Montague Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXII
Grades, Drainage, Site Distances
§ 76-94 Grades and drainage.
All driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications:
A.
Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant must submit to the Township Zoning Official for approval a plot plan confirming that the driveway conforms to the requirements of this Article. The plot plan shall include the following:
B.
The first 25 feet of the driveway, as measured from the edge of the pavement of the existing roadway, shall be constructed with a minimum thickness of four inches of dense graded aggregate base material and a wearing surface of asphalt pavement (MABC), having a minimum thickness of one and one-half (1-1/2) inches or a thickness of four inches of lime fly ash stabilized base or a thickness of six inches of concrete, using reinforcing wire.
C.
Driveway grades shall not exceed 15% at any point along its entire length. In addition, the driveway grade shall not exceed 4% for a distance of 10 feet from the curbline and a vertical curve provided between said 4% grade and any increase in grade.
D.
The side slopes of driveways shall be top soiled, seeded, fertilized and mulched to prevent erosion. If banks reach or exceed a two to one slope, crown vetch or some other stabilizing material shall be planted or retaining walls constructed based on recommendations of the Soil Erosion Control Officer.
E.
In making the connection with all public streets, the proposed driveway shall incorporate pipes, tiles or reinforced culverts of appropriate dimensions so as to permit the flow of stormwaters along street rights-of-way or drainage ditches. The size, type and grade setting of the proposed drainage structure shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Works. In the alternative, in order to assure the continued flow of storm water across the base of a new driveway, a swale may be established in the driveway, parallel to the edge of the pavement of the existing road. The swale shall be designed so that the first five feet has a downward grade of 2% and the second five feet shall have an incline grade of 2%. This alternative design shall also be reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Works.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2000-10, all provisions of Section 76-95 shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer who may, when necessary, call upon the Township Engineer for assistance.
[2]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2000-10, no new requirement contained in this Section 76-95 shall apply to any driveway existing as of the effective date hereof or to any parcel which has been approved for development before the effective date hereof. (Ordinance No. 2000-10 was adopted April 25, 2000.)
§ 76-95 Site distances.
All new roads or streets connecting to a township road shall be so designed in profile and grading and shall be so located as to permit the following minimum site distance measured in each direction along the township road. The measurement shall be from the driver's seat of a vehicle standing on that portion of the intersecting street with the front of the vehicle a minimum of 10 feet behind the curbline of the township road, with the height of eye of 3.75 feet to top of object 4.5 feet above pavement.
The minimum permissible sight distance from any driveway shall be 200 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2000-10, all provisions of Section 76-95 shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer who may, when necessary, call upon the Township Engineer for assistance.
[2]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2000-10, no new requirement contained in this Section 76-95 shall apply to any driveway existing as of the effective date hereof or to any parcel which has been approved for development before the effective date hereof. (Ordinance No. 2000-10 was adopted April 25, 2000.)