[Adopted as § 8.03 of the 1987 Code]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The surface of a driveway connecting with street or highway cross sections shall slope away from the street pavement edge at least three inches at a minimum distance of six feet from the street or highway pavement edge. No driveway shall be constructed with center line slope greater than 12:1 from the low point stated above to the property line. All driveway entrances shall be constructed in such manner that they will not interfere with the drainage of streets or roadside ditches. Driveway surfaces and adjacent grading shall be stabilized in such a manner that will prevent erosion of the driveway material or soil onto streets or into roadside ditches.
At street intersections, a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the street intersection area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway deemed necessary by the Town Board for effective traffic control or for highway signs or signals.
No driveway apron shall extend out into the street further than the face of the curb or the edge of the paved portion. All driveway entrances and approaches shall be so constructed that they shall not interfere with the drainage of streets, side ditches or roadside areas or with existing structures on the right-of-way.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
In all districts, the number of road accesses shall be limited as follows: No more than one driveway entrance and approach shall be constructed for any lot or premises except when additional road accesses are approved by the Town Board after being deemed by the Town of Ottawa Building Inspector and Town of Ottawa Town Engineer to be necessary and feasible without undue impairment of safety, convenience and utility of the street. Where the Town Board approves more than one road access, any two approaches shall be at least 10 feet apart unless waived by the Town Board.
All driveways entering onto Town roads shall be at least five feet off of the nearest side lot line at the point where the property line meets the Town road right-of-way line unless otherwise approved by the Town Board. Moreover, all driveways or portions thereof located within the right-of-way shall be at least five feet off of an imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the right-of-way line to the roadway pavement from the point where the nearest side lot line meets the right-of-way line unless otherwise approved by the Town Board.
When curb and gutter is removed, the new construction and connection shall be of equivalent acceptable material and curb returns provided or restored in a neat, workmanlike manner. Driveway surfaces shall connect with the street pavement and sidewalk in a neat, workmanlike manner. Any sidewalk areas which are damaged shall be replaced.
If a driveway is installed as a concrete driveway, the concrete shall not extend over the driveway culvert, or between the culvert and the traveled portion of the roadway. If there is no driveway culvert, then the concrete shall be no closer than six feet to the traveled portion of the roadway. The area between the concrete driveway and the traveled portion of the roadway shall be paved with asphalt or paver brick. Further, driveway pavement installed within 10 feet from the traveled portion of the roadway shall have a rise of not more than six inches.