HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-78-81 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Director's Report to Public Works Committee of June 9, 1981.
Item: WD-78-81.
Date: May 27, 1981.
Subject: By-Law 81-37 (Entranceways)
Recommendation:
THAT By-Law 81-37 be amended
Report:
On March 23, 1981, Council passed By-Law 81-37, being a by-law to
regulate the construction of driveway entrances upon the highways
under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle.
Since that time, it has been found that, with minor amendments, the
by-law would be more explicit, and more readily understood.
(Attached is a copy of a memorandum from the Chief Building In-
spector, suggesting a valid change in wording) .
It is suggested that the following amendments be applied to By-
Law 81-37:-
Clause 2, (c) : "Prior to a building permit being issued,
an entrance permit shall be approved, for
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one or more of the following. . . ."
Clause 2, (j) : '�'T at, if the owner objects to, or refuses
to comply with, the notice given, pursuant
to Sections (c) , (d) and (i) herein, the
Town may remove the obstruction and install
a proper entrance, if approved by the
Director, and any expense incurred by the
Town in so doing shall be defrayed by the
owner".
General: Throughout the By-Law "Owner" should be
amended to read: "Owner or Applicant".
Schedule "A":
Items 5 (d) , 6, In all cases, "Actual Cost" should be amended
7 & 9: to read: "Actual Costs plus Administration
Fees".
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Report, continued. . .
Schedule "A":
Item 8: "Curb Cuts" costs should be amended thus:
1 - 7 ft. $50. 00
Each additional 1 ft. $ 8. 00
Minimum charge. . . . . . . . . . $50. 00
The above reflects the recent increase in
charges to the Town of Newcastle for curb-
cutting work done by other.
In the Policy for Entrance, accompanying By-Law 81-37, there is
a minor error:
Page 7, Item 5: Specifications (b) Minimum Requirements:
Should read. . . . "The culvert required for an entranceway
will not be less that four hundred milli-
metres in diameter. . ."
It is anticipated that By-Law 81-37 will require annual review to
ensure that charges made by the Town of Newcastle realistically
reflect any increase in the costs of equipment, materials and
labour.
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: H.C. Wight, Chief Building Inspector.
FROM: J. Dunham, Director of Public Works.
SUBJECT: By-Law 81-37 (Property Access) .
DATE: May 14, 1981.
With reference to your memorandum of May 13, 1981, and the
suggestion that the subject By-Law be amended, I agree with
your views and will recommend the following change to the
next Meeting of the Public Works Committee on June 9, 1981:
Clause 2 Compliance with the By-Law
Amendment: (c) "Prior to a building permit being issued,
an entrance permit shall be approved for
one or more of the following. . . . ."
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W U i P T.
IOWN OF NEWCASTLE
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW __ -3
being a by-law to regulate the construction of
driveway entrances upon the highways under the
Jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Town of
Newcastle.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 and 3 of
Section 453 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284
as amended by S.O. 1974, Chapter 136, By-Laws may be passed
by the Council of every Municipality for placing or permitting
any person to place, construct, install, maintain and use ob-
jects in, on, under or over sidewalks, boulevards, highways
under it's jurisdiction.
AND WHEREAS paragraph 19 of subsection 1 of Section 352 of The
Municipal Act, as amended, provides in part that by-laws may be
passed for prohibiting the obstruction of any drain or water-
course and for requiring the person causing the obstruction to
remove it.
NOW THERE BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED as a By-Law of
The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle through its Council
thereof as follows:
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DEFINITIONS in the By-Law
'Applicant'
means the person applying for
the Entrance Permit.
'Director' means the Director of Public
Works of the Town of Newcastle
or his designated representative.
1• Defi.nit ions. . . /
'Entrance' means any private road, gate,
entranceway or other structure
or facility constructed as a
means of access to a municipal
road.
'Boulevards' means any part of the highway
where grass is grown and which
is not intended for use of veh-
icles between the curb or outside
edge of the shoulder and the
street line, inclusive of the
area covered by a sidewalk or
footpath.
'Street Line' means the line dividing a lot
and the road allowance.
'Highway' means any public right-of-way
which includes alleys, avenues,
boulevards, circles, courts,
drives, highways, caves, paths,
places, roads, streets, terraces,
walks, under the Jurisdiction of
the Town of Newcastle.
'Structure' means anything constructed or
erected, the use of which req-
uired location on the ground or
attached to something having
location on the ground and used
for the shelter or accommodation
of persons, animals or goods.
2• COMPLIANCE WITH THE BY-LAW
(a) All persons requiring an entrance to their property from
a municipal highwa=y are required to obtain a permit from
the Town and no person shall construct, alter, relocate or
use any entrance as a means of access to a municipal
highway except in accordance with the conditions of the
Entrance Permit issued by The Director.
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2. Compliance with the By-Law. . . /
(b) That, in determining where an entrance permit shall
be granted, the Director shall consider the location,
width and proposed use of the entrance to be constructed
or used as a means of access to a municipal highway and
shall have regard to the sight distance along the road,
the location of trees, public utility services and the
,jeopardy of public safety and in accordance with the
entrance policy of the Town, as adopted by Council from
time to time.
(c) An entrance permit shall be applied for for one or more
of the following, and prior to a building permit being
issued:
i) The change of a temporary entrance to a permanent entrance.
ii) Creation of a structure on vacant land.
iii) Entrance to vacant .land where no entrance exists.
iv) Change from an Agricultural Use to any other use.
V) Change from a Residential Use to any other use.
(d) That all costs pertaining to the entrance be used as a
means to a municipal highway, including the installation
of culverts and any required catchbasins, the replacement
of concrete curbs and gutters and other associated works
shall be paid by the Applicant.
(e) All works undertaken within a municipal highway shall be
carried out by the Town of Newcastle Public Works Depart-
ment.. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Director may
authorize and approve the installation of an entranceway
by an approved contractor, provided that an entrance
permit has been obtained from the Town and that a fee
in respect of inspection and administration services has
been paid, in accordance with Schedule "A" of this By-Law.
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2. Compliance with the By-Law. . .
(f) A Burn of money being the cost of constructing the
means of access within a municipal highway shall be
paid by the Applicant, as per Schedule 'A' of this
By-Law. In cases where more than the usual amount
of fill and/or granular material(fifteen cubic metres (15m3))
is required the Applicant shall remit to the Town of
Newcastle an amount as determined by the Director to
cover the cost of the additional material and works
involved.
(g) That no person shall tile or cover a boulevard, ex-
cept in accordance with the conditions of an entrance
permit.
(h) That no person shall apply an asphalt or concrete
surface to any portion of the entrance situate on
a municipal road allowance until a permit has been
issued by the Director.
(i) That the provisions of this By-Law shall not apply
so as to prohibit the use of any private road, entrance,
:structure or facility constructed prior to the effective
date of this By-Law, which obstructs a boulevard or
watercourse on a municipal highway, the owner of the
property shall, within fourteen days of receipt of
notice in writing to do so, apply to the Town for a
permit to have a proper entrance installed.
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(j) That, if the owner objects or refuses to comply with
the notice iven
g. pursuant to Section (c) herein, the
Town may remove the obstruction and install a proper
entrance and any expense incurred by the Town so doing
shall be paid by the owner.
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Compliance with the By-Law. . .
(k) That the Town may give notice to the owner of any
land requiring him to close up any private road,
entrance, structure or facility, constructed or
used as a means of access to a highway in contra-
vention of this By-Law.
(1) That every notice given under Section (k) shall be
in writing and shall be served personally or by
registered mail and, in the case of service by
registered mail, the owner shall be deemed to have
received the notice on the fifth day following the
mailing thereof.
(m) That, where the person to whom notice is given
under Section (k) fails to comply with the notice
within thirty (30) days after it's receipt, the
Municipal Council may, by resolution, direct any
officer, employee or agent of the Town to enter
upon the land of such person and to do, or cause to
be done, whatever may be necessary to close up the
private road, entrance, structure or facility, as
required by the notice.
(n) That every person who fails to comply with a notice
given under Section (k) is guiltyof an offence and
upon summary conviction is liable to a fine of not
less than ten dollars ($10. 00) and not more than
one hundred dollars ($100. 00) for a first offence,
and to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50. 00)
and not more than five hundred dollars ($500. 00)
for a second or subsequent offence.
(o) That the Town shall maintain and replace from time
to time, as required, all culverts installed pursuant
to this By-Law; all maintenance and/or repair of the
driving surface of the driveway shall be the responsibility
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of the owner of the land for which the entranceway provides
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access.
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By-Law 81 - 37 SCHEDULE "A"
Driveway Entrance Type Payable to Town of Newcastle
1. 400 mm 0 x 7 m. length $460. 00
(replacing 15" x 24' ) + $66/metre in excess of 7 m.
2. 450 mm 0 x 7 m. length $500. 00
(replacing 18" x 24 ' ) + $72/metre in excess of 7 m.
3. 600 mm 0 x 7 m. length $560. 00
(replacing 24" x 24' ) + $80/metre in excess of 7 m.
4. Entrance - no culvert. $100 minimum based on actual costs.
5. Entrance - extension. (a) 400 mm 0 $66/metre + $10. 00
(b) 450 mm 0 $72/metre + $10. 00
(c) 600 mm 0 $80/metre + $10. 00
(d) over 600 mm Actual Cost.
6. Entrance - relocation Actual Cost .
7. Entrance - temporary Actual Cost.
8. Curb Cutting $23. 00/metre
(minimum charge $38. 00)
9. Curb Replacement Actual Cost.
10. Entrance - other
$100 minimum based on actual costs.
Notes:
All "Actual Cost" works will be estimated by the Director of Public Works or his
.esigmated representative. The estimated sum must be paid to the Town prior to
the approval of the Application for Property Access and/or the commencement of works.
INSPECTION FI?I $30. 00 per Application
Each Application for Property Access must be accompanied by a payment of $30. 00
1• In the case of entrances installed by the Town, the $30. 00
will be treated as a deposit and deducted from the cost of
entrance installation, the payment of which balance is due
prior to the issuance of approval .
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2• In the case of entrance(s) constructed by a contractor
approved by the Director of Public Works, the $30. 00
Inspection Fee is non-refundable,
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BY-LAW 81-37 FINALLY PASSED BY COUNCIL ON MARCH 23 1981
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2. Comptiance with the By-Law.
(p) That By-Law 79-127 of the Town is hereby repealed.
(Q) This by-law shall take effect on the day of final
reading.
By-Law read a first time this — 23rd day of March 1981.
By-Law read a second time this 23rd day f March
y 1981.
By-Law read a third and final time this 23rd day of March 1981.
Mayor: G.B. RICKARD
(Seal)
Clerk: J.M. McILROY.
cc: Planning & Development Department.
Chief Building Inspector
D.T. Gray, Deputy Director of Works.
F. Brown, Road Superintendent.
Foreman, Division 1, Darlington.
Foreman, Division 2, Bowmanville.
Foreman, Division 3, Clarke.
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
POLICY FOR ENTRANCE
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POLICY FOR ENTRANCE
1. GENERAL:
The Municipal road system provides a major network of urban
and rural highways. These highways are being successively
upgraded on their original alignment to accommodate increasing
traffic volumes at higher levels of service.
Access control is of principal importance in ensuring that
the highways will continue to operate safely and efficiently
and have the required traffic movement capability in future
years.
The primary purpose of this Policy is to establish the guide-
lines to be used in granting access, and the design criteria
to be applied to entrances providing access to a Municipal
highway to ensure their safe and efficient operation.
2. DEFINITIONS:
a) 'APPLICANT' means the person applying for the
entrance permit.
b) 'DIRECTOR' means the Director of Public Works of
the Town of Newcastle, or his designated rep-
resentative.
c) 'ENTRANCE' means any private road, entranceway,
gate or other structure or facility constructed
as a means of access to a Municipal highway.
d) 'HIGH VOLUME ENTRANCE' means an entrance providing
access and/or egress for:
i) an office, retail or institutional building.
ii) an apartment building containing more than
five (S) dwelling units.
iii) an employee, or other, parking lot.
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2. Definitions, continued. . .
d) iv) an industrial facility, warehouse or
trucking terminal.
V) a community or regional shopping centre.
vi) a recreational complex or other public
facility.
e) 'LOW VOLUME ENTRANCE' means an entrance providing
access and/or egress for:
i) a single family residence.
ii) an apartment building containing not more
than five (5) dwelling units.
iii) a farm consisting of more than four (4)
arable hectares or a field forming part of
a farm and used exclusively for the passage
of animals and crops .
f) 'TEMPORARY ENTRANCE' means an entrance providing
access for a maximum of six (6) months.
g) 'OTHER ENTRANCE' means an entrance providing access
and/or egress For land uses not covered above, and
shall be subject to interpretation by the Director
Of Public Works as to whether 'High Volume' or
'Low Volume' entrance shall be required.
3. STANDARDS:
-1) Low Volume entrances shall be limited to the foll-
owing number for each property:
i) up to the first eighteen (18) metres of
frontage, one two-way. j
From eighteen (18) metres to thirty (30)
metres of frontage, one two-way or two one-way.
b) High Volume entrances shall generally be limited to
the following number for each property:
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i) up to the first three hundred and five (305)
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metres of frontage - not more than two.
for each additional one hundred and fifty j
three (153) metres of frontage - not more than one.
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3. Standards, continued. . .
b) iii) a street intersection-type entrance may
be required for a High Volume entranceway.
C) Approval for additional entrances will be consid-
ered by the Director only when sufficient evidence
of necessity is provided by the Applicant.
All entrances shall be constructed by the Public
Works Department or a contractor approved by the
Director, as per the conditions of the Entrance
Permit, and located so as not to interfere with any
Municipal or Utility services, such as utility poles ,
catch basins, valves, hydrants, etc. In cases of
High Volume entranceway, the owner may construct
the entranceway but it will be completed to the
satisfaction of the Director. The Town will not
construct or install an entranceway between November
15th and May lst. , unless suitable weather conditions
prevail.
d) Where a High Volume entrance will enter onto a
Municipal road, the Director may require right-
turn storage bays as a condition of access and/or
egress for the subject property. All such structures
shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Director.
tThere a High Volume entrance will enter onto a
Municipal road, the Director may require, as a condition
of access, the construction of a median barrier to
block left-turn access and/or egrees to and from the
subject property.
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Where, in the opinion of the Director, a median may
cause undue hardship, the construction of a median
area of sufficient width and length to accommodate
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a recessed left-turn bay, or other such facility
deemed necessary, may be considered as a condition
of access .
Entrances to drive-in service developments, such
as automatic car washes, banks, theatres, attendant
parking lots and garages, which require the driver
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3. Standards , continued. . .
e) to remain in the vehicle while being serviced, must
provide sufficient on-site storage space for waiting
vehicles, thereby minimizing the probability of a
line or congestion of waiting vehicles extending onto
the highway.
f) Where accesses are affected by the reconstruction of
Municipal highways, the Municipality will reinstate,
in kind or better, the affected entrance(s) , at the
cost of the Municipality. The reinstating, improving,
upgrading or closing of these entrances will be
adjusted to conform to this Policy.
g) In future, all subdivisions, where practical, will
be designed to prohibit access onto any Municipal
arterial streets; this Policy shall apply for single
family, semi-detached and any freehold attached
dwellings .
1�) An Entrance Permit will not be granted for access
to or egress from:
i) an unmaintained road.
ii) an unopened or unimproved road or road
allowance.
a road or road allowance closed by by-law.
Entrances for agricultural purposes may be con-
sidered, but are subject to the approval of the
Director.
4. PROCEDURE:
a) An Application for Property Access must be completed
and approval received from the Public Works Department
of the Town of Newcastle before work is commenced
on the construction of any entrance which will provide
access to or egress from, or which will be within
the limits of, a Municipal highway.
b) Application forms are available from the Town of
Newcastle Public Works Department, Hampton.
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4. Procedure, continued. . .
C) In cases where entrances are required within an
Urban Plan of Subdivision, this Policy will not
apply, but the Town of Newcastle's Design Criteria
and/or Standard Drawings shall be used, as required
by any Subdivision Agreement within the Municipality.
In cases of a Rural Plan of Subdivision, this Policy
will apply and the Applicant shall be responsible
for meeting the minimum requirements for culverts
and entranceways, as described in 5(b) .
d) Applications for High Volume entrances must be
accompanied by site plans of the proposed entrance-
way(s) , for approval by the Director.
e) All costs pertaining to the construction and/or
removal of an entrance, including the installation
of pipe, culvert or other associated works within
the limits of the right-of-way of a Municipal highway,
are to be borne by the Applicant and must be paid in
advances in accordance with Schedule "A" of By-Law
f) Prior to an entranceway being changed or altered
from it's original state or use (e.g. residential
to commercial, widening, etc . ) a permit must be
acquired and the installation shall comply with the
specifications as detailed in this Policy.
g) The Applicant is responsible for staking the location
of the proposed entrance. These stakes shall not
be removed until the entrance is constructed .
h) Upon receipt of an Application for entrance, in-
spection of the proposed site will be carried out
by the Town's Public Works Department .
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i) The property owner must apply for, and be issued with,
a permit before paving or asphalting the entranceway
area within the right-of-way limits of the Municipal
highway. The work must be carried out by the owner,
or his contractor, and the contractor and the work
must be approved by the Municipality.
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4. Procedures, continued. . .
j) A property owner must apply for, and be issued
with, a Permit before tiling or covering a boul-
evard within the limits of a Municipal road, for
the purpose of improving the property. Any work
required to be done on the Municipal highway must
be carried out by the Municipality, or a contractor
approved by the Municipality.
k) An entrance constructed without approval, or used
contrary to the conditions under which approval
was granted, will be removed by the Town of
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Newcastle, and the cost of removal will be assessed
against the owner of the property.
1) Where a Permit has been issued for a temporary
entrance, or for the use of the right-of-way of
a Municipal road as a temporary entrance, the cost
of installing and removing the temporary entrance,
and/or restoring the right-of-way to it's original
condition, will be assessed in advance against the
person to whom the Permit was issued.
m) Drive-over curbs providing access to property shall
be considered entrances and shall be constructed and
charged for in accordance with the provisions of this
Policy.
n) Where surface drainage from an entrance would flow
onto the highway, the property owner is responsible
for the entire cost of constructing drainage facil-
ities as may be deemed necessary in the opinion of
the Director.
o) [there culvert lengths are excessive, i.e. greater
than twelve (12) metres, the Applicant may be
required to have a catch basin installed, at his
own expense, for clean-out purposes.
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5. SPECIFICATIONS:
a) Basic Entranceway Dimensions :
Basic widths, curb spacing, radii and angles for
entrances for various land uses in urban and rural
areas are given in Table I. Methods of measurement
are footnoted below Table I and are illustrated in
Figure 1. For the purpose of Table I, 'Urban'
refers to a curbed cross-section and 'Rural' refers
to open ditch construction.
The design values given may be adjusted by the
Director, as required, to handle expected traffic
conditions.
b) Minimum requirements for culverts and entranceways :
Rural Areas:
The culvert required for an entranceway will not be
less than four hundred (400) metres in diameter and
seven (7) metres in length. If the Applicant requests
a wider entrance, each additional metre will be as
per Schedule "A" of By-Law No. , but in
no instance will the culvert be longer than fifteen
(15) metres, unless as many catch basins as are
required by the Director have been installed.
Urban Areas:
All entrances will comply with the Town of Newcastle's
Design Criteria and Standard Drawings, and/or with
the provisions already allowed for in this Policy.
c) Sight Distance:
Adequate sight distance must be provided for move-
ments into and out of an entranceway, with a minimum
of hazard and disruption of traffic.
For the purpose of this Policy, and where physical
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conditions permit, the minimum clear sight distance-
requirements, as shown in Tables II and III shall
apply.
The desirable clear sight distances shown are de-
signed to enable vehicles to:
i) Upon turning left or right - accelerate to
the operating speed of the street without
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5. Specifications, continued. . .
C) i) causing approaching vehicles to reduce speed
by more than fifteen kilometres per hour (15 km/h)
upon turning left, clear the nearest half of the
roadway without conflicting with vehicles app-
roaching from the left.
The sight distance requirements for passenger cars are
based on a 1.83 m. height of eye and a 1.37 m. height
of object.
The values shown in Tables II and III are for 'Urban'
conditions.
On rural highways, distances should be increased by
ten per cent (10%) to allow for slower driver reaction.
d) The desirable and suggested maximum grade changes for
Urban and Rural driveways under this Policy will be as
detailed in Figures 2, 3, and 4 of the Appendix attached
hereto.
e) Horizontal and Vertical Alignment:
For the purpose of this Policy, and where physical
conditions allow, a permit will not be issued :
i) for a commercial or industrial entranceway
in an area where the speed limit is eight
kilometres per hour (80 km/h) or more,
on a curve of more than three degrees (3°)
on a hill where the grade is more than four
per cent (4%) .
for a commercial or industrial entranceway
in an area where the speed limit is less than
eighty kilometres per hour (80 km/h) ,
on a curve of more than six degrees (6 0)
on a hill where the grade is more than six
per cent (6%) .
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f) Concrete curbing, one hundred millimetres (100 mm.)
to one hundred and fifty millimetres (150 mm.) above
the ground must be used in the construction of any
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5. Specifications, continued. . .
f) . . . traffic islands and to physically control vehicle
traffic from entering or leaving the Applicant's
property at other than approved entranceways.
Where a highway has an open ditch line of sufficient
depth to form a natural barrier, the desired control
of vehicles entering and leaving the premises can be
obtained by leaving this ditch open, thus eliminating
the need for curbing.
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10 - APPENDIX TO
POLICY FOR ENTRANCE
TABLE I
BASIC ENTRANCEWAY DIMENSIONS
Dimension URBAN RURAL
Reference
(See Fig.l) RES. COMM IND. RES. COMM IND.
I. Width (metres) W
Minimum 3.5 4.5 6.0 4.9 5. 5 6.0
Maximum 7.5 9.0 12.0 9.0 9.0 12.0
2. Right turn radius R
Minimum (metres) 1.5 3.0 4.5 3.0 4 .5 7.5
Maximum 4.5 16.0 16.0 7.5 24.0 24.0
3. Minimum Spacing
From Property Line P R R R R R R
From Point of Tangency(metres) C 1.5 3.0 3.0 12.0 17.0 17.0
Between Driveways S 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. Angle A 700 700 700 700 700 700
NOTE: The minimum width of commercial. and industrial entranceways
is intended to apply to one-way operation.
1(a)In high pedestrian activity areas such as in central business districts or in the
same block with an auditorium, school or library, the maximum basic width should
be nine metres (9 m. ) . The width is intended to be measured perpendicular to the
centreline of the driveway, in most instances, at the innder limit of a curbed
radius or between the line of the radius and the near edge of a curbed island at
least 4.6 m square in area.
(b)Idith the exception of two one-way driveways then they shall have a minimum sep-
aration of 7.5 m. measured parallel with, and along, the property line where the
driveways are to be .located.
2. On the side of a criveway exposed to entry or exit by right-turning vehicles, in
high pedestrian activity areas, the radii should be half the values shown.
3. Measured along the curb or edge of pavement from the roadway end of the ultimate
or future curb radius. In high pedestrian activity areas, teh minimum spacing j
between driveways should be 7.5 m.
4. Minimum acute angle measured from the centreline of roadway and generally based
on one-way operation.
SAFE SIG11T DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER CARS
TABLE II
Entrance onto a Two-Lane Road
OPERATING SAFE SIGHT SAFE SIGHT
SPEED DISTANCE - LEFT (a) DISTANCE - RIGHT (a)
km/h (mph) metres feet feet
30 20 45 150 40 130
50 30 105 350 80 260
60 40 160 530 135 440
80 50 225 740 215 700
100 60 290 950 320 1050
(a) Measured from a vehicle three metres (3 m. back of the pavement edge.
TABLE III
Entrance onto a Four or Six-Lane Road
OPERATING SAFE SIGHT SAFE SIGHT
SPEED DISTANCE - LEFT (a) DISTANCE - RIGHT (b)
lan/h (mph) metres feet metres feet
30 20 40 130 40 130
50 30 65 220 79 260
60 40 115 380 134 440
80 50 190 620 213.5 700
100 60 290 950 320 1050
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(a) Measured from a vehicle 3 meters (10 feet) back of the pavement edge
to a vehicle in the outside lane.
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(b) Measured from a vehicle 3 meters (10 feet) back of the pavement edge
to a vehicle approaching in the median lane.
NOTE: Tables 2 & 3 are as per the Institute of Traffic Engineers -
"Recommended Practice".
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(See Table I )
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Figure (Item 5(d))
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Property Li n
Edge of Pavement
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High Volume Entrance Way ± 3% +
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Low Volume Entrance Way ± 6%
+ log's
*G2 maximum applies to first six metres (6 m.)
. back
of the property line.
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