§ 30-520. Requirements for vehicular and pedestrian circulation, off-street parking and loading  


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  • (a) All commercial buildings or structures and their accessory uses shall be accessible to and from nearby public streets and sidewalks by driveways and walkways surfaced with a hard, all-weather, durable, dust-free material and properly drained.

    (b) Vehicular traffic generated by a commercial use shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards and excessive traffic through residential areas, particularly truck traffic. The adequacy of any proposed traffic circulation system to accomplish these objectives shall be determined by the city engineer who may require such additional measures for traffic control as he may deem necessary, including but not limited to the following: Directional signalization, channelization, standby turn lanes, illumination and storage area and distribution facilities within the commercial site to prevent back-up of vehicles on public streets.

(Code 1975, § 450:08)