[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Dansville 9-14-2010 by L.L.
No. 3-2010. Amendments noted where indicated.]
For reasons of traffic and pedestrian safety, as well as to
provide for possible future road widening or other improvements, all
new driveways entering onto any street shall comply with these requirements
and shall be subject to the approval of the Village Street Superintendent
after consultation with Building Code and Zoning Enforcement Officer
and Police Chief. Where such driveways are part of a subdivision application
or site plan approval, they shall also be subject to Planning Board
approval.
A.
No owner, tenant or occupant of land abutting upon any public right-of-way
which by statute, the state, county, town or Village is obligated
to repair and maintain, shall construct any private road or driveway
thereon, so as to extend into such public way, without first having
obtained a written permission from the Village Street Superintendent
having charge of the maintenance and repair of such public way.
B.
The Village Street Superintendent shall issue the permit within 30 days of the recorded receipt of a completed application or shall rending in writing, specifying the reasons for denial of such permit. The decision shall be based upon consideration of public safety using the designated standard, § 160-3.
C.
Form and content of said permit shall be determined by the Village Street Superintendent and will include but not be limited to the following information and diagrams: driveway location, design, dimensions, intended use, grade, materials, drainage provisions and any other information or documentation which the Superintendent may deem necessary in order to make a decision based on the design standards in § 160-3.
D.
The approval or denial of application will be filed with the Code
and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
A.
Driveway location.
(1)
Driveways should be located as not to interfere with clear visibility
of the front main wall of the building. In the event that the building
is located at an intersection, the front main wall will be any wall
facing any street.
(2)
A new driveway that encroaches upon the front main wall will not
exceed 12 feet in width for the purpose of one car space.
B.
Driveways/street intersection.
(1)
Only one driveway intersection shall be permitted per single building
lot.
(2)
No driveway center line shall intersect a street line less than 70
feet from the intersection of any two street center lines.
(3)
Driveway intersection should be located to the best advantage with
regard to alignment with the public way, intersecting at as close
to the right angle as feasible. The angle of intersection shall be
between 60° and 120°.
(4)
The curbline radius of the landing to the edge of public way shall
be a minimum of 10 feet.
(5)
The width of the landing shall be a minimum of 14 feet, but shall
not exceed 24 feet. Unless conditions require it, a landing shall
not be located within 10 feet of a side property line.
C.
Sight distances.
(1)
No wall or other obstruction shall be planted, constructed, or maintained
at the intersection of a driveway with the public way which causes
danger to traffic or pedestrians of the public way or to users of
the driveway by unreasonably obscuring a view.
(2)
No new driveway should be located where the minimum sight distance
at four feet above the driveway platform in each direction along the
way is less than 150 feet, and so that there is a similar view of
the automobile in the driveway.
D.
Culverts and drainage. Existing drainage ditches parallel to the
public way shall not be obstructed by driveway construction. Culverts
of appropriate size and durable material (such as asphalt-coated galvanized
steel) shall be provided by the applicant as determined by the Street
Superintendent. Culvert setbacks and minimum length will be determined
by the Street Superintendent.
E.
Driveway grade. The grade of any new driveway shall comply with Chapter 285, Subdivision of Land, § 285-13B(12).
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
F.
Surfacing material.
(2)
The applicant or owner of a driveway will insure that no material
from said driveway enters the public way by driveway use or water
runoff.
(3)
The Village Street Superintendent may direct the removal of such
material from the public way and the cost of such removal be levied
upon the owner of the driveway.
G.
Violations and penalties. An applicant or owner who violates this
regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250, imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment for
each offense and further be liable to the Village of Dansville for
all damages caused thereby, and for the cost of the expense of removing
the obstruction material and of restoring the public way to its former
condition.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
