7-9-107. PARKING LOT ACCESS.
Entrances and Exits for parking facilities shall be designed to reduce traffic congestion on public Streets and minimize conflicts with neighboring Uses. Adequate ingress and egress to the parking facilities shall be provided as follows:
(1) Access drives for Single or Two Unit Dwellings with single- and double-car garages shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and a maximum of 20 feet at the property line. Access drives for three-car and larger garages shall be a minimum of 10 feet wide and may not exceed a maximum of 30 feet at the property line. On Corner Lots, the access to a Single or Two Unit Dwelling shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the point of intersecting curb lines.
(2) Access drives for Single or Two Unit Dwellings with detached garages, Carports or other parking areas located in the Rear Yard of the dwelling, which provide the minimum required Parking Spaces, shall be at minimum of 10 feet wide and improved per Section 7-9-114.
(3) Standards for the width, radius, location and number of curb cuts for all Uses on City Streets except Single or Two Unit Dwellings or Townhomes or Condominiums that are attached to the side of one another are outlined in the table below:
|
Future Right-of-way Width |
Max Curb Cut Width |
Minimum Access Radius |
Separation from Corners* |
Separation from Side/Rear Property Lines |
Number of Curb Cuts Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
<66' |
30' |
30' |
80' |
75' |
1 per 150' of Frontage |
|
66' – 79' |
40' |
40' |
100' |
100' |
1 per 200' of Frontage |
|
80' and up |
40' |
30' |
140' |
175' |
1 per 350' of Frontage |
*Measurement made from the point of intersecting curb lines to near edge of driveway.
(4) The City Engineer or designee may modify the standards in the table in subsection (3) above if sufficient proof is provided through a traffic study that the modification will be necessary for traffic movement. The maximum driveway width shall be 50 feet.