Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-24-12 special ldc — reading text

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Inuupu nation Packet Pg. 139  3. 1. a Walton Reach I INsl L : god Ocvelopmem Code 6.00. 00 GENERALLY 6. 00. 01 Purpose This chapter is provided to establish standards and requirements for the entire transportation system, including access, streets, bicycle ways, sidewalks, off -street parking, on- street parking, loading areas, stacking lanes for drive -thru situations, and transit. 6. 00. 02 Applicability All development and redevelopment shall be designed, constructed, and established in compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter. 6. 01. 00 STREETS, ACCESS MANAGEMENT, AND RIGHT -OF -WAY PROTECTION 6. 01. 01 Purpose The purpose of this section is to ensure a safe and efficient traffic circulation system, manage access, establish right -of -way widths for future transportation facilities, and prohibit encroachment of structures into existing rights -of w - ay. 6. 01. 02 Right -of -Way Requirements Minimum right -of -way widths for new roadways arc provided in Table 6. 01. 02. Table 6.01. 02. Required Minimum Right-of-Way Widths. Urban section Transitional section Street type feet) feet) Local 60 60 2 -lane collector, one way 60 60 4 -lane undivided arterial 96 96 mN 4 -lane divided arterial 112 112 6 -lane divided arterial 112 112 4 -1ane freeway NA 300 6 -lane freeway NA 350 6. 01. 03 Use of Rights -of -Way A. Construction, maintenance, or use of a public right -of w - ay requires a permit issued as set forth in the procedures of Chapter 9. B. Encroachment shall not unreasonably restrict the public use of the right -of -way. C. No person shall willfully obstruct any portion of the right -of w - ay for a new roadway. D. Roadside stands are prohibited within or on any portion of the right -of -way of any public road. E. The following uses of a public road are specifically permissible and arc not a violation of this section: 1. Improvement of a public road by the owner of adjacent to the public road with landscaping, shrubbery, or grass consistent with the use of the public road for road purposes. 2. Parking motor vehicles on that portion of the public road not used as traffic lanes Stamia, d, for 17aa, porlati, a Page 6 -. 3 Uecentbor1 . 2611 Packet Pg. 139..  3. 1. a Fort FIVa1, 1_ a..d1),, if not otherwise prohibited. 3. The replacement or maintenance of existing utility facilities, such as telephone poles. F. No person shall remove grass, earth, or sand from, or dig up, any street, or deposit material of any kind on any street or right -of w - ay, without City authorization. 6.01. 04Access Management Street arrangement and layout shall meet the following standards. A. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and location of all streets shall be consistent with the existing street network. B. The arrangements of streets shall either: 1. Provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing planned or platted streets in surrounding areas; or 2. Conform to a plan for the neighborhood approved or adopted by the City to meet a particular situation where topographical or other conditions make continuance or conformance to existing streets impracticable. C. When a project site abuts two ( 2) or more City streets, access shall be from the City street with the lower functional classification. Where the City determines that other access standards preclude placement of a drive on the street with the lower functional classification, an alternate design may be approved. D. The separation between access points on State- maintained roads shall be in accordance with Florida Department of Transportation ( FDOT) rules. On roads that are not maintained by the State, the separation between access points onto arterial and collector roadways, or between on access and an intersection of an arterial or collector with another road, shall be as shown in Table 6. 01. 04. asasVV Table 6. 01. 04. Separation of Access Points. Functional class of road Distance between access points feet) Major arterial 175 Minor arterial 100 Major collector 50 Minor collector 40 E.E. TheThe distancedistance betweenbetween accessaccess pointspoints shallshall bebe measuredmeasured fromfrom thethe centerlinecenterline ofof thethe proposedproposed drivewaydriveway oror roadwayroadway toto thethe centerlinecenterline ofof thethe nearestnearest adjacentadjacent roadwayroadway oror driveway.driveway. 6.6. 01.01. 0505 StreetStreet AccessAccess andand DrivewayDriveway DesignDesign RequirementsRequirements AllAll ingressingress andand egressegress drivewaysdriveways ontoonto aa CityCity streetstreet shallshall bebe located located toto allowallow thethe greatestgreatest degreedegree ofof safetysafety toto bothboth pedestrian pedestrian andand vehicularvehicular traffictraffic onon aa CityCity street.street. AllAll proposed proposed developmentdevelopment shallshall meetmeet thesethese standardsstandards forfor vehicularvehicular accessaccess andand circulation:circulation: A.A. AccessAccess pointspoints shallshall bebe ableable toto accommodateaccommodate allall vehiclesvehicles enteringentering thethe site,site, includingincluding deliverydelivery vehicles.vehicles. B.B. AccessAccess designdesign shallshall ensureensure thatthat anan enteringentering standardstandard passenger passenger vehiclevehicle willwill notnot StandanlsStandanls forfor TT raneportamllraneportamll Page6Page6 - - JJ December December 1j'1j' 20112011 PackMPackM Pg.Pg. 140140  3. 1. a ru, l w dtno B, " h I f' 1 I : md encroach upon the exit lane of a two -way driveway. C. Access design shall ensure that a right -turning exiting vehicle shall be able to use only the first through traffic lane available without encroaching into the adjacent through lane. D. There shall be sufficient onsite storage to accommodate queued vehicles waiting to park or exit without using any portion of the street right -of -way or in any other way interfering with street traffic. E. Number, location and separation requirements for driveways Driveways shall be designed to adequately accommodate the volume and normal character of vehicles anticipated to be attracted to the development. 1. The number of driveways shall be determined by existing site conditions and ensuring safe and efficient for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the City street. 2. Minimum distance of driveway to a street intersection a. The edge of a driveway for all uses other than a single- family residential dwelling shall be located a minimum of seventy- five ( 75) feet from the proposed right- of -way line of a street intersection. b. The edge of a driveway for a single -family residential dwelling shall be located a minimum of twenty- five ( 25) feet from the proposed right -of w - ay line of a street intersection. 3. Where two ( 2) or more driveways connect a single development site to any one ( 1) City street, a minimum clear distance of fifty ( 50) feet, measured along the curb line of the tangents of the proposed driveway curb radii, shall be provided 4. The edge of a driveway for uses other than a single -family residential dwelling shall be located a minimum of twenty- five ( 25) feet from the proposed property line. Where a property line