Bellflower Municipal Code Ch. 12.04 Highway Permits

This chapter shall be known as the "Highway Permit Ordinance of the City of Bellflower," and shall be cited as such.

(Prior code § 8-1.1; Ord. 1154 § 1, 2/28/08)

There is hereby adopted as the Highway Permit Ordinance of the City of Bellflower, except as it is hereafter amended, Division 1 of Title 16 of the Los Angeles County Code revised October 7, 1997 (Division 1). One copy of Division 1 of Title 16 of Los Angeles County Code as specified above has been deposited with the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for the use and examination by the public. All terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in Division 1 unless expressly defined otherwise in this Code or the context requires.

(Prior code § 8-1.2; Ord. 1154 § 1, 2/28/08)

A. Division 1 is amended as follows:

1. Whenever Division 1 refers to the "Commissioner" it shall be deemed to refer to the Public Works Director of the City, or to such other public body, officer, or official employee, authorized or designated by the City Council or City Manager to enforce this Division.

2. Any and all fees shall be payable to the City.

3. Whenever Division 1 refers to the County of Los Angeles or to the unincorporated area of the County, such area shall be deemed to include in its true geographical location the area of the City.

4. The County of Los Angeles shall be deemed one of the governmental agencies exempted under the provisions of Sections 16.10.040 and 16.10.050.

5. Subsection (C) of Section 16.16.060, which relates to the maximum width of driveways, is amended to read:

Thirty feet or 20% of the lot frontage of the lot or parcel of land, whichever is greater, but not to exceed 60 feet, when the driveway serves other than residences or apartments on a lot or parcel of land not less than 100 feet wide or residential property of 30 or more dwelling units.

6. Section 16.16.080 is amended to read:

The minimum intervening distance between the side slopes or returns of adjacent driveways serving the same lot or parcel shall be 22 feet. In the case of adjacent driveways serving any structure that is more than 50% newly constructed on either one of two adjacent lots or parcels, the intervening distance between the side slopes or returns shall be at least one foot.

7. Subsection (A) of Section 16.16.090 is amended to read:

A. A driveway, including the side slopes, shall not be constructed:

1. Between the points at which the prolonged right-of-way lines of any highway intersect with non-highway property lines, unless access to that driveway is regulated by a traffic control device;

2. Within 25 feet or 50% of the lot frontage, whichever is greater, from the beginning or end of the curb return. For calculation of this standard, lot frontage is measured along the curb face from property line to the beginning or ending of the curb return. Lot frontage refers to frontage on both highways at an intersection.

3. Section 16.16.100 "Driveways—In curb return curvature—Limitations," is hereby deleted in its entirety.

B. The provisions of Subsections (b) and (c) of 16.16.060 and Subsection (a) of 16.16.090 may be modified or varied by resolution of the City Council upon application of the property owner or the property owner's representative if the variance or modification will not have a significant detrimental effect on the public safety and at least one of the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The driveway or driveways will not open out onto any public highway; or

2. The driveway or driveways serve in whole or in part an existing substantial commercial development which was established prior to September 3, 1957; or

3. The City Council finds such variance or modification is necessary in order for the property and business of the applicant not to suffer undue hardship and severe difficulties.

(Prior code § 8-1.3; Ord. 1154 § 1, 2/28/08; Ord. 1225 § 1, 1/23/12)