Division 1 — Driveways

• A. "Aprons"

means that improved portion within the city right-of-way between the front property line and the edge of the improved travelway.

• B. "Driveway"

means that improved portion on private property that provides access to parking areas. A driveway may be either one-way or two-way.

• C. "Right-of-way"

means that area between front property lines used, owned and maintained by public agencies for construction of public uses.

D. "Travelways"

means that portion within a right-of-way improved for vehicular traffic. The travelway width is usually less than but may be equal to the width of the right-of-way.

(Ord. 903; Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-41)

• A. Standard: New driveways shall be oriented 90 degrees to the street centerline and be designed and located so as to cause the least impacts on traffic, water quality and safety.

• B. Standard: The State of California Department of Transportation. On state highways, the ingress/egress standards of the State of California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, shall apply as appropriate. (Any conflicting standards, the state standards shall apply.)

• C. Standard: Slope of Driveways. The maximum grade throughout any portion for access roads shall not exceed five percent measured from the public street flowline perpendicular to a point 20 feet from the property line. Excepting the maximum grade throughout any portion for driveways for single-family and duplexes shall not exceed 10 percent measured from the public street flowline perpendicular to a point 20 feet from the property line.

• D. Standard: Best Management Practices. Driveways shall be managed in accordance with Chapter 25 of the TRPA Code except no infiltration trenches are allowed within the city right-ofway.

• E. Standard: Width of Driveways for Tourist Accommodation, Commercial, Public Service and Recreation Uses. Two-way driveways serving tourist accommodation, commercial, public service, and recreation uses shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and a maximum width of 30

feet. One-way driveways serving such uses shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and a maximum width of 15 feet. For two-way driveways with median dividers serving such development, each direction shall have a minimum width of 10 feet and a maximum width of 17 feet.

Note: The minimum width of 10 feet shall be increased to 13 feet if the driveway adjoins a state highway.

• F. Standard. No parking space shall be located in any required yard adjacent to a public street, except that only one required parking space shall be permitted in the driveway located within the required yard setback adjacent to a public street for a single-family, duplex or triplex use. A single-family residence legally constructed without a garage may pave a 20-by-20 driveway within the required yard setback adjacent to a public street to provide one required parking space.

• G. Standard: Service Drives. Uses other than single-family houses, including secondary residences, which do not require the preparation of a traffic analysis, may be permitted an additional service driveway for maintenance and garbage removal. The service driveway shall be at least 10 feet wide and no more than 12 feet wide. Uses which require the preparation of a traffic analysis may be permitted an additional service driveway or driveways for maintenance and garbage removal provided the traffic and air quality impacts of such driveways are mitigated.

may be permitted an additional service driveway for maintenance and garbage removal. The service driveway shall be at least 10 feet wide and no more than 12 feet wide. Uses which require the preparation of a traffic analysis may be permitted an additional service driveway or driveways for maintenance and garbage removal provided the traffic and air quality impacts of such driveways are mitigated.

• H. Standard: On-Site Turning Movements. All off-street parking shall be served by a driveway as required by this article, and shall provide sufficient area for on-site turning movements so that no vehicles will have to back out onto any public right-of-way or other access road, except for lots which contain either one or more single-family, duplex or triplex structures on the lot. In these cases, vehicles will be permitted to back out onto the public right-of-way; however, the driveways must conform to subsection (D) of this section.

• I. Standard: Vertical Clearance. No entranceway for vehicular access to any garage or parking space shall have less than seven feet vertical clearance. An entranceway under a porte cochere, canopy or other structure shall have no less than 13 feet unobstructed vertical clearance when such access is to be used by trucks or fire equipment and shall be marked accordingly.

• J. Standard: Development with more than one driveway shall have all driveways snow staked in a manner consistent with city policy in order to aid in proper snow removal efforts. The staking should consist of two two-inch by two-inch by eight-foot wooden stakes placed on both sides of each driveway. The stakes should be driven two feet into the soil on the property line and should be painted red on the top two feet of each stake. Stakes shall be installed at the beginning of each snow season (approximately October 1st) and shall be removed in the spring (approximately April 1st). The stakes shall be of such a material so as not to damage the snow removal equipment, such as wood or plastic.

• K. Standard: Multiple Driveways on One Lot. Due to the city snow removal procedures and traffic safety, circular driveways shall meet the standard of 90 degrees to the centerline of the street but for only a distance of 15 feet behind the property line. At such a point, the drive may have a minimum of a five-foot radius. If no radius is proposed or required by staff due to on-site turning movements, the circular portion of the drive shall start at 20 feet from the property line. In addition, there shall be a minimum of a 30-foot separation between drives as measured at the property line.

(Ord. 903; Ord. 1064 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1152 § 2; Code 1997 § 5-42)