(A)
Design
& Construction.
Driveways shall be designed, constructed
and provided according to the City’s Technical Standards.
(B)
Restrictions.
Residential driveways are not permitted off of any arterial
street as so designated by the City’s Major Thoroughfare Plan
as Type A, B, C or D thoroughfares. The Director of Transportation
may modify the design of, or may prohibit the location of, any driveway
due to safety considerations.
(C)
Permit
Required.
No person 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 a Sidewalk and Driveway Approach Permit.
(D)
Fire
Lanes.
Fire lanes are to be designed in accordance with
the City’s Fire Code. Fire lanes shall be shown in the Site
Engineering Drawings, and shall be maintained to the City’s
standards by the property owner. For safety and emergency accessibility
reasons during construction, developments other than single-family
detached or two-family residential subdivisions may not proceed with
vertical structural construction above the foundation prior to completion
and City inspection of all fire lanes and fire hydrants on the site
(unless otherwise approved by the Fire Chief).
(E)
Duty
to Construct Curb When Driveway Abandoned.
Whenever any
curb is removed, or where no curb is present, in order to provide
a driveway and the use of such driveway is at any time abandoned and
not used for ingress and egress to the property, it is the duty of
the property owner of such property to restore or construct the curb
in accordance with the City’s Technical Standards.
(Ordinance 6773 adopted 5/19/15; Ordinance 7055, sec. 24, adopted 5/7/19)
