A. The Municipal Services Director may approve a reduction of the minimum driveway setback and separation distance standards from those distances shown in the Community Street and Utility Standards. For volume traffic areas or for low-volume traffic-generating uses, the Municipal Services Director may approve reductions to driveway setback and separation distances of up to thirty-five percent (35%). For other traffic areas or uses, the Municipal Services Director may approve a reduction to the minimum driveway setback and separation distances up to twenty-five percent (25%). And, the Municipal Services Director may approve a deviation to the driveway standards if a property has insufficient frontage to allow for the construction of a standard driveway.

B. The Municipal Services Director may also require an increase in driveway setback and separation distances for high-volume traffic areas or for high-volume traffic-generating developments.

C. The City Council may grant a deviation to the standards set forth in this chapter upon their finding that the granting of a deviation is in the best interest and welfare of the community and that a traffic hazard will not be created.

D. The City Council or the Municipal Services Director may require a traffic study to be submitted prior to any approval for driveway setback and separation distances. All required traffic studies shall be prepared by a professional engineer. (Ord. 2221, 8/9/05; Ord. 1537, 1992; Ord. 1507, 1991; Ord. 1457, 1990)