(a) The
location and size of ingress and egress driveways for one- and two-family
residences shall be subject to the approval of the city engineer.
(b) Residential
driveways to serve single car garages, carports, and/or storage areas
shall be not less than 11 feet, nor more than 15 feet in width, measured
at the property line. Residential driveways to serve two car garages,
carports, and/or storage areas shall be not less than 11 feet, nor
more than 24 feet in width, measured at the property line. When residential
driveways are required to serve three or more car garages, carports,
and/or storage areas, the size and location of the driveway shall
be subject to the approval of the city engineer, after an adequate
engineering analysis of the parking, maneuvering and access requirements.
A driveway should not begin less than 15 feet from the point of tangency
of the corner radius of an intersection.
(c) The
radius of all driveway returns shall be a minimum of five feet; however,
if in the professional opinion of the city engineer, a situation justifies,
driveways may be built at an angle other than perpendicular to the
roadway and/or with driveway return radii of as much as 20 feet. Residential
driveways shall not be constructed closer than ten feet apart.
(d) Joint
driveway approaches may be approved provided a letter of agreement
signed by all adjoining property owners is delivered to and approved
by the city engineer.
[Ord. No. 819-97, § 11(J), 6-10-1997]
(a) The
location of ingress and egress and the size of all multifamily residential,
commercial, and industrial driveways shall be subject to the approval
of the city engineer. Driveways should not exceed 65 percent of the
property frontage. Multifamily residential, commercial and industrial
driveways shall be a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 36 feet in
width measured at the property line. When the property frontage is
75 feet or greater, the driveway measured at the property line shall
not begin less than five feet from the property corner. When the property
frontage is less than 75 feet, the driveway measured at the property
line may begin a minimum of 15 feet from the property corner, provided
there is not an existing driveway within 15 feet of the property corner
on the adjacent property. A minimum of 20 feet, measured at the property
line, should be maintained between driveways.
(b) The
radius of all driveway returns shall be a minimum of 15 feet; however,
if in the professional opinion of the city engineer a situation justifies,
driveways may be built at an angle other than perpendicular to the
roadway and/or with driveway return radii of as much as 25 feet. The
larger radius driveway returns may only be approved if a minimum of
ten feet of tangent curb can be constructed between the driveway returns.
(c) Joint
driveway approaches may be approved provided a letter of agreement
signed by all adjoining property owners is delivered to and approved
by the city engineer.
[Ord. No. 819-97, § 11(J), 6-10-1997]
(a) Off-street
parking shall be provided as required in all the applicable zoning
provisions of the zoning ordinance, and shall be paved.
(b) Off-street
parking areas shall be maintained by the owner.
(c) No
new head-in parking is permitted, except for one- and two-family residential.
Off-street parking layouts shall afford the driver the ability to
accomplish all maneuvers to enter or exit the parking spaces on private
property.
(d) The
area between the property line and curb line and/or edge of pavement
(street parkway) shall not be used for off-street parking.
[Ord. No. 819-97, § 11(J), 6-10-1997]
Nothing in this division shall require the changing of existing
driveways and/or parking except under one or more of the following
conditions:
(1) During
widening and/or reconstruction of streets, the driveways will be brought
into conformity with the present standards and head-in parking will
be eliminated;
(2) During
new building construction or major additions and remodeling of existing
buildings, all driveways and parking requirements will be brought
into conformity with the present standards and head-in parking will
be eliminated;
(3) When
the city engineer determines that prevailing traffic conditions require
the elimination of existing head-in parking that makes use of public
rights-of-way in order to correct a serious traffic hazard.
[Ord. No. 819-97, § 11(J), 6-10-1997]
(a) Street
names.
Names of new streets shall not duplicate or cause
confusion with the names of existing streets, unless the new streets
are a continuation of or in alignment with existing streets, in which
case names of existing streets shall be used.
(b) Street
signs.
Street names and traffic control devices, including
school zone flashing lights, additional traffic signal apparatus,
etc., shall be paid for by the subdivider or developer for all intersections
within or abutting the subdivision. Payment shall be made prior to
infrastructure construction in the subdivision. Such signs shall be
of a type approved by the city engineer.
[Ord. No. 819-97, § 11(J), 6-10-1997]