Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 15.76 Improved Access to Property

The purpose of this chapter is to insure that vehicular access to private property from public or private streets is surfaced in such manner so as to prevent dust generated by vehicular use of such access from becoming a bother or nuisance to adjacent properties, and to provide all-weather access for fire apparatus and other service equipment. (Ord. 3084 § 1, 1987)

Each driveway or other vehicular access from any public or private street to any structure or any parking area shall be paved, over three inches of base, with asphaltic concrete, or other street surfacing material approved by the building director. Such other surfacing material shall be not less than two inches in thickness. Such access shall be designed to drain in conformance with the drainage plan for the site. (Ord. 3084 § 1, 1987)

Upon determination that any vehicular access to any structure or parking area does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the building director shall, by written notice mailed, postage prepaid, to the owner or owners of the parcel, advise the same of the nature of the deficiency and notify the same that unless the violation of this section is corrected within thirty calendar days, action pursuant to Section 15.04.170 of this title shall be commenced. Abandonment of any such access, to the satisfaction of the building director, shall be deemed a correction of the deficiency provided other legal access meeting the requirements of this section is available. (Ord. 3084 § 1, 1987)

Whenever, because of distance between the unimproved or insufficiently improved access and adjoining property or other factors deemed good and sufficient by the building director, strict compliance with the requirements of this chapter are determined by the building director to be inappropriate, he or she may modify or waive such requirements consistent with accomplishing the purpose of this chapter as set forth in Section 15.76.010 of this chapter. (Ord. 3084 § 1, 1987)