A.

The proposed access points within the City shall be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator, Street Department and City Engineer; and, it shall be approved by the Leeds Planning Commission. The proposed location, width, drainage structure, traffic conditions, site distances and resurfacing shall be addressed in the request for approval.

B.

The entrances shall be held to a minimum and be located at points affording maximum sight distances, minimum grades and maximum separation. For highway service uses along major streets, combined or shared driveways, entrances and marginal access streets may be needed.

C.

The maximum number of entrances shall be as follows:

D.

The property, which has frontage on two (2) or more streets, may be allowed entrances on each street in accordance with the above criteria.

E.

The distance between openings shall be one hundred and twenty-five feet (125'), except for single-family detached lots.

F.

The entrances shall be located so that the curb openings are a minimum of five feet (5') from the nearest edge of a street drainage inlet and fifty feet (50') from the corner radius.

G.

Turning lanes or the widening of pavement at entrances may be required in some cases, as deemed necessary by the City Engineer.

H.

Each parking area on a lot shall be physically separated from an adjoining street right-of-way by a curb or equivalent barrier to control vehicular access to and from the lot. Such barrier shall be located at or along the front lot line, unless suitable barriers are located within the street right-of-way. Except from permitted access ways, such barriers shall be contiguous.

(Ord. No. 2015-06-06, 6-15-2015)