20.50.220 DW-03 – Single-family residential driveway standards.
This driveway standards (DW) section applies to the following zoning districts:
R1 R2 VR
The following standards shall apply:
A. Separation.
1. From a Street Intersection. No single driveway shall be permitted to be installed:
a. Within 150 feet of any intersecting street if access is along an arterial or collector street (see “A” in the following illustration).
b. Within 100 feet of any intersecting street if access is along a local street (see “A” in the following illustration).
c. If the parcel is not large enough to achieve the required separation, then the driveway shall be installed at a location farthest from the intersection.
d. Under no circumstances shall a driveway be allowed within sixty (60) feet of any intersection.
2. From Another Driveway. A new driveway shall not be permitted to be installed:
a. Within 100 feet of one another if access is along an arterial (see “B” in the following illustration).
b. Within fifty (50) feet of one another if access is along a collector street (see “B” in the following illustration).
c. Within fifteen (15) feet of one another if access is along a local street (see “B” in the following illustration).
B. Width. No driveway shall exceed the following widths.
1. Onto an Arterial or Collector Street. Minimum of eleven (11) feet and a maximum of twenty-two (22) feet.
2. Onto a Local Street. Minimum of ten (10) feet and a maximum of twenty (20) feet.
C. Materials. All driveways shall consist of asphalt, concrete or other nonporous material approved by the Zoning Administrator.
D. Distance to Property Line. All driveways shall be at least three (3) feet from the side property line. [Ord. 12-27-11 § 5.22.]