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• • <br />1. Where the recorded subdivision plat forbids the access of driveways onto major thoroughfazes <br />or major collector streets, the ZBOA shall not have authority to issues variances granting <br />vehicular access to them. <br />2. Subdivision layouts shall be designed to avoid residential homes requiring major collector <br />street access. <br />3. Residential driveways should access local streets or minor collectors only. <br />4. Any variance request must be submitted to the Director of Planning. <br />K. For lots with double frontage on two different categories of streets and for corner lots facing two <br />different categories of streets, the only allowed access or driveway(s) to the lot or parcel shall be <br />from the lesser of the two street types. <br />L. All driveway culverts installed in a roadside ditch street section shall be equipped with an <br />appropriately sized safety end treatment (S.E.T.). <br />M. The maximum slope for upward sloping driveways shall be 12%. <br />N. The maximum slope for downwazd sloping driveways shall be 8%. <br />7.05 RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY REQUIREMENTS <br />A. If a single property or pazcel of residential land has more than one access, then there shall be a <br />minimum of 10 feet of separation between driveways as measured from end or curb radius to end <br />of curb radius. <br />B. Every building constructed and located more than 150 feet from a publicly maintained street shall <br />be accessible by way of access roadway or driveway with anall-weather surfaces of not less than <br />25 feet of unobstructed width of which the first 400 square feet adjacent to the publicly maintained <br />street shall be a dust free surface, shall have adequate funning radii capable of supporting the <br />imposed loads of fire department apparatus and have a minimum vertical cleazance of 14 feet. <br />C. Driveways shall be located a minimum of 25 feet away from the neazest intersection. This <br />distance shall be measured from the intersection of property lines common with street right-of- <br />way lines. <br />D. Circulaz driveways are allowed. <br />E. Residential driveways shall have a minimum curb radius of 2 feet and a maximum curb radius of 5 <br />feet. <br />F. Residential driveway approaches shall have a minimum width of 12 feet and a maximum width of <br />25 feet. <br />G. Residential driveway approaches within the public right-of--way shall be constructed of concrete <br />unless the public street is constructed of asphalt in which case the approach may be asphalt as <br />well. See the La Porte Standard Details and Article 7.11 for minimum construction requirements. <br />H. All special, non-standard materials, such as exposed aggregate, dyed concrete, concrete pavers, <br />etc. and special . signage, that aze installed by a developer, homebuilder or homeowner shall be <br />specifically approved in writing by the Director of Planning or his designated appointee and shall <br />be maintained by the installer/owner or his assigns at no cost to the City. Any maintenance of <br />non-standazd items by the City of La Porte will be done using standazd materials and methods. <br />I. Residential driveways and residential driveway approaches will not be maintained by the City of <br />La Porte unless they aze damaged by city operation and maintenance activities undertaken by city <br />crews. <br />J. There shall be no shazing of private residential driveways. <br />7.06 DRIVEWAY REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAWINGS IN NEW RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS* <br />*(If driveway approaches aze constructed simultaneously with the streets) <br />A. Record elevation of driveways at intersection of driveway centerline with existing or proposed <br />right-of--way line and curbline or edge of pavement at edge of pavement. <br />B. Show in profile the centerline elevation at the property line of existing driveways. <br />Driveway Requirements Page 4 of 10 <br />