Commercial and multifamily driveways shall be located a minimum of 125 feet from a side street or intersection except where physical site conditions and spacing of existing driveways may cause the City to require another location. The 125 feet is measured along the property line from the right-of-way of the perpendicular street to the edge of the driveway. New driveways that would create a four-legged intersection are undesirable unless the existing City street has an arterial classification, or if a stop condition to the City street exists. Access to a corner lot with a frontage less than 155 feet in width will be established on a case-by-case basis by the City and the driveway(s) shall be placed at such a location to maximize safety.

New driveway locations created by the platting of property shall be unified whenever possible to create the fewest number of accesses onto a City street.

The number, location, and size of commercial and multifamily driveways shall be determined by the volume and type of traffic generated by the development, other driveways in the vicinity of the proposed approach, the amount of lot frontage along the City street, and channelization/traffic control on the City street along the lot frontage.

When multiple driveways to one parcel or development are permitted, they shall not be less than 125 feet apart, measured from centerline to centerline.

A minimum of two major driveways shall be required for developments that will generate 500 ADT or more unless other mitigating measures are approved by the City.

Notwithstanding the requirements of these regulations, the number and location of major driveways may be more restrictive than described herein if deemed necessary by the City. The City shall base its determination on existing and projected traffic volumes and channelization and signalization on the existing City street, traffic, and turning movements generated by the existing and/or proposed project and other applicable traffic design criteria.

When a three-lane driveway is requested, a traffic engineering study along with a signing, striping, and traffic channelization plan shall be done by the applicant’s engineer for submittal to the City for review and approval. [Ord. 501 § 3, 2009.]