a. Every lot shall have sufficient access providing reasonable means of ingress and egress for emergency vehicles and for those needing access to the property for its intended use.

b. All driveway entrances and other openings onto streets shall be constructed so that:

c. Unobstructed, direct, and convenient access for vehicles to and from a private or public street shall be provided for all off-street parking spaces. With the exception of single-family uses, access from any parking area to the street shall be designed to allow vehicles to enter and exit in forward drive.

d. All driveways shall be surfaced with materials that have textures and colors that would enhance visual compatibility with native site surroundings. Such materials may include paving blocks or bricks, exposed aggregate concrete and asphalt, but specifically does not include uncolored concrete.

e. All driveways from existing private or public roads that interfere with a natural or constructed drainage course shall provide a drainage culvert that meets the Engineering Standards.

a. Only one driveway access point per property shall be allowed.

b. Driveways along state highways shall not be located closer than 40 feet from another driveway.

c. Access approval from the Arizona Department of Transportation shall be obtained.

a. There shall be no direct driveway access (ingress or egress) from any single-family residential lots to any arterial street or highway unless no other legal access alternative is available.

b. Multifamily development sites shall include a minimum of two access points to the maximum extent practicable. An exception may be made by the City Engineer where a site is landlocked by existing development or other physical or legal constraints, or where existing natural features on the site require the use of protective measures that would otherwise make a second access drive infeasible, or where the small size of the site makes dual access unnecessary.

c. Driveways shall be no less than 20 feet in length over the entire width of the garage, carport or other structure intended to house vehicles, from the face of a garage, carport, or other structure intended to house vehicles to the near edge of the sidewalk or public right-of-way. This distance may include the area between the property line and the edge of the street if the City Engineer determines that it will not conflict with existing or future rights-of-way, sidewalks, pedestrian pathways or similar improvements. All required parking must be located completely within the boundaries of the residential property.

d. Within the front and exterior side setback area, each driveway at its widest point shall be not more than 30 feet in width, measured at right angles to the center line of the driveway, except as that distance may be increased by permissible curb return radii.

e. Driveways providing access to single-family residential lots shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from any road intersection.

a. Vehicle Maneuvering

Vehicles shall not be allowed to back out or otherwise maneuver from a property into a City arterial or roadway if, in the opinion of the City Engineer, a potential traffic safety concern is present.

b. General Driveway Standards

All driveways providing access to a public right-of-way shall comply with adopted City Engineering standards.

a. All streets, driveways, parking areas, and walkways shall be surfaced with gravel or other permeable surfacing except where necessary to meet ADA requirements, or where determined to be infeasible, for the scope of the project, or where the Fire District requires a different material.

b. To limit the number of access points and curb cuts on Schnebly Hill Road, developments shall take access from shared driveways to the maximum extent feasible. [Ord. 2020-04 § 1, 9-8-20 (Res. 2020-16); Res. 2019-19 Exh. A, 10-8-19].