CHAPTER 2
2.2.1 Access and Driveways a. Primary Access. Side street or alley access shall serve as the primary vehicular access to parking and carport areas, if available. If not available, the primary street shall provide vehicular access. b. Number of Access Points. A maximum of one vehicle access point from the street is permitted per 100 linear feet of street frontage. c . Enhanced Paving and Pedestrian Connections for Entry Driveways . Entry driveways connecting public streets to the interior of the site shall use enhanced paving treatment with patterned and/or colored pavers, bricks, or decorative colored and scored concrete, a minimum of 12 feet in width as measured from the back of sidewalk or landscape planter abutting the driveway, whichever is closest, and spanning the width of the driveway. Vehicular driveways with access to public streets shall also provide sidewalks and connections on both sides of the driveway and shall be accessible in accordance with all applicable regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act and with City Building & Safety and Public Works requirements. 2.2.2 Number of Parking Spaces The provisions of Division 4 – Parking of the Irvine Zoning Ordinance shall be implemented except as defined by Section 65585 of the Government Code. 2.2.3 Vehicular Access Design
a. Traffic Calming Measures . Private Streets. Projects with privately owned or maintained streets shall implement traffic calming measures and techniques approved by the City’s Public Works Department. Examples of such traffic calming tools include, but are not limited to, speed tables and speed cushions, angled street parking, high-visibility crosswalks, and intersection bulb-outs. b. Loading, Moving, and Service Areas. All required loading, moving, and service areas shall be located along a building wall other than the primary building frontage, and/or at the rear or side of the site. Loading, moving, and service areas shall be located to not disrupt or block the flow of onsite and offsite vehicular traffic. Loading, moving, and service areas shall not be located within 50 lineal feet of residential dwelling units or common open space areas and shall be visually screened from the public right-of-way with walls, solid fencing, and/or dense evergreen vegetation. Refer to Chapter 3-17 - Loading Dock Areas of the Zoning Ordinance for loading requirements.
c. Passenger Pick-up and Drop-off Location and Rideshare Loading Area . Projects with 50 or More Units. Projects with 50 or more units shall provide at least one pick-up and drop-off and one rideshare loading space within 100 feet of a common open space (such as a lobby, community clubhouse, or pool) or within 100 feet of a vehicular access point. The passenger loading and rideshare area spaces shall each be at least the size of two full-size uncovered parking spaces, as identified in Chapter 4-4 – Design Standards of the Zoning Ordinance and shall be clearly marked and visible from an entry driveway (access point) into the site. d. Vehicle Light Intrusion . Vehicle parking areas shall be located, oriented, and/or screened to prevent visual intrusion of vehicle lights into habitable residential spaces. Where parking areas are located within 15 feet of a residential unit, they shall be located within a garage, carport, or parking structure, or screened by a solid wall, fence, or landscaping a minimum 6 feet in height.
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