§ 16-18L.014. Driveway curb cuts, driveways, parking facilities.

1.

Driveways and curb cuts.

a.

For all uses except for hotels, driveways shall be predominantly 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.

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 office 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 office of planning.

2.

Street types.

a.

Streets, private streets and private drives intersecting with Peachtree Road or primary streets:

i.

Shall be designed to have the appearance of public streets and shall meet the requirements of sections 16-18L,009, 16-18L.010 and 16-18L.011 for a minimum distance of 50 feet from the Peachtree Road or primary street entryway as measured along the center-line of the street or drive; and

ii.

Shall have no limit of total curb cut width(s) along Peachtree Road or primary streets.

b.

Streets, private streets and private drives intersecting with all other street types:

i.

Curb cuts accessing parking areas shall have a maximum combined width of 36 feet per street, private street or private drive; and

ii.

Curb cuts accessing loading areas shall have a maximum width of 14 feet per curb cut. The number of such curb cuts shall not exceed the number of required loading spaces designated in Table 8: SPI -12 Buckhead/Lenox Stations Loading Table. Loading area curb cuts are permissible per building, not per street, and may be combined; and

iii.

The total number and total width of curb cuts accessing parking areas and loading areas may be increased when documentation is provided from a certified traffic engineer proving the need for the increased number and/or dimensions. Developments granted such increases shall meet the Transportation Management Plan requirements of section 16-18L.018 regardless of the total square footage of the development.

3.

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 walk zone. Bands of textured concrete shall also be installed which are:

a.

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

b.

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

4.

Parking structures.

a.

In addition to section 16-28.028, parking structures shall meet the sidewalk-level building façades requirements as applicable in section 16-18L.011.

b.

A minimum of one (1) entrance to parking structures shall have a minimum height of 90 inches for the ingress and egress of vanpool vehicles.

5.

Lighting. All parking facility lighting shall reduce light spillage onto adjacent properties by providing cutoff luminaries which have a maximum 90 degree illumination.

6.

Maintenance. Parking spaces and driving lanes shall be clearly defined and maintained as such. See section 16-28.026 for additional requirements.

7.

Landscaping. The requirements of City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances section 158-30 including related cross-references thereto shall apply.

(Ord. No. 2012-23(12-O-0228), § 1(Attach. A), 5-30-12)