoning Ordinance, the sidewalks shall
be constructed in accordance with the Calvert County Road Ordinance.
The Planning Commission or its designee may grant a reduction or waiver
to this Section in the following instances:
[Amended 9-22-2009]
A.Â
Loading and unloading spaces for delivery trucks shall not block
major pedestrian ways or create blind spots when trucks are loading
and unloading.
