20.50.230 DW-04 – Agricultural commercial, multiple-family residential, and nonresidential driveway standards.
This driveway standards (DW) section applies to the following zoning districts:
A4 M1 M2 IS LB GC HC CP I1 I2 HI
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 or collector street (see “B” in the following illustration).
b. Within forty-five (45) 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. Nonresidential Use Onto Arterial or Collector. Maximum of ten and one-half (10½) feet per lane with a maximum overall width of thirty-one and one-half (31½) feet.
2. Nonresidential Use Onto Local Street. Ten (10) feet per lane, with a maximum overall width of thirty (30) feet.
3. Multiple-Family Use Onto Any Street. Ten (10) feet per driving lane, with a maximum overall width 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.
E. Turn-Around. Any driveway with access to a State road or highway shall have an on-site means for turning around vehicles. [Ord. 12-27-11 § 5.23.]