(1) From a public street abutting the subject property. Accesses shall comply with the access spacing standards in NBCC 10.12.110.

(2) From a private street abutting the subject property.

(3) From a private driveway connected to an adjoining property that has direct access to a public or private street (i.e., “shared driveway”). An access easement covering the driveway shall be recorded in this case to assure access to the public or private street for all users of the private driveway.

(4) Access to and from off-street parking areas onto arterial streets shall not permit backing onto the arterial street.

(5) New residential land divisions fronting onto an arterial street shall be required to provide secondary (local or collector) streets for access to individual lots. When secondary streets cannot be constructed due to topographic or other physical constraints, access may be provided by consolidating driveways for clusters of two or more lots (e.g., includes flag lots and mid-block lanes).

(6) Joint and Cross Access. New commercial development will be encouraged to provide cross access driveways and pedestrian pathways to allow circulation between sites without having to access the adjacent public street. Cross driveways should be improved and stubbed to adjacent developable parcels to create the opportunity for future extension.

(7) Fire/Emergency Access and Parking Area Turn-Arounds. A fire/emergency equipment access drive shall be provided for any portion of an exterior wall of the first story of a building that is located more than 150 feet from an existing public street or approved fire/emergency equipment access drive. Commercial, industrial, public, institutional and residential parking areas may be required to provide adequate aisles or turn-around areas for service and delivery vehicles so that vehicles may enter the street in a forward manner. Compliance with this provision will be subject to approval from the city fire chief.

(8) Number of Access Points. For multifamily, commercial, industrial, institutional and public developments, the number of access points shall be minimized to protect the function, safety and operation of the street(s). Shared access may be required in order to comply with this section. (Ord. 1919 § 10, 2004)