Driveway
shall be defined as the connection from public or private
property to public streets or alleys for ingress/egress by vehicles.
Minimum spacing
shall be defined as the distance between two (2) driveways
measured along the right-of-way line of any given property.
Radius
shall be defined as the circular limit of a driveway having
a common tangent point with the street, existing or proposed curb
line.
Width
shall be defined as the width of the driveway at the right-of-way.
Public parkway
shall be defined as that section of public right-of-way between
the curb and right-of-way line.
(A) No
person, firm or corporation shall construct, reconstruct, maintain,
alter or repair, remove or replace any curb, gutter, driveway or other
concrete work on any public property within the City without first
obtaining all applicable permits, including but not limited to a Right-of-Way
Permit, and a Sidewalk and Driveway Approach Permit. No work shall
be undertaken on City right-of-way until the executed permit has been
approved by City.
(B) There
shall be no residential driveways permitted off of any arterial street
as so designated by the City thoroughfare map as type A, B, or C thoroughfares.
(Ordinance 7052, sec. 37, adopted 5/7/19)
(A) For the construction of a new (or modification of an existing) driveway there shall, in addition to any other applicable permit(s) and fee(s), be a permit fee charge as set forth in Section
30.301, chapter
30, “Building Inspection,” of this Code.
(B) The
contractor will be held responsible for conducting the construction
in an orderly and safe manner. Proper barricades as specified in the
manual on uniform traffic control devices, shall be used. The City’s
Director of Transportation, or his appointee, shall determine if proper
barricading and signing is utilized.
(Ordinance 6260, sec. 15, adopted 9/2/08; Ordinance 7052, sec. 38, adopted 5/7/19)
Driveway approach standards must conform to the applicable provisions
set forth in the City’s Technical Standards Manual.
(Ordinance 7052, sec. 39, adopted 5/7/19)