§ 20.3. General Access Provisions.

(a)

Parking and Loading Areas . All off-street parking shall be provided with vehicular access to a street, and loading areas shall be provided with access to a street or alley; such parking or loading area shall not thereafter be encroached upon or altered. Except for single-family and duplex dwellings, off-street parking and loading spaces shall have access so that their use will not require backing movements or other maneuvering within a street right-of-way. Access to off-street parking areas for single-family and duplex dwellings shall be subject to approval of the Zoning Administrator.

(b)

Land Use Compatibility . Service drives that serve commercial, office-professional, or industrial zoning districts shall not be allowed to pass through residential zoning districts, except when approved as part of a site plan for development in a mixed-use or planned unit development, except as may otherwise be approved by the Zoning Administrator.

(c)

Sidewalk Obstructions . There shall be no obstruction of a public sidewalk, including that portion of the sidewalk within a driveway apron, due to parking, loading, or other activity. The City Engineer may require that construction contractors make special provisions for maintaining safe passage along public sidewalks during construction.

( Ord. No. 348-16, § 1 (Exh. A), 7-19-2018 )