[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Cambria 3-7-1988 as Title 4, Ch. 3 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
For the safety of the general public, the Village
shall determine the location, size, construction, and number of access
points to public roadways within the Village limits. It is the Village's
intent to provide safe access to properties abutting public roadways
suitable for the property to be developed to its highest and best
use, provided that access is not deficient or dangerous to the general
public.
B.
Unless otherwise especially permitted by resolution
of the Village Board, upon written application giving the reason therefor,
no person shall construct, repair or reconstruct any driveway across
or through any sidewalk or curbing without having first obtained a
permit from the Director of Public Works or Village Clerk/Treasurer
for which a fee as set by the Village Board shall be charged. Such
permit shall be issued upon an application form provided by the Village
and shall contain such information as the Village Board shall deem
necessary.[1]
A.
Openings for vehicular ingress and egress shall be
at least 10 feet wide at the property line for residential properties
and a minimum of 16 feet wide at the property line for all other uses
but shall not exceed 24 feet at the property line and 30 feet at the
curb opening.
B.
No driveway shall be closer than 10 feet to extended
street line at an intersection. At street intersections a driveway
shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the street intersection
area and shall not occupy areas of the roadway deemed necessary by
the Village Board for effective traffic control or for highway signs
or signals. Vehicular entrances and exits to drive-in theaters, banks
and restaurants; motels; funeral homes; vehicular sales, service,
washing and repair stations; garages or public parking lots shall
be not less than 200 feet from any pedestrian entrance or exit to
a school, college, university, church, hospital, park, playground,
library, public emergency shelter, or other place of public assembly.
C.
No driveway apron shall extend out into the street
further than the facing of the curb, and under no circumstances shall
such driveway apron extend into any gutter area. All driveway entrances
and approaches shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the
drainage of streets, side ditches or roadside areas, or with any existing
structure on the right-of-way. When required by the Public Property
Committee so as to provide for adequate surface water drainage along
the abutting street, the property owner shall provide any necessary
culvert pipe at such owner's expense.
D.
No more than one driveway entrance and approach shall
be constructed for any lot or premises except where deemed necessary
and feasible without the impairment of safety, convenience and utility
of the street by the Public Property Committee. Driveway approaches
shall be at least 10 feet apart except by special permission from
the Public Property Committee, and driveways shall in all cases be
placed wherever possible as not to interfere with utilities in place.
Any costs of relocating utilities shall be the responsibility of the
property owner, with approval of the Village Board necessary before
any utility may be relocated and the driveway installed.
Permit applications shall be made at least 24
hours in advance of intended installation, but this shall not be deemed
to be a limitation of time within which a permit must be granted,
and the Director of Public Works or Village Clerk/Treasurer shall
have such time as reasonably necessary for examination and consideration
of any application before granting the permit, subject always to specific
direction of the Village Board or pertinent committee thereof.
The permittee shall assume all responsibility
for any injury or damage to persons or property resulting directly
or indirectly during construction or repair of driveway approaches
or entrances. When curb or gutter is removed, the new construction
shall be of equivalent acceptable material and curb returns provided
or restored in a neat, workmanlike manner. Driveway surfaces shall
connect with the street pavement and sidewalk in a neat, workmanlike
manner.
