Section 21.48.110 (Driveway standards)
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum distance from street/alley to parking area500 ft
Driveways shall not be located more than five hundred feet from the street or alley to the parking area served.
- Maximum driveway slope15 pct
Driveways shall not exceed a maximum slope of fifteen percent.
- Minimum back-up distance from detached garage/carport24 ft
The minimum back-up distance between a detached garage or carport shall be twenty-four feet to a sidewalk or side or rear property line.
- Minimum vertical clearance13.5 ft
Driveways shall have a minimum vertical clearance of thirteen feet six inches.
- Minimum driveway width for 4 or fewer residential units12 ft
Driveways serving four or fewer residential dwelling units shall have a minimum width of twelve feet.
- Minimum driveway width for 5+ residential units or nonresidential24 ft
Driveways serving five or more residential dwelling units or a nonresidential development shall have a minimum width of twenty-four feet.
- Turnaround required for driveways exceeding 150 feet150 ft
Driveways exceeding one hundred fifty feet in length shall provide a turnaround
From the ordinance
Driveways serving four or fewer residential dwelling units shall have a minimum width of twelve feet. Driveways serving five or more residential dwelling units or a nonresidential development shall have a minimum width of twenty-four feet. The minimum back-up distance between a detached garage or carport shall be twenty-four feet. Driveways shall have a minimum vertical clearance of thirteen feet six inches. Driveways exceeding one hundred fifty feet in length shall provide a turnaround. Driveways shall not exceed a maximum slope of fifteen percent. Driveways shall not be located more than five hundred feet from the street or alley to the parking area served.