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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommon Driveway Requirements in other JurisdictionsNAMPA 10-22-3: PARKING AREA DESIGN: All parking areas, whether public, private or in a parking garage structure, shall be designed, and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and section 10-1-18, figure 1, "Figure 1 - Minimum Parking Lot Requirements", of this title.    A.   Residential Yard Intrusion(s), Common Driveways, And Required Drive Widths: In any residential district, public or private parking spaces and/or associated back up/drive aisle/maneuvering areas shall not be permitted in any required yard (setback area), except as follows:       1.   Required parking spaces and individual, private driveways associated with any detached single-family dwelling on a single property shall be permitted in the required front yard setback area against a side property line in the required side yard setback, or allowed to abut an alley edge. Private, individual residential driveways for detached houses, two-unit townhouses or duplexes shall be at least twelve feet (12') wide unless they are/will be longer than one hundred fifty feet (150'), in which case they shall be twenty feet (20') wide unless they are common driveways.       2.   Common driveways serving either three (3) or four (4) duplexes or two-unit attached (townhouses) or three (3) or more detached dwelling units shall be at least twenty feet (20') wide. Common driveways shall otherwise comply with standards listed in chapter 27 of this title (including being set back from the nearest side property line that parallels the drive). All driveways longer than one hundred fifty feet (150') shall provide for a turnaround acceptable to the fire department at or near their terminus on the property, as appropriate.       3.   Driveways serving residential apartment or condo buildings or groups of such buildings each containing three (3) or more dwelling units (i.e./a.k.a., triplexes, fourplexes, apartments) are hereinafter termed "service drives".       4.   Service drives in and around any single building containing three (3) or more units, or any group/complex of buildings each containing three (3) or more units (e.g., a sixplex), shall be allowed to cross required yard (setback) areas when they provide linkage between a parking area and a street or alley.       5.   Service drives or sections thereof lacking parking spaces to either side shall be at least twelve feet (12') wide when designed to move traffic in a one-way direction.       6.   Service drives or sections thereof lacking parking spaces to either side shall be at least twenty feet (20') wide when designed to move traffic in two (2) ways.       7.   Service drives or sections thereof that have parking spaces to either or both sides shall be as wide as required by section 10-1-18, figure 1, "Figure 1 - Minimum Parking Lot Requirements", column c, "Parking Bank Width", of this title.       8.   Service drives or sections thereof lacking parking spaces to either side shall be at least twenty feet (20') wide if and when longer than one hundred fifty feet (150').       9.   Service drives shall be allowed in lieu of streets in commercial, industrial, or, non-AG, RA, and RS zoned residential subdivisions.       10.   The city council issues a variance approving some amount of intrusion for a drive or parking area into a required yard/setback area. (Ord. 3835, 12-1-2008) MERIDIAN D.   Common Driveways:       1.   Maximum Dwelling Units Served: Common driveways shall serve a maximum of six (6) dwelling units.       2.   Width Standards: Common driveways shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') in width.       3.   Maximum Length: Common driveways shall be a maximum of one hundred fifty feet (150') in length or less, unless otherwise approved by the Meridian City Fire Department.       4.   Improvement Standards: Common driveways shall be paved with a surface with the capability of supporting fire vehicles and equipment.       5.   Abutting Properties: All properties that abut a common driveway shall take access from the driveway; however, if an abutting property has the required minimum street frontage, that property is not required to take access from the common driveway. In this situation, the abutting property's driveway shall be on the opposite side of the shared property line; away from the common driveway. Solid fencing adjacent to common driveways shall be prohibited, unless separated by a minimum five foot (5') wide landscaped buffer.       6.   Turning Radius: Common driveways shall be straight or provide a twenty eight foot (28') inside and forty eight foot (48') outside turning radius.       7.   Depictions: For any plats using a common driveway, the setbacks, fencing, building envelope, and orientation of the lots and structures shall be shown on the preliminary plat and/or as an exhibit with the final plat application.       8.   Easement: A perpetual ingress/egress easement shall be filed with the Ada County Recorder, which shall include a requirement for maintenance of a paved surface capable of supporting fire vehicles and equipment.       9.   Alternative Compliance: The Director may approve or recommend approval of alternative design or construction standards when the applicant can demonstrate that the proposed overall design meets or exceeds the intent of the required standards of this section and shall not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare. BOISE C. Common Driveways: Common driveways are subject to the following requirements: (1) The common driveway benefits the design of the development and reduces the number of public street accesses. (2) The common driveway provides access to no less than two and no more than six lots, each occupied with one single family or townhouse dwelling unit. A Minor Land Division shall not result in a common driveway being used to serve more than 4 lots. (3) The maximum length is 150 feet, unless approved by the Fire Department, and the minimum width is 20 feet. "No parking" signs shall be placed on the common driveway. (4) A five-foot wide landscaped area is required between the common driveway and lots that do not utilize the common driveway. (5) The minimum street frontage requirement of each flag lot served by the common driveway is five feet. (6) Lots that abut a common driveway shall take access from the common driveway and not the public right-of-way. (7) A perpetual ingress/egress access easement and an agreement for maintenance for the paved driveway and any required landscaping shall be recorded prior to issuance of building permits. For Minor Land Divisions, a copy of the easement or agreement must be submitted for the lots to be deemed legal. (8) Required off-street parking shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the edge of the common driveway. (9) In the case of a subdivision plat, the common driveway and utilities shall be constructed concurrently with all other public improvements.