The purpose of these access management standards is to ensure safe and efficient access and circulation to the public street system, while preserving the flow of traffic in terms of safety and street capacity. These standards attempt to balance the right of reasonable access to private property with the right of all citizens to safe and efficient use of the public street system. These standards are designed to reduce traffic accidents, personal injury, and property damage attributable to unsafe access, and thereby improve the safety and operation of the street network. The intent is to protect the substantial public investment in the existing transportation system and reduce the need for expensive remedial measures. (Ord. 1919 § 8, 2004)