§ 6-1-90. Turn lanes, tapers, deceleration lanes on major thoroughfares.

(a)

Turn lanes, tapers, and/or deceleration lanes are subject to the regulations in section 6-1-85 in addition to those regulations indicated below.

(b)

Minimum turn lane specifications for major thoroughfares are:

Minimum length: 100* feet.
Minimum taper: 150* feet.

*  The storage length and taper may vary depending upon the existing roadway geometry, traffic conditions and the impacts of the proposed land use.

(c)

Turn lanes, tapers, and/or deceleration lanes on major thoroughfares may be required by the director of transportation where it is anticipated that the volume of traffic using the proposed driveway(s) or street(s) may significantly interfere with the flow of traffic on the abutting public street. Requests for turn lanes, deceleration lanes, and transition tapers shall be considered as part of the driveway permitting process and must be shown on the submitted site plans, in addition to the other required site plan elements.

(d)

Turn lanes for either or both left and/or right turns into a commercial or industrial site and residential subdivisions shall be required where there are high roadway and/or turn volumes of traffic, where the roadway speeds are moderate to high, or where needed due to limited sight distance.

(e)

In the event any property is affected by scenic corridor overlay zoning or any other zoning which includes turn lane requirements, the more restrictive of the two (2) regulations (the driveway ordinance or the zoning) shall apply.

(Ord. No. 90-108, 11-15-90; Ord. No. 6642/09-42, § 1, 9-21-09)