§ 16-18A.014. Driveway curb cuts, driveways, parking facilities and drive-through facilities.

1.

[Sidewalks.] All sidewalk paving materials and widths shall be continued across any intervening driveway curb cut at the prevailing grade and cross slope as the adjacent sidewalk clear zone. Bands of textured concrete shall also be installed which are.

a.

Adjacent to the street and of equal width and alignment to the street furniture zone; and

b.

Adjacent to the back of the required clear zone and in-line with the supplemental zone at a minimum width of five feet.

2.

Driveway curb cuts:

a.

Shall be a maximum of 24 feet for two-way entrances and 12 feet for one-way entrances, unless otherwise permitted by the commissioner of public works.

b.

Maximum permitted number of driveway curb cuts for each development, subject to the provisions of section 16-25.002(3) (For the purposes of this section, two curb cuts serving two one-way driveways shall only be counted as one curb cut):

i.

Developments with only one street frontage, which is less than 300 feet in length: One;

ii.

Developments with only one street frontage, which is greater than or equal to 300 feet in length: Two;

iii

Developments with more than one street frontage: One per street frontage, provided that curb cuts shall not be permitted on arterial, collector or storefront streets when access may be provided on other street(s).

3.

Driveways:

a.

Shall be perpendicular to any adjacent street and are not permitted between the required sidewalk and the adjacent building except to reach the side yard, rear yard or an on-site parking facility.

b.

Shared driveways: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-28.006(10), independent driveways are not required when access is provided by a common or joint driveway for adjacent lots that have direct vehicular access to a street, or a driveway from a private street which functions as a public street. Said shared arrangement may be authorized by the director of the bureau of planning, based on traffic considerations, when a perpetual easement agreement is agreed upon by all affected property owners and a copy of such agreement is filed with the bureau of planning.

4.

Parking structures: In addition to section 16-28.028 the following regulations shall apply:

a.

Shall have the appearance of a horizontal storied building on all levels and shall conceal automobiles from visibility from any adjacent residential dwellings or lodgings; and

b.

Shall have façades, not including windows or other openings, adjacent to the required sidewalk or provided supplemental zone which are faced in brick, glass, stone, cast stone, poured-in-place rubbed concrete, hard coat stucco or pre-cast concrete having the appearance of brick or stone; and

c.

Shall meet the active-use and fenestration requirements as applicable in section 16-18A.011 and 16-18A.012.

5.

Drive-through and drive-in facilities:

a.

In Subarea 6 (Terminus) and Subarea 7 (Fairlie-Poplar): Are prohibited.

b.

All other locations: Drive-through service windows, drive-in facilities and associated queuing areas are permitted only when completely enclosed within a building or parking structure and subject to the active-use requirement of section 16-18A.011(3) except at ingress and egress points. Such facilities shall also be limited to one drive-through or drive-in facility and one queuing lane.

6.

Valet facilities: All valet facilities and uses shall not be located in the existing right-of-way drive lanes and any on-street parking spaces, unless authorized by the commissioner of public works with review comments from the director of the bureau of planning.

(Ord. No. 2007-71(07-O-2221), § 1(Att. A), 11-27-07; Ord. No. 2008-67(08-O-0196), § 2, 7-21-08)