(a) 
The chief building official shall review driveway permit applications as to their impact on vehicular and pedestrian traffic and safety and approve or deny the permit based on these considerations. No permit shall be denied unless it is determined by the director that the proposed location of the driveway will have an adverse effect on the public safety. In making this determination, the director shall consider:
(1) 
The topography of the land;
(2) 
Land use (including but not limited to the intensity of development and trip attraction/generation potential, mix of vehicles, turning movements);
(3) 
Function of the public street (including but not limited to the number of lanes, medians, median openings, vertical and horizontal curvature, sight distance, operating speeds, traffic volumes, entrance/exit ramps, frontage roads);
(4) 
The location of nearby streets and driveways;
(5) 
The site plan (including but not limited to on-site circulation, delineation of the intended paths, parking stalls, location of buildings, location of loading areas); and
(6) 
Actual or anticipated excessive increases in vehicular traffic being routed onto local residential streets occurring as a result of any such permit.
(b) 
No driveway permit shall be issued unless the design of the driveway approach has been approved by the chief building official or is established in accordance with an approved site plan.
(c) 
Any permit applicant who is aggrieved by the decision of the director under this article may appeal the decision to the Planning Commission.
(1998 Code, sec. 9.1601)
(a) 
The person owning, leasing, or otherwise controlling any property abutting a sidewalk, driveway approach, gutter, curb, or appurtenance that has become defective, unsafe, or hazardous shall be responsible for correcting such condition at that person’s expense. The city shall not assume any liability for defects by reason of the approval or disapproval by the city of any access, facilities, surfacing or appurtenances.
(b) 
It shall be the duty of any person making special use of any sidewalk, pedestrian way, driveway approach, or curb for the purpose of ingress/egress for loading elevators, down spout drains or any other special use of any character, to keep such sidewalk, pedestrian way, curb, or driveway approach abutting such property in a good and safe condition and free from any defects and hazards of any kind and character.
(c) 
Existing curb openings or driveway approaches that are no longer required due to a new driveway approach construction on the same lot, parcel, or tract shall be removed and new curbs, gutters, or sidewalks, if required, shall be installed to match existing abutting curb grade and alignment. Such construction shall be completed along with the installation of the new driveway approaches.
(1998 Code, sec. 9.1602)