Adequate ingress and egress to and from all uses of land shall be provided as follows herein. Access and right-of-way layout and construction for each lot, parcel, property, development, or subdivision shall conform to county ordinances, the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) including its active transportation elements, the Construction Design Standards, and the safety and emergency requirements of the applicable fire district.

   A.   Master Plan or Planned Development: If the lot or parcel is part of a master plan, or planned development, in addition to the requirements in section 1, it also shall conform to the project's current traffic impact study (TIS). In the event of a conflict, the county's ordinances, plans, and standards control over the TIS. If an off-site right-of-way is part of the master plan, planned development, or TIS, and it shows as a connection to the current phase or lots, it shall be platted, constructed, and dedicated, in the specified width, as a condition of development in order to comply with the master plan, planned development or safety and emergency requirements.

   B.   Active Transportation Plan Element: When the lot or parcel is adjacent to an active transportation plan element the element shall be constructed to county standards by the property owner or primary developer, and the duty to construct shall not be delegated to a subdeveloper or subsequent property owner.

      1.   Arterials, Major Collectors: Active transportation plan elements along a major collector, arterial, or rights-of-way greater in width, shall be constructed and dedicated to the county, unless, in the county's sole discretion, the county accepts ownership by a property owner's association (POA) with a public access and use easement under terms acceptable to the county.

      2.   Minor Collectors, Residential: Active transportation plan elements along minor collector, residential, or rights-of-way smaller in width, shall be constructed, owned, and maintained by a POA with a public access and use easement under terms acceptable to the county. The county, in its sole discretion, may determine that it will not require POA ownership, and instead accept one or more of the following:

         a.   Payment to county in lieu of construction based on an accepted engineering estimate;

         b.   A recorded delay agreement for owner's future construction; or

         c.   County ownership.

   C.   Future Access, Right-of-Way, TMP, and Active Transportation: All development shall plan for current and future access and right-of-way connectivity with adjacent undeveloped land including future access points between developed, developing, and undeveloped sites. This includes the planning of current and future connections in the TMP including its active transportation elements, and for safety and emergencies. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001; amd. 2024-1251-O, 2-25-2024)

No standard residential lot shall have more than two (2) driveways. A lot located on the turnaround or bulb portion of a cul-de-sac, or on the knuckle portion on a through street shall have no more than one driveway. (Ord. 2016-1058-O, 4-5-2016)

   A.   Borrow Ditch; Pipe Size: All driveway connections from a county road to a residential lot shall be constructed using a pipe with a minimum inside diameter of fifteen inches (15") to provide access through the borrow ditch. Said pipe shall have a minimum length of at least two feet (2') beyond the sides of a paved driveway. Every lot, unless curb and gutter is required, shall have a borrow ditch running across the entire frontage of the lot which the property owner is responsible to maintain. The property owner shall be responsible to keep the borrow ditch and pipe clean of any debris or material that would impede the flow of water through the pipe and/or the borrow ditch. (Ord. 2007-928-O, 2-6-2007)

   B.   Inspection Prior To Occupancy Permit: No occupancy permit will be issued by the building department until the lot access has been inspected and approved by the county. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

   C.   Limited Number Of Driveway(s): No standard residential lot shall have more than two (2) driveways unless approved by the building official. A lot located on the turnaround or bulb portion of a cul-de-sac, or on the knuckle portion on a through street shall have no more than one driveway. (Ord. 2016-1058-O, 4-5-2016)

   D.   Distance Between Driveways: No driveway shall be closer than sixteen feet (16') to another driveway nor be more than twenty eight feet (28') in width unless approved by the building official. In no event shall the combined width of such driveways exceed fifty six feet (56') or fifty percent (50%) of the entire lot frontage, whichever is less. (Ord. 2007-928-O, 2-6-2007)

   E.   Corner Lots: In no event shall a driveway be placed on any corner lot within a distance of twenty five feet (25') from the point of curvature of the radius, or forty feet (40') from the intersection of property lines nearest the intersection, whichever is farther from the intersection. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

   A.   Spacing: Not more than two (2) driveways shall be used for each one hundred feet (100') or fraction thereof of street frontage on any street. Greater spacing may be required by the planning commission on streets designated as having limited access. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001; amd. 2004 Code)

   B.   Distance Between Driveways: No driveway shall be closer than sixteen feet (16'). A single drive may serve businesses on both sides of a common property line. (Ord. 2007-928-O, 2-6-2007)

   C.   Width: Each driveway shall be not more than thirty six feet (36') in width, unless otherwise approved by the building official, measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway, except as increased by permissible return radius. The entire flare of any return radius shall extend across such extended property line. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

The sides and rear of any off street parking lot which faces or adjoins a residential district shall be screened from such district by a masonry wall or solid visual barrier fence or earth berm not less than four (4) nor more than six feet (6') in height, or as may be restricted by chapter 15 of this title. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

Each parking lot shall be permanently maintained. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

Gasoline pumps shall be set back not less than eighteen feet (18') from any street property line to which the pump island is vertical and fourteen feet (14') from any street line to which the pump island is parallel, and not less than twelve feet (12') from a side boundary line. If the pump island is set at an angle on the property, it shall be so located that automobiles stopped for service shall not extend over the property line. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

On the same premises with every building, structure or part thereof, erected and occupied or increased in capacity after the effective date hereof, for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, goods display, department store, grocery store, hotel, hospital, or any similar use involving the receipt or distribution by vehicle of materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot, adequate space for standing, loading and unloading services in order to avoid undue interference with public use of streets or alleys. In no case shall required loading and unloading spaces be part of that area used to satisfy the parking requirement. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

In nonresidential parking lots identified in section 10-17-3 of this chapter, lighting shall be used to illuminate the parking lot during evening business hours. All lights shall be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining premises used for residential or sleeping purposes, and away from street traffic. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

All projects requiring central garbage collection (dumpsters) shall provide convenient access to collection areas. Collection areas shall be screened from street views and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001)

   A.   No turnaround or cul-de-sac shall be required on dead end private streets one hundred fifty feet (150') or less in length measured from the centerline of the intersecting road with three (3) units or less fronting the street.

   B.   The maximum length of any dead end private street shall be six hundred feet (600') unless otherwise approved by the planning commission.

   C.   All turnarounds shall be used solely as a turnaround, and not as a joint use for such things as parking, trash pick up or other streets. (Ord. 2001-815-O, 12-17-2001, eff. 12-17-2001; amd. 2004 Code)