14-18-109 ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

A. Any property, regardless of its use or zone designation, shall be subject to the following. 1. Any off-street parking area shall be accessed through an approved drive-approach, also referred to as a “drive-access“ or ”curb-cut“, meeting City construction standards. It is unlawful to drive a motor vehicle on any sidewalk, park strip, or any other area behind the curb within a public right-of-way, with the exception of an approved drive-approach. 2. The combined area of drive-approaches along any public street frontage shall not exceed fifty-percent (50%) of the linear length of the street curb immediately adjacent to a property, including required curb returns. A legal, non-complying flag lot shall be limited to one (1) drive-approach which shall be the narrowest width possible to comply with the minimum access requirements of this Title and the Fire Code. 3. No off-street parking area shall be approved or constructed without a drive-approach meeting City standards. Any drive-approach shall be located at least five (5) feet from a side or rear property line, with the exception of approved, shared driveapproaches. 4. Each drive-approach or drive access shall be constructed from materials consistent with the City’s construction standards for drive approaches or other improvements constructed within the public right-of-way. Driveway(s) shall be constructed from Hard Surface as defined in 14-3-102 and shall be graded to dispose of all surface water. All parking, driveways, and grading plans shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. 5. Existing drive approaches (drive accesses or curb-cuts) which are deemed abandoned by the City Engineer for non-use or which are relocated as part of an approved development project shall be removed and replaced with standard curb, gutter, park strip, and sidewalk within one (1) year, as required by the City Engineer. B. Single-Family and Two-Family Residential Lots 1. Each residential lot shall be allowed not more than two drive accesses (curb cuts), each of which shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a maximum width of thirty (30) feet, as measured at the street property line. There shall also be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet between any drive access located on the same property, as measured at the property line. Lots exceeding one (1) acre in size with more than 150 feet of frontage on a public street may be allowed one (1) additional curb cut provided the curb cut meets all other standards related to size, maximum lot coverage and open space standards, minimum separation from other lots, driveways and intersections. 2. Circular drives shall meet all of the minimum width and separation standards that apply to drive accesses and shall be constructed in conformance with the requirements set forth in Figure 18-5 Minimum Circular Drive Design Standards for All Single and Two Family Residential. Areas between the minimum interior arc and the front property line shall be landscaped at all times, and shall not be filled with cement, asphalt or any other paving material. In limited circumstances, the City Engineer may allow a reduced circular driveway, as shown in Figure 186 Minimum Circular Drive Design Standards for Limited Situations. Before approving the construction of a reduced circular driveway, the City Engineer shall determine that all of the following criteria are met: a. It is not physically possible to construct a standard size circular driveway. b. There is a clear safety hazard created by the configuration of the road, sidewalk, or other element that is beyond the control of the property owner. c. The property owner has not created the safety hazard or need for the reduced circular driveway by his action or the action of previous property owners. d. There is no other reasonable solution to the safety hazard. 3. No drive access shall be closer than thirty (30) feet to any street intersection as measured at the property line. In any instance where a dwelling has a drive access on to a collector or arterial street, or in any instance where existing conditions restrict visibility, the City Engineer may require that the drive access be located further from the intersection; however, the location shall be the minimum necessary to mitigate the hazard. 4. In any instance where a dwelling has a drive access on to a collector or major street as indicated on the Bountiful Master Street Plan, or in any instance where existing conditions restrict visibility, the City Engineer may prohibit vehicles from backing onto a public street. In addition, the City Engineer may require that onsite improvements be made to allow a vehicle to turn around and drive forward out on to a public street. C. Multiple-Family Residential Developments 1. Length and Width of Driveways. a. No driveway shall exceed six hundred (600) feet without providing a second access. b. Driveways which are one hundred fifty (150) feet or less in length shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet with no parking allowed along the driveway. c. Driveways which are greater than one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall have a minimum width of thirty (30) feet. Driveways with only one access and which are in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet shall also have a seventy (70) foot diameter turnaround. d. No more than twenty (20) units shall be allowed on any dead-end driveway regardless of length. e. A shared driveway and/or shared drive access between adjoining properties may be allowed by the approving authority only if it is a secondary access and only if each development has another access and driveway that is unique to that development. Both property owners must sign and record a cross access agreement benefiting both parties. 2. Number of Driveways Permitted. Not more than two (2) drive-accesses (curb cuts) shall be allowed for each one hundred (100) feet of street frontage, except for town-home style residential units approved and constructed after December 31, 2006, that front onto a public street that is not designated on the Street Master Plan as a collector or arterial street and that does not exceed an average daily traffic volume of one thousand (1,000) vehicles. 3. Intersection Proximity. No drive access shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any street intersection as measured at the property line. Any proposed drive access that is located within one hundred (100) feet of a State road, arterial street, or collector street, shall also be reviewed and approved according to AASHTO and other professional standards. D. Non-Residential and Mixed-use Developments. In non-residential and mixed-use developments, access shall be provided to meet the following requirements: 1. Width of Driveways. Each drive access shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet or more than thirty-five (35) feet in width, measured at right angles to the center line of the driveway, except as increased by the permissible curb return radii. The drive access flare may not encroach upon a designated travel lane within the public right-of-way and shall be designed according to standards approved by Bountiful City. 2. Spacing of Drive Accesses. There shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet between each drive access, and no drive access shall be closer than six feet to a side property line unless there is a cross access agreement and it is approved by the approving authority. 3. Intersection Proximity. No drive access shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to any street intersection as measured at the property line. Any proposed drive access that is located within one hundred (100) feet of a State road, arterial street, or collector street, shall also be reviewed and approved according to AASHTO and other professional standards. 4. Landscaping Required. Landscaping shall be provided along the entire frontage of the property to a minimum depth of ten (10) feet, except for permitted driveways. Sprinkling systems shall be installed and permanently maintained within the landscaped area. The landscaped area shall be surrounded by a poured concrete curb extending six (6) inches above the paved surface. 5. Mixed-use developments that incorporate residential uses shall also meet the access and driveway criteria for multiple-family residential development. Any conflicting provisions between the two standards shall be resolved by the approving authority. E. Curb Radius Requirements. Maximum and minimum curb return radii permitted and minimum driveway approach angles to the center line of the street shall be built to Bountiful City standards. Any part of a curb radius shall be located within the portion of right-of-way immediately adjacent to the property for which it is serving, as determined by extending the side property line into the right-of-way at an angle perpendicular to, or tangent to, the front property line. A curb radius shall not be located in such a way that it encroaches on an adjoining property or the portion of the right-of-way that an adjoining property is responsible for maintaining. F. Location of Gasoline Pumps. Gasoline dispensing devices at automotive service stations, convenience stores, or other similar businesses, shall be located a minimum distance of ten (10) feet from a property line and so located that all parts of a vehicle being serviced will be on the premises of the service pad. In addition, the location of dispensing devices shall be in accordance with the following: 1. Dispensing devices shall be located not less than ten (10) feet from any building which is less than one-hour fire resistive construction. Such dispensing devices shall also be located so that the nozzle, when hose is fully extended, shall not reach within five (5) feet of any building opening. 2. Dispensing devices shall be at least twenty (20) feet from all fixed sources of ignition. 3. All dispensing devices shall be protected against physical damage from vehicles by mounting them on a concrete island a minimum of six (6) inches in height. Alternate methods of providing equivalent protection may be permitted when approved by the Fire Marshal. 4. Apparatus dispensing Class I or Class II liquids into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles of the public shall not be located in a bulk plan unless separated by a fence or similar barrier from the area in which bulk operations are conducted. 5. Dispensing devices shall be secured to the island in an approved manner other than piping and conduit.