If approved, a supplement may be issued by the district office, authorizing work to continue for an additional six-month period. (d)Local roads. The number and location of entrances which may be granted will be based on usage, interior and exterior traffic patterns, and current design policy of the Department. "Intersection Sight Distance" in Chapter 9 of the 2004 AASHTO Green Book. (a)General. Allow no more than three dwelling units to gain access to a private driveway. Except for joint-use driveways, no portion of any access shall be located outside of the property frontage boundary line. (ix)The Department, in granting a permit, will waive none of its powers or rights to require the future change in operation, removal, relocation, or proper maintenance of any access within State highway right-of-way. (2)The distance from the edge of pavement of the intersecting highway to the radius of the first permitted driveway shall be a minimum of 20 feet on curbed highways and 30 feet on uncurbed highways. Sight distance values less than desirable will be accepted only if it is impossible to achieve the desirable value by locating the driveway at any point within the property frontage boundaries. Permits are not required for the placing of newspaper receptacles or mail boxes, although their location is subject to the maintenance requirements of the Department. The placement of vehicles measured at the driveway and on the roadway must be consistent with the operation of the driveway and roadway, as illustrated on Form M-950S and consistent with Publication 282. Issuance fees shall be used to defray costs incurred by the Department in reviewing and processing the application and plan, including the preliminary review of the site location identified in the application, and issuing and processing the permit. (viii)A permit shall be valid only as long as the traffic volume of the driveway does not exceed the approved driveway classification as set forth in 441.8(a) of this title (relating to driveway design requirements). Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to relax existing safety requirements.
67 Pa. Code 441.7. General driveway requirements. In order to be eligible to receive such a refund, the permittee shall deliver the request with the permittees copy of the permit to the issuing district permit office on or before the permit expiration date. (ii)In the event of failure or neglect by the permittee to perform and comply with the permit or the provisions of this chapter, the Department may immediately revoke and annul the permit and order and direct the permittee to remove any or all structures, equipment, or property belonging to the permittee or its contractors from the legal limits of the right-of-way and to restore the right-of-way to its former condition. Controlling the direction that has the best sight distance . BRIDLE PATH SIGN (W11-104) The Bridle Path Sign (W11-104) shall be authorized for use along roads where a number of horses normally walk beside or cross the roadway. OwnerA person holding: (ii)an estate or other legal interest in property, such as an easement, a lease, a license or subsurface rights, or. Where the existing shoulder on either side of a proposed low, medium, or high volume driveway is not adequate to allow its use by turning vehicles, the permittee shall upgrade the shoulder area for a minimum of 100 feet on either side of the driveway. (ii)The access covenant will restrict access to the approved locations regardless of whether the land is later subdivided or conveyed to other persons, or both. The minimum acceptable sight distance values shall be computed from the following formula: SSSD = Minimum safe stopping sight distance (feet). When required by the permit, a speed change lane of sufficient length and width shall be constructed to allow vehicles to safely decelerate or accelerate when entering or leaving the property. The provisions of this 441.3 amended August 3, 2018, effective August 4, 2018, 48 Pa.B. (c)Driveways adjacent to intersections. All drainage releases shall be notarized and recorded, by and at the expense of the applicant, in the County Office of the Recorder of Deeds. Requirements for traffic control devices shall be as follows: (1)Nonelectrically powered devices. CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Minimum use drivewayA residential or other driveway which is used or expected to be used by not more than 25 vehicles per day. Although driveway opening on to State highway was established prior to promulgation of the regulations, the regulation could be applied retroactively to reasonably limit ingress and egress since property is held subject to valid police power regulations made, and to be made, for the health and comfort of the people. Department of Transportation v. Longo, 510 A.2d 832 (Pa. Cmwlth. Where the applicant will be required to perform a substantial amount of work, the Department may require the applicant to execute an agreement as a prerequisite to issuance of the permit. Form 408The latest revision of highway construction specifications issued by the Department. No statutes or acts will be found at this website. General requirements shall be as follows: (1)The ability of a driveway to safely and efficiently function as an integral component of a highway system requires that its design and construction be based on the amount and type of traffic that it is expected to serve and the type and character of roadway which it accesses. 494-14-06 August 8, 2014 Page 2 . Kudos/Thank You. (v)If the permitted work is the proximate cause of damage to the highway, including slope or any other appurtenance thereto, beyond the adjacent area, the permittee shall be responsible for all remedial work and shall make all temporary and permanent restoration. The general factors that control the maximum rates of superelevation, as discussed in . All work authorized by the permit shall be subject to the following: (i)All applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to the following: (A)Act of October 26, 1972 (P. L. 1017, No. Frontage widthThe distance along the right-of-way line in front of an abutting property. (e)Application procedure and required information. (c)Driveways adjacent to intersections. Permanent curbingPlain or reinforced cement concrete curb which meets Department standards.
Multi-modal Handbook - Chesco Planning (3)Regardless of frontage, a development may be restricted to a single entrance/exit driveway, served by an internal collector road separated from the traveled way. (D)When the road descends at greater than 5.0%, sight distance may be reduced by a factor of 0.5. (ii)A signed written statement, whereby the applicant agrees to indemnify and defend the Commonwealth (if requested) from all suits, damages, claims and demands of any type whatsoever by the fee title holder of the property because of granting the permit to the applicant, such as a failure of the permittee or other person to comply with the permit or any other statutes, ordinances or regulations in connection with the permit. (iii)If there is a failure of the highway, including slope or any other appurtenance thereto, in the immediate area of the permitted work, which occurs more than 2 years after the completion of the permitted work, and there is no similar failure of the highway beyond the area adjacent to the area of the permitted work, it shall be presumed that the work done by the permittee was the proximate cause of the failure and the permittee shall be responsible to make all temporary and permanent restoration, including any failure of the adjacent area if it has also failed, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. Conditions for sight distance shall be as follows: (1)Access driveways shall be located at a point within the property frontage limits which provides at least the minimum sight distance listed in the appropriate following table: Table 1Safe Sight Distance for passenger cars and single unit trucks exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads. (d)Property line clearance. (f)Site requirements. (3)Additional right-of-way for lanes. (c)Revocation procedure. The driveway pavement shall be at least four inches thick within the right-of-way. (iv)High volume driveway, see Figure 10. Please direct comments or questions to. (j)Auxiliary lanes. (2)If the property frontage exceeds 600 feet, the permit may authorize an additional driveway. Site requirements shall be as follows: (1)All nonresidential buildings shall be located a sufficient distance from the right-of-way line to provide ample driving area and parking off the right-of-way to prevent storage of vehicles on the access driveways and to prevent the back-up and turning of vehicles on the highway pavement. "PennDOT"), and _____, its agents and contractors (hereinafter referred to as the "APPLICANT"), WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, certain public highways have been adopted and taken over as part of the State highway system, to be constructed, improved, and maintained by the Commonwealth pursuant to the Act of June 1, 1945, P.L. (m)Median openings. The applicant shall design his driveway using the values appropriate for the posted speed of the roadway being accessed. In the event the permittee fails to refill the ditch or trench or proceed to completion of the work upon notice from the Department to do so, the Department may perform the necessary and required work and shall be reimbursed for the costs by the permittee within 30 days after receipt of the Departments invoice. Further work may not commence in the permitted area until the violation has been remedied. The type of shoulder to be installed will be specified by the permit, in accordance with the volume and type of traffic expected to use the driveway. Where the width of the highway right-of-way is insufficient to permit the construction of a needed auxiliary lane, the permittee shall provide any necessary additional right-of-way. M-950K - Obligation Bond (Driveway) M-950K1 - Blanket Obligation Bond (Driveway) M-950L - Irrevocable Letter of Credit (Driveway) M-950MPC - Land Use Questionnaire (Driveway) M-950R1 - Access Approval Procedure Worksheet and Sample Letter (Driveway) M-950S - Measuring Driveway Sight Distances (Driveway) TR-478A - Report on Compaction Density . (f)Permit requiring agreement. If the applicant does not hold fee title to the property, the applicant shall notify the fee title holder that an application has been submitted.