12.20.080 Variances – Issuance conditions – City engineer authority.
In case any property owner desires a service driveway of a greater width or at a variances to the provisions of this chapter, the property owner may apply for the same to the city engineer, setting forth in the application the peculiar, exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions upon which the variance is based.
A variance to the standards set forth above may be approved when one or a combination of the factors below are present and have been considered by the city engineer;
A. Unique traffic patterns: one-way street, industrial traffic or intensive traffic usage at particular time.
B. Topography: of the lot being served or the configuration of the roadway adjacent to the lot;
C. Configuration of the lot: size and shape of lot being served;
D. Location of adjacent streets and driveways: number, angel of street to lot and number and exit characteristics of adjoining lots.
The application of the standard requirements to the lot and the weight to be given the factors to be considered when a variance may be granted shall be based upon the city engineer’s professional training and his experience in regulating traffic with the objective of obtaining the maximum safety possible to the users of the driveway and the traffic upon the abutting street.
Upon approval, the city engineer shall issue the permit upon payment of the required fee. (Ord. 4571 §1 (part), 1994).