Chapter 18.150 THOROUGHFARE REGULATIONS

Chapter 18.150
THOROUGHFARE REGULATIONS

Sections:

18.150.030 Classification of thoroughfares.

18.150.010 Applicability.

To promote public safety, thoroughfare regulations are hereby adopted and established. These thoroughfare regulations shall be applied in the development review process including all rezoning petitions, applications for zoning use permits, and proposed plats submitted to the Area Plan Commission. All development proposals shall allocate adequate access for streets in conformity with the thoroughfare plan and shall designate and label all such streets in accordance with the following definitions, specifications, and requirements regarding control of access, platted width, and setback requirements. [Ord. G-93-17, passed 9-28-93. 1983 Code § 15.153.170.]

18.150.020 Definitions.

(A) “Control of access” means the condition where the right of owners or occupants of abutting land, or other persons, to access, including its location in connection with public ways, streets, highways or roads, is fully or partially controlled by public authority, including, but not limited to, the Area Plan Commission.

(B) “Full control of access” means the condition where access, including its location, is fully controlled in connection with the public ways, streets, highways or roads, to give preference to through traffic by providing access connections only with selected public ways, streets, highways or roads, and by prohibiting both crossings at grade and direct private driveway connections.

(C) “Partial control of access” means the condition where access, including its location, is partially controlled in connection with public ways, streets, highways or roads to give preference to through traffic to a degree that in addition to access connections with selected public ways, streets, highways or roads, there may be permitted some crossing at grade and some direct driveway connections, with design and location approved by public authority, including the Area Plan Commission.

(D) Controlled Access. Any street designated and labeled as a “controlled access” shall be a divided arterial street planned, designed, and intended for through vehicular traffic in conformance with the comprehensive plan with full control of access thereto.

(E) Major Arterial. Any street designated and labeled as a “major arterial” shall be an arterial street planned, designed, and intended for through vehicular traffic in conformance with the comprehensive plan with partial control of access thereto. Major arterials are intended to move through traffic to and from such major attractors as the central business district, regional shopping centers, and major industrial areas, or as a route for traffic between communities or large developed areas.

(F) Minor Arterial. Any street designated and labeled as a “minor arterial” shall be an arterial street planned, designed, and intended to serve as a distributor of through vehicular traffic, in conformance with the comprehensive plan, from interstates and major arterials to collector streets with partial control of access thereof. Minor arterials are similar to major arterials, except that these streets service minor traffic-generating areas such as neighborhood commercial areas, primary and secondary educational facilities, hospitals, churches and offices.

(G) Collector. Any street designated and labeled as a “collector” shall be planned, designed, and intended to serve as a collector and distributor of vehicular traffic, in conformance with the comprehensive plan, with partial control of access thereof. A collector street collects traffic from local streets and channels it into the arterial system. [Ord. G-93-17, passed 9-28-93. 1983 Code § 15.153.172.]

18.150.030 Classification of thoroughfares.

These thoroughfare and building setbacks apply regardless of zoning classification.

(A) Controlled Access. From the centerline of the thoroughfare the total setback shall be determined by the State of Indiana or the U.S. Federal Government, whichever is appropriate. The following streets are included in the controlled access classification:

Street	Description
Diamond Avenue	Posey County line to Morgan Avenue
Lloyd Expressway/SR 66	U.S. 41 to Warrick County line
I-64	That portion in Vanderburgh County
I-164	That portion in Vanderburgh County
Lloyd Expressway/SR 62	Posey County line to U.S. 41
Riverside Drive/Veterans Memorial Parkway	Fulton Avenue to U.S. 41
U.S. 41	That portion in Vanderburgh County

(B) Major Arterial. The following streets are included in the major arterial classification:

(1) From the centerline of the thoroughfare the total setback shall be 90 feet.

Street	Description
Green River Road	I-164 to Pigeon Creek
Morgan Avenue	U.S. 41 to Warrick County line

(2) From the centerline of the thoroughfare the total setback shall be 75 feet.

Street	Description
First Avenue	Pigeon Creek to Mill Road

(C) Minor Arterial. From the centerline of the thoroughfare the total setback shall be 70 feet. The following streets are included in the minor arterial classification:

Street	Description
Burkhardt Road	Lincoln to Morgan
Covert Avenue	Green River Road to Warrick County line
Darmstadt Road	City limits to Evergreen Road
Eichoff/Koressel	SR 62 to I-64
First Avenue	Mill Road to City limits
Fulton Avenue	Lloyd to Diamond
Green River Road	Pigeon Creek to Millersburg Road
Lynch Road	U.S. 41 to I-164
Mill Road	St. Joseph to U.S. 41
St. Joseph Avenue	Maryland to Schenk Road
SR 57	U.S. 41 to Gibson County line
Upper Mt. Vernon Avenue	Peerless Road to Tekoppel Avenue

(D) Collector. From the centerline of the thoroughfare the total setback shall be 60 feet. The following streets are included in the collector classification:

Street	Description
Boonville-New Harmony	Posey County line to I-164
Burkhardt Road	Covert Avenue to Lincoln Avenue
Burkhardt Road	Morgan Avenue to Olmstead Road
Campground Road	Old State Road to Stringtown Road
Darmstadt Road	Evergreen Road to Boonville New Harmony Road
First Avenue	Lloyd/SR 62 to Pigeon Creek
Fuquay Road	Pollack Avenue to Newburgh Road
Green River Road	Millersburg Road to SR 57
Oak Hill Road	Pigeon Creek to SR 57
Old State Road	Campground Road to U.S. 41
Pollack Avenue	Green River Road to Warrick County line
St. Joseph Avenue	Schenk Road to Boonville-New Harmony Road
Stringtown Road	Pigeon Creek to Campground
Telephone Road	I-164 to Warrick County line
Upper Mt. Vernon Road	Posey County line to Peerless Road
Virginia Street	Green River Road to Burkhardt Road
Vogel Road	Green River Road to Burkhardt Road
Western Connector	Eichoff/Koressel Road to St. Joseph Avenue

[Ord. G-93-17, passed 9-28-93. 1983 Code § 15.153.173.]

18.150.040 Compliance with title.

(A) No improvement location permit or building permit shall be issued and no construction or improvement of real property shall take place without compliance with this title.

(B) All plats of proposed subdivisions and replats of subdivisions in the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County shall comply with the requirements of this chapter. [Ord. G-93-17, passed 9-28-93. 1983 Code § 15.153.175.]

18.150.050 Requirements for variance.

(A) A person desiring a variance from the requirements of this chapter must file a petition with the Board of Zoning Appeals according to EMC 18.180.020 and 18.180.030.

(B) Thoroughfare Setback Encroachment Permit. In addition to the items required in EMC 18.180.020 and 18.180.030 for a variance petition, the petitioner shall file a thoroughfare setback encroachment permit, incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, with the variance petition on the form attached hereto. The thoroughfare setback encroachment permit shall be recorded in the office of the Vanderburgh County Recorder by the Area Plan Commission at the time of variance approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Cost of the recording will be borne by the petitioner; a certified check shall be filed for the cost of the recording at the time of the filing of a variance petition. [Ord. G-93-17, passed 9-28-93. 1983 Code § 15.153.176.]