§ 70-756. Access management.

(a)

Access management is the process of managing access to land development, while simultaneously preserving the flow of traffic on the surrounding public road system. Specific techniques for managing access are available and include: limiting the number of traffic conflicts, separating basic conflict areas, separating turning volumes from through movements, providing sufficient spacing between at-grade intersections, maintaining progressive speeds along roads, and providing adequate on-site storage lanes.

VDOT has the authority to regulate highway entrances and manage access to highways and generally regulate highway use. No entrance may be constructed within the right-of-way until the county has approved and VDOT has issued a permit for the entrance. VDOT is not obligated to issue more than one entrance per parcel. All entrances will be designed and constructed in accordance with VDOT standards.

(b)

A maximum of one driveway entrance per lot is permitted for single-family dwellings; a maximum of two entrances per lot for two-family dwellings. The curb cut for each driveway provided shall be a maximum of 20 feet in width at the right-of-way line. Curb cuts on adjacent lots shall be separated by a minimum of 40 feet, measured from center line to center line.

(c)

Notwithstanding (a) above, a shared access easement shall be provided for all residential lots proposed to front on, and/or have direct access to collector or arterial roads. On collector or arterial roads, only one residential driveway curb cut shall be allowed for each three residential lots. This shared access/easement requirement shall not exempt any lot from the requirement to have public street frontage.

(d)

All entrances shall be designed and constructed to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

(e)

Temporary construction entrances may be allowed after consultation and approval by VDOT.

(f)

All entrances constructed from a new or existing street or road shall be in accordance with the "Minimum Standards of Entrances to State Highways" of the Virginia Department of Transportation, as amended from time to time, incorporated by reference except as these may be varied by this section.

(Ord. No. O-09-02, 1-27-2009)

(Ord. No. O-09-02, 1-27-2009)