Additional criteria for those median cuts which serve large volume traffic generators are as follows:
(1) 
The driveway which is served by the median cut shall have a peak hour traffic volume in excess of 100 vehicles per hour in one direction during at least ten peak hours per week.
(2) 
The driveway which is served by the median cut shall serve an establishment that has a parking lot area that contains a minimum of 300 vehicular parking stalls.
(3) 
The driveway which is served by the median cut shall serve a property that has a minimum of 300 feet of frontage along the street right-of-way line.
(1966 Code, sec. 27-35; 2001 Code, sec. 94-191)
The following procedures shall be used in applying for a median cut which serves large volume traffic generators:
(1) 
Formal application for a median cut shall be made in writing to the director of aviation, traffic and transportation.
(2) 
Upon approval by the director of aviation, traffic and transportation and the director of community development, the applicant shall, at his sole expense, have construction plans prepared for the median cut. The geometric design and construction shall meet city requirements. Such plans shall be submitted in the form and number of copies required by the director of community development. Such plans must be approved and endorsed by the director of community development; the director of aviation, traffic and transportation; and the city manager.
(3) 
The applicant shall furnish the city a performance bond with a surety acceptable to the city or cash in lieu of such bond in an amount equal to cover the cost, as estimated by the director of community development, of all improvements required to be installed. Such bond will be released after all construction is completed and accepted by the director of community development and the director of aviation, traffic and transportation.
(4) 
The applicant shall acquire all necessary permits, such as street excavations, sewer connections, etc., required by the city or other agency for installation of the median cut.
(5) 
When all of the requirements of this section have been met, the applicant shall receive a median cut permit from the Department of Community Development. The fee for the median cut permit shall be established by separate ordinance and shall cover the cost of permit processing that will be performed by the Department of Community Development permit office. No construction work shall be commenced on a median cut until the median cut permit has been issued.
(1966 Code, sec. 27-36; 2001 Code, sec. 94-192)
The construction of all required surface and underground improvements, except installation of traffic controls, at any median cut which serves a large volume traffic generator shall be performed by a bonded contractor at the sole cost and expense of the applicant. The applicant shall make all necessary arrangements for and shall pay all costs of the relocation of any existing utilities and improvements that may be required to be relocated. Engineering design and the installation of traffic controls at such median cuts shall be performed by the city. The cost of all such traffic control materials and equipment, plus the cost of engineering design and installation labor, shall be paid to the city by the applicant. The cost of the engineering design and installation labor pertaining to such traffic controls is determined to be an amount equal to 25 percent of the cost of material and equipment.
(1966 Code, sec. 27-37; 2001 Code, sec. 94-193)
If an application for a median cut to serve a large volume traffic generator is denied by the city administrative staff and the applicant wishes to appeal such decision, he will notify in writing the director of aviation, traffic and transportation of his intention to appeal within ten days after the denial. The applicant will then present his appeal to the Traffic Safety Commission at its next regular meeting. The recommendation of the Traffic Safety Commission regarding the appeal will be forwarded through the city manager to the city council for its consideration. After the applicant and the administrative staff have been given an opportunity to be heard concerning the matter, the city council shall decide the appeal, and such decision will be final.
(1966 Code, sec. 27-38; 2001 Code, sec. 94-194)
Editor’s note – Ord. No. 35-2017, sec. 1, adopted September 5, 2017, repealed Art. II., Div. 6, secs. 94-221–94-227, which pertained to alley paving program procedure and derived from Code 1966, secs. 27-38.2–27-38.8; 2001 Code, secs. 94-221–94-227.