(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, remove or replace any sidewalk, driveway or other way for the use of any character of vehicle on or across any sidewalk, parkway or other space between any public roadway or right-of-way and any private property, without first securing a permit so to do from the city building and development department; provided, that the approval by the department for driveway shall constitute a permit for a driveway complying with the indicated specifications.
(b) 
Application for a permit under this section shall be made at the building and development department, together with a map, plat or a sketch drawn to scale fully detailing the nature of the proposed improvements and the location thereof. If the application complies with the requirements of this article and such other regulations concerning the matter as may be provided, a permit shall be issued by the city building and development department on the form established by the department.
(c) 
The fee for a permit required by this section shall be as prescribed under Chapter 22, Article IX of the City Code.
(Code 1972, § 20-12; Ordinance 1210, § 1, 2-9-02)
All improvements for which a permit is required by this article shall be constructed in accordance with the regulations set forth in this article and other ordinances adopted by the city council.
(Code 1972, § 20-13)
Driveways providing access from private property to any public right-of-way or roadway shall be constructed in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) 
No driveway shall have a width measured along the boundary line between the public right-of-way and the private property of more than 35 feet, except that, upon a showing under the provisions of section 86-54, such driveway may be not in excess of 45 feet in width.
(2) 
Every driveway shall be so designed and constructed as to provide for a sidewalk having a minimum width of five feet measured at right angles to the boundary line between the public right-of-way and the private property. Such sidewalk shall be constructed so as to have one edge thereof in line with any existing sidewalk, and if there is no existing sidewalk the sidewalk shall be so constructed as to have one edge thereof coinciding with the boundary line between the public right-of-way and the private property line, or in keeping with the general practice established by the existence of sidewalks on a majority of the property within the block where the driveway in question is to be placed.
(3) 
Except where the curb is a roll type curb, the curb return on all driveways shall have a radius of not less than three feet and the point where the return falls tangent to the curb shall be within the property lines extended of the property which the driveway is designed to service.
(4) 
Sidewalks shall be constructed at an elevation so as to provide for a minimum of one-fourth inch per foot fall from the edge of the sidewalk farthest from the property line to the top of the curb; provided that, where the established practice in the block of the majority of the existing sidewalks, on the plat approved by the planning and zoning commission for the subdivision, provides for a roll type curb, the sidewalk shall be constructed so that the edge farthest from the property line shall be at the same grade as the top of the curb.
(5) 
Where a ramp section of the driveway is to be constructed, the ramp shall reach the grade of the sidewalk at a distance of not less than five feet from the outside edge of the street curbline.
(6) 
The grade for all curbs, sidewalks, driveways and ramps shall be fixed by the city council.
(7) 
All driveway approaches, ramps, sidewalks and curbs constructed in connection therewith shall be constructed of concrete having a minimum of 2,500 psi in 28 days, and shall have a minimum thickness of six inches, and shall have reinforcing consisting of a minimum of six-inch by six-inch No. 6 wire mesh.
(Code 1972, § 20-14)
Upon a showing that unusual circumstances exist, or that a need for a driveway of greater width exists, or some variance from the requirements set forth in section 86-53 should be made, where such variances will not be contrary to the public interest, and that literal enforcement of the provisions of section 86-53 will result in unnecessary hardship such regulations may be varied by approval of the city council, provided that, in no instance, shall any driveway opening be in excess of 45 feet in width. Any person requesting that the regulations prescribed in section 86-53 be varied because of unusual circumstances shall file a written request therefor with the city secretary, setting forth the circumstances to show that literal enforcement of the provisions of such section will result in unnecessary hardship.
(Code 1972, § 20-15)