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3PECIFICATIOFiS 6ed1®1 • - ' A driveway approach is understood to 6e Ust Dortion of the highway right-of-way between th¢ Dave- Defbdtron ,,eel edge and the property line which is designed and used Iar Ne interchange of traffic between the n ~dway pavement end the abutting property. BsUoa L At soy intersection of a Stale Highway with another highway, road, or street, where right-of-way has Intenerdron 6eei. acquired to provide sight distmee, no driveway approach shell be permitted within the frontage Cleuar.ce there if. At any other inlersectton, a driveway shall be restricted for o suMCient distance tram the inlersaction to preserve the normal end safe movement of traffic. (lt is recommended for rural residence entrances that a minimum intersection clearance oI 50 feet be provided and for rural commerA~i entrances a minimum of 100 (eel be provided. For similar iratelletions in urban or suburban areas, a minimum of 20 feet [or both residence and commercial entrance u recommended.) BaeUoq g All entrances and exits shall be so located end constructed that vehicle approaching ar using them mll Sight be able to obtain edegwte sight distance in both directions along the highway in order to maneuver Distance safely end without interfering with highway lralfic. BeWOn ~ Driveway locations for tagress and egress must be reasonable from the viewpoint of the lrhveling pubhe TrafflC in that no unwwl hazard la pedeslrinns or motorists shall be created, nor shall the driveway(s) invite Uperat ons or compel vehicular movements In direelions of locations contrary to those [or which the highway was designed neither shall they invite or compel illegal or unsafe traffic movements. 9telioa S No entrance or approach shall be located or mnslructed so es to interfere with or prevent the proper Control location ar functioning of any lrelfic regulating device. The Applicant stall not be permitted to erect Device) any sign or display materiel, either M1xed or movable, on or extending over any portion a[ the highway right-of-way. Section 6 Generally, no more than one approach shall be allowed any parcel of property the (rootage of which Number o1 is less than one hundred (100) feet Additional entrance or exits for parcels o[ property having a Driveways frontage in excess of one hundred. (100) feet shah be permitted only after showing of actual conveni- ence and necessity. Seetlon 7 A11 driveways shell be so located that the flared portion adjacent to the traveled way will not encroach Property upon adjoining properly. Line UMaet Seetlon 8 No commercial driveway shall have a width greater than thirty-flue (05) feel measured et right angles Driveway to the centerline of the driveway, except as inereazed by permissible radii. No noncommercial driveway Width shall have a width greater than twenty-tour (2A) feet meazured at righl'anglex to the centerline of the driveway, exmpt as increased by permissible radii. Seetlon 9 The axis of an approach to the highway may be et a right angle to the centerline of the highway and of Approach any angle between ninety (90) degrees and sixty (60) degrees but shall not be less than sizly (60) Angle degrees. Adjustment will be made according to the type of traffic b be served and other physics) conditions. Secllo:a 10 Permissible radii on driveway returns shall be governed by such factors as wrdth of drive and angular Curb Return placement. Where the flared edge of en approach cantrola the turning radius of a vehicle entering e Bade property by a right turn from the adjacent oubide trafic lane of the roadway, the radms of that edge xhall be not less than twenty (20) feel where the approach is to be used by pazsenger ears and single- unit trucks and not less than fitly (SO) feel where ell types of vehicles may be expected. 9eeUoo ll A safety island ar buffer zone shell be constructed and maintained between adjoining driveway approaches Area Between to a State Highway. Size end shape o[ such restricted islands shell be determined according to existing Driven lot frontage, right-of-way depth, and angle o[ entry but a minimum length of ten (10) feel at the shoWder line shall be required for the island separator. Curbs or posts. or other suitable methods o[ island desig- nation and protection es approved by the Division, shall be provided to prevent vehicle parking and access in the restricted island area. SeeUan 1L The construction of perking or servicing areas an the highway right-of-way is speeiflcally prohibited Parki~tg OB-the-road parking Iacilities should be provided by commercial esablishments for customers' vehcles 9eetlsa 1L The grade of entrance and Bait shall slope downward and nwey from the road surlare at the same rate Slope of as the normal shoulder slope and fora distance equal to the width of the shoulder but in no case less chive than ten (10) feet from the pavement edge. Approach grades are restricted to nal more than IOF,. .. _ot Bectlca Ig _ .All driveways an(1 epprosches shall be so constructed 17ut they shall not interfere with the drainage sys- Drainage ~ tam of the street or highway. The Applicant will be required b provide, et his own expense, drainage structures at entrances and exi4 which will become an iptegral part of the exislin6 drainage system. The dimensions o[ all drainage structures must be approved 6y the Division representelive Drior to - irretallotion. ~ '