[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Lancaster 8-15-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-06 as §§ 8.05 and 8.15 of the
2005 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Upon recommendation by the Director of Public Works, the Council
may authorize and direct the new construction or replacement of driveway
approaches in the streets of the City.
The expense of such construction shall be the responsibility
of the abutting property owner. The Council shall proceed in the manner
directed by § 66.0703, Wis. Stats., Special assessments
generally. An owner may pay the special assessment in five equal annual
installments.
A.
These specifications are to serve as a standard for the construction,
replacement, location and maintenance of driveways located in the
City of Lancaster street or alley rights-of-way. They will apply whether
the work is performed by City forces, contractors working on behalf
of the City, contractors working on behalf of private individuals
or private individuals themselves.
B.
A permit must be obtained from the City before any person, either
for himself or another, performs construction on any driveway within
the street right-of-way.
C.
Driveway openings for vehicular ingress and egress for residential
driveways shall be at least 10 feet wide and shall not exceed 30 feet
at the roadway. Commercial and industrial driveways shall not exceed
50 feet at the roadway. Special applications will be considered.
A.
The driveway shall be located and restricted as to width as necessary
so that the entire driveway is contained within the frontage along
the street of the property served. At public highway intersections
a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the
public highway intersection area and shall not encroach on or occupy
areas of the roadway or right-of-way deemed necessary for effective
traffic control or for highway signs or signals. A driveway shall
be so located and constructed that vehicles approaching or using it
will have adequate sight distance in both directions along the highway
or street and shall be no closer than 15 feet to the extended street
line at an intersection. Driveway approaches shall be at least 10
feet apart, except by special permission from the Director of Public
Works, and driveways shall in all cases be placed wherever possible
so as not to interfere with utilities in place.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
The number of driveways to serve an individual property fronting
on a street shall be one, except where deemed necessary and feasible
by the Director of Public Works for reasonable and adequate service
to the property, considering safety, convenience and utility of the
street.
C.
No driveway apron shall extend out into the street further than the
face of the curb, and under no circumstances shall such driveway apron
extend into the gutter area. All driveway entrances and approaches
shall be so constructed that they shall not 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 City to provide for adequate
drainage along the street, the property owner shall provide any necessary
culvert pipe at his or her own expense. The culvert shall be not less
than a twelve-inch pipe and be constructed of galvanized steel or
reinforced concrete.
D.
When existing curb and gutter is removed for constructing a driveway,
the new curb connections shall be of equivalent acceptable material
and curb returns provided or restored in a neat, workmanlike manner.
The driveway surface shall be connected with the street pavement and
the sidewalk, if any, in a neat workmanlike manner. The driveway construction
shall include replacement of such sidewalk areas which are inadequate
or which are or may be damaged by means of vehicle travel across the
sidewalk.
E.
Appeals. Any person feeling himself aggrieved by the refusal of the
Director of Public Works to issue a permit for a private driveway
may appeal such refusal to the Common Council within 20 days after
such refusal to issue such permit is made.
A.
Standard driveway specifications shall refer to the State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road and
Bridge Construction, Latest Edition.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Concrete. The concrete to be furnished shall be a uniform workable
mix using not less than six bags of concrete per cubic yard and so
proportioned to produce a compressive strength of not less than 3,000
psi in 10 days when tested by standard methods.
C.
Subgrade and preparation. Concrete in driveways shall have a minimum
thickness of six inches and shall have a subbase of course or crushed
aggregate of at least four inches, tamped or otherwise compacted to
ensure stability.
D.
Joints. Transverse expansion joints shall be formed at the back of
the curb and gutter and at the edge of sidewalk by installing a pre-molded
bituminous strip at least 1/2 inch thick. The strip shall extend the
full depth of the sidewalk and driveway sections.
A.
Commercial
and industrial driveways. No driveway shall have a width greater than
50 feet measured at right angles to the center line of the driveway,
except as increased by permissible radii. In instances where the nature
of a commercial or industrial activity or the physical characteristics
of the land would require a driveway of greater width than herein
specified, the Director of Public Works or designee may permit a driveway
of additional width. The angle between the center line of the driveway
and the curbline shall not be less than 45°.
[Amended 11-17-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-05]
B.
Residential
driveways. Unless special permission is first received from the Common
Council, a residential driveway shall not exceed 30 feet measured
at the curbline. The angle between the center line of the driveway
and the curbline shall not be less than 45°.
Except as otherwise provided, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
