County Code Section 24.1

ARTICLE II. GENERAL REGULATIONS

DIVISION 5. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY

Sec. 24.1-256. Vehicular and pedestrian access and circulation standards.

Vehicular and pedestrian access and circulation systems on a development site shall be designed in accordance with the following standards:

(a) Vehicular access to the site and circulation within the site shall be designed to promote pedestrian, bicycle and motor vehicular safety, to aid overall traffic flow, to provide for safe and efficient ingress and egress, and to minimize access points to the off-site transportation systems. On-site circulation systems, including parking areas, shall be designed to minimize headlight glare onto adjacent rights-of-way.

(b) Driveway design and placement shall be such that the entrance can absorb the maximum rate of inbound traffic during a normal weekday peak traffic period as determined in accordance with the Trip Generation Manual (Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fifth Edition, as it may from time to time be amended) or by a traffic impact analysis prepared specifically for the development.

(1) Driveways shall be spaced at least fifty feet (50') [15m] apart. Where such spacing requirements cannot be readily achieved, joint access with an adjoining parcel shall be encouraged.

(2) The minimum distance between the property line of a parcel and the nearest edge of the nearest driveway to that property line shall be twenty-five feet (25') [7.5m], except however, driveways which provide joint access to more than one parcel, or which may reasonably be expected to do so in the future, may be located on the property line or within twenty-five feet (25') [7.5m] of the property line.

(c) There shall be sufficient on-site queuing area to accommodate at least five percent (5%) of the total traffic volume entering and exiting the site during the peak hour of the use based on the Trip

Generation Manual (Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fifth Edition, as it may from time to time be amended) without using any portion of the street right-of-way or in any other way interfering with street traffic.

(d) Bikeways shall be constructed within and between developments and along roadways in conformance with the routes and guidelines contained in the comprehensive plan.

(e) Sidewalks providing for safe and convenient internal pedestrian access between parking areas, buildings and public areas as well as access to abutting public property or shopping centers shall be provided for all development except individual single-family detached residential structures. The minimum width for sidewalks connecting to abutting property shall be six feet (6') [2m] and the sidewalk shall be located within an easement or on commonly owned property no less than eighteen feet (18') [6m] in width. Sidewalks shall have beginning and ending points providing appropriate access to sites and the ability to make connections with similar facilities on the abutting property. Developers are encouraged to extend sidewalks onto the adjacent shopping center or public site to connect with sidewalks located on those sites. Maintenance of the sidewalk shall be required and a plan for maintenance shall be submitted to and approved by the zoning administrator.