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RE50LUTION RELATING TU �'IDTH AND L;OCATION OF
COIa�:�i�ERCIAL DRIVEWAYS.
WHE�r:AB, in the intere�t of public saPety, the City Council
� deems it necessary to limit 2.nd definitely iix the width and loc�t—
ion of commercial driveway$ hereafter constructed, reconstructed
o r al t ered,
NOW THER�;FORE, BE I'P Ry:SOLVED that from �.nd �,fter the adoption
of this Resolution a7.l.:c?rive�avays hereafter constructed, reconstructe�.
or altered, which are used or intended to be used for corsmercial
purposes, or Where �he public is invite� to use such driveways as a
me�ns of �eceas to any commercial enterprise, shall conply with
� the followinb requirements.
The wfi�dth o� any such drivewa shall not be less �han twelve
(12) fPet nor rnore than thirty (30}� feet, ineluding radii, slopes
or connections to the normal or establishec� curb gra.de. No drive—
�:ay shall be constructed within a �istance of less than five (5)
f�et from the extended property line of an intersected street at
ar�y street intersection, nor within a distance of less than five
( 5� f'eet fror.z any crosstiFalk as defined ir the traffic code of the
City of Renton, 4V�^shing�ton. T'ne total �idth of a.11 the driveways
enterin� f ro� �n y street or streets shall not exceed �orty (40)
per centw:� of the fronta�e of the �roperty contained in one or�ner—
�.zip or le�.se�old serve� by sucn crivetivays ancc frontin� on or
�.d,Joinin� such street or streets, provided that this rebulation
ehall not �rohibit one drivew�.y ri�,vin�; a width of twelve (12) feet
for eaclz suc�l .�vrnership or le�.sehold, a.nd iurther provided that
whenever it is possible tiviti�out reducin� the number of car ��arking
spaces otnerE�rise avail�,ble under the provisions of this Resolution,
an additional five (5) fea 4 shall be al.lowed for each driveway to
provide for the con�truetion of radii, slopes or connections to
the nor�nal or established curb grade.
The spacing betwe�n driT�ev�ays serving one le�.sehold ar ati�ner—
�rin sna11. not be leGs tha_n six (6) feet, �.nd if it exceeds eight
( 8)+ feet, it shall be in whole units oP car 1 arking s��ces, as
follows; 28 feet, 46 feet , 6� fEet, or any additianal ntiunber of
tcventy foot spac�s, provided that the r�linirnu� spacin� between �.nJ
tyJo a.d�oinin`, �rivew�;�s �ay be reduced or entirely sli:.iin�.ted wn�r:—
ever the co�nbined. !�,ridtY� of such drivev��,ys, �lus t�ze spacin�; 'oetween
such driveways, if' �ny rer��a.ins, does not exceed thirty feet .
5ub,ject to the approval of '�he City Engineer and the Tra.ffic
En�ineer, the provisions of this Resolution may be varied to the
extent oP increasing the allowab2e ��idth of driveways not to exceed
« total ���idtn of thrity (3�) feet in an;� one c�riveway, or increasing
or deerea.sing the spacinb between the drivewc.ys only ��rhen such in—
creased or decreased width or spacing does not reduce the nur�ber of
ear pa.rkin; apaces at the curb otherwise available under the pro—
visions of this Rssolution.
The City En�ineer shall adopt reasonable rules rec�uirin� the
�ubmission of "lans with the applicat�ons for a11 drivev�ays in excess
of eleven �11) feet six ( 6) inches in wi�.th.
A�aproved thi� 17th day o f idiarch, 1942.
�, 'JV, eanblossom, �a,yor
A�7.o?�tec� this 1'7th day oi T,:�,rch, 19�2
�n s wards, i y 1 erk
Date of publication: 1�a,rch 19, 1942.