Chapter 12.12
DRIVEWAYS
Sections:
12.12.030 Access--Administration.
12.12.040 Violation -- penalty.
12.12.010 Driveway permit.
A. A driveway permit shall be required for any new construction or change in type of business or land use of an existing property whenever a proposed driveway or use shall connect to or join any public road, street, highway, or other public right-of-way in the county. The driveway permit shall be obtained from, and issued by, the board of county commissioners.
B. Before any driveway permit shall be issued, the applicant shall submit the proposed plan, on an approved application, to the county highway engineer, area plan commission, and Evansville urban transportation study office, who shall in turn submit their recommendations to the board of county commissioners. If the county engineer, area plan commission, and Evansville urban transportation study recommend approval of the driveway application, then the board of county commissioners shall have the final authority to either grant or reject the application.
C. The standards contained in the Evansville urban transportation study’s curb cut standards shall be used and considered as a basis for the issuance of any driveway permit.
(Prior code § 92.30)
12.12.020 Use requirements.
All uses are subject to the following requirements.
A. A use may not have more than two access drives for each three hundred thirty (330) feet of frontage.
B. An access drive must be at least fifty (50) feet from any parallel access drive on the same property, measured from the centerline of both drives.
C. An access drive must be at least two hundred (200) feet from the base of a bridge incline, measured from the centerline of the access drive to the base of the bridge incline.
D. An access drive must be at least four hundred (400) feet from an interchange ramp, measured from the centerline of the access drive to the nearest edge of the ramp.
E. A one- or two-unit residential access drive must be located at least thirty (30) feet from any parallel public street, while all other access drives must be located at least fifty (50) feet from any parallel public street, measured from the nearest access line of the drive to the nearest right-of-way line of the street.
F. A divided entrance may be required for major traffic generators.
G. Any pavement widening, deceleration lane, acceleration lane, or island shall be of a design and type acceptable to the responsible authorities.
H. When the responsible authorities review a driveway application and determine, by engineering and traffic analysis, that any portion of subsection F or G of this section should be done to adequately serve traffic, the developer shall be responsible for providing it at the time of construction.
I. Driveways used almost exclusively by tractor-trailer combinations will be allowed access points wider than those shown in the curb cut standards. The width of these access points will be determined by using information contained in the Traffic Engineering Handbook.
J. Alleys should not be used for access unless all other possible points of access have been determined inadequate for a driveway. If an alley is the only possible access, all property owners abutting the alley should give their consent before a permit is issued.
(Prior code § 92.31)
12.12.030 Access--Administration.
If the location or site of a lot prevents development in accordance with the stated requirements or standards of Section 12.12.020, then access shall be provided which most closely complies with these requirements and standards. The Evansville urban transportation study, the area plan commission, and the county highway engineer shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter, subject to the final authority of the board of county commissioners.
(Prior code § 92.32)
12.12.040 Violation -- penalty.
Any person who makes a curb cut or constructs an access driveway in violation of the requirements and terms of Sections 12.12.010 through 12.12.030, shall, upon conviction, be fined for any sum up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(Prior code § 92.99(c))