§ 7-1.401. Standards.

Driveways shall be constructed or repaired in accordance with current standard drawings and specifications approved by the Council from time to time by resolution and on file in the offices of the City Clerk and Public Works Director.

In addition to said standards, driveway construction or repair shall comply with the regulations set forth below. For purposes of such regulations, all measurements of driveways adjacent to vertical curbs shall be made at the top of the curbing, and all measurements of driveways adjacent to drive-over curbs shall be made at the property line.

(a)

The maximum width of any driveway adjacent to a vertical curb shall not be more than forty-one (41) feet. The maximum width of any driveway adjacent to a drive-over curb shall not be more than thirty-five (35) feet.

(b)

The minimum distance between driveways serving the same lot or parcel of land shall not be less than twenty (20) feet.

(c)

The total width of any driveway serving any lots or parcels of land in a single ownership shall not exceed the following limits:

(1)

For frontages having a vertical curb, the limit shall be fifty (50) percent of the street frontage of the property or forty-one (41) feet, whichever is greater.

(2)

For frontages having a drive-over curb, the limit shall be fifty (50) percent of the street frontage of the property or thirty-five (35) feet whichever is greater.

In the case of lots or parcels fronting on more than one (1) street, the calculation for driveways on a given street shall be based only on the frontage of that street.

(d)

No driveway shall be so located that it interferes with intersecting sidewalks, traffic signals, lamp standards, fire hydrants, or other public improvements unless specific approval is given by the Public Works Director and the necessary adjustments to sidewalks, traffic signals, light standards, fire hydrants, or other public improvements or installations are accomplished without cost to the City.

(e)

All work shall be done under the supervision of the Public Works Director and in accordance with City standards and specifications in effect at the time of such work. All debris and surplus materials shall be promptly removed upon the completion of such work.

(f)

Applicant shall maintain the premises in a safe manner and shall provide adequate barricades and lights at his/her own expense to protect the safety of the public using the adjacent streets or sidewalks and shall hold the City free and harmless from any and all charges or damages or liability incurred because of his/her operation.

(g)

The Public Works Director may grant variances from these standards in accordance with resolutions passed by the Council from time to time which establish conditions under which variances may be granted. In each case the applicant shall agree in writing to the conditions of the variance. In the event that the Council has not established conditions for a particular type of variance, the application shall be submitted to the Council for action. A variance granted pursuant to this subsection is revocable at any time by the Council.

(h)

The Council shall have the authority to rescind any permit heretofore or hereafter granted for a driveway when it finds such action to be in the public interest. Such driveways shall be removed and replaced as provided in Section 7-1.404 of this article.

(Amended by Ord. 782-C.S., Ord. 959-C.S., Ord. 1174-C.S., Ord. 1198-C.S., Ord. 3071-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3366-C.S., § 1, effective 12-9-04)