[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Gresham as §§ 8.09 and 8.15 of the prior Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No person shall construct any new driveway across any sidewalk
or curbing without first obtaining a driveway permit from the Public
Works Committee Chairperson. The applicant for a driveway permit shall
file the application with the Village Clerk and furnish a drawing
designating his property lines, the location and width of the proposed
driveway and the location of any driveway and street intersection
within 150 feet of the proposed driveway.
A.
Width. No driveway shall exceed 20 feet in width at the outer or
street edge of the sidewalk unless approved by the Village Board.
B.
Interference with intersections prohibited. At street intersections,
a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the
street intersection area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway
deemed necessary by the Village Board for effective traffic control
or for highway signs or signals. All applications providing for location
of a driveway within 50 feet of an intersection in residential districts
and 150 feet in commercial and industrial districts shall be submitted
to the Village Board. The Board shall approve or disapprove the granting
of the permit upon determining whether or not such driveway would
be detrimental to traffic control and safety.
C.
Interference with street prohibited. No driveway apron shall extend
out into the street farther than the face of the curb or roadway surface.
D.
Number of driveways limited. No more than one driveway shall be constructed
for any residential lot or premises without the approval of the Village
Board.
E.
Workmanship and materials. All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed across sidewalks shall be paved in accordance with the requirements for sidewalk construction in § 234-5 of Chapter 234, Public Improvements and Assessments, of the Code of the Village of Gresham. When curb or gutter is removed, the new connection shall be of equivalent acceptable material and curb returns shall be provided or restored in a neat workmanlike manner. Driveway surfaces shall connect with the street pavement and sidewalk in a neat workmanlike manner.
The Public Works Committee Chairperson shall determine if a
culvert shall be required in conjunction with any driveway construction.
The property owner shall be responsible for the cost of the culvert
and installation.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of this Code. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation of this chapter occurs or continues.
