[Adopted 12-18-1944 by Ord. No. 66 (Ch. 21, Part 3, of the 1978 Code of
Ordinances)]
Hereafter any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct
a private driveway entering upon any street, alley or highway of the
Borough of Fox Chapel shall be required, before starting construction,
to secure a written permit from the Borough, having first paid to
the Borough a fee as set from time to time by the Borough Council
for said permit.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct a private
driveway entering upon any street, alley or other highway of the Borough
of Fox Chapel shall submit to the Borough a plan indicating the location
and size and grade of said driveway in accordance with the Borough
standard details.
[Amended 1-1-1983 by Ord.
No. 437; 11-21-1988 by Ord. No. 490]
No permit will be issued for any driveway entering upon any
road or lane of the Borough of Fox Chapel unless the following requirements
are met:
A.
The elevation of the proposed driveway at the intersection with the
outer edge of the road or lane right-of-way, as determined by the
property deed, shall be no more than eight inches above or below the
grade of said road or lane at its highest elevation;
B.
The plan or plans so submitted shall provide for adequate drainage,
safe slopes and adequate site distances at the intersecting location;
C.
The portions of driveways that are constructed within road or lane
rights-of-way shall conform to the following requirements:
(1)
The nearest edge of any driveway shall be located at least 40 feet
from the tangential arc of the nearest right-of-way intersection;
(2)
The driveway gradient within the shoulder shall not exceed the permissible
gradient of the shoulder; the driveway gradient at any point within
the right-of-way shall not exceed 5%;
(3)
At the point of intersection with the curb or cartway, the driveway
edge shall be rounded with a radius of at least five feet or shall
be provided within a flare equivalent to this radius.
D.
Lots having less than 175 feet frontage at the road or lane right-of-way
line shall have no more than one driveway entrance onto said road
or lane.
[Amended 10-20-1958 by Ord. No. 197; 3-20-1978 by Ord. No. 372; 12-21-1992 by Ord. No. 536]
Any person, partnership or corporation violating any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution or, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not
more than 30 days, provided that each violation of any provision of
this article and each day the same is continued shall be deemed a
separate offense, and any unlawful access shall be closed until all
provisions of this article are complied with.
