Lake County Building Department

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1 Lake County Building Department P.O. Box Harrison Avenue Leadville, CO (719) Fax (719) Driveway Permit (Resolutions and 98-35) PERMIT: To connect a driveway or parking area to a public roadway, modify an existing driveway, or re-grade an existing driveway. (Roadway Design Standards, Section 254) PROPERTY OWNER: PHONE: LOCATION OF WORK: PHYSICAL ADDRESS FOR JOB SITE: APPLICANT: CONTRACTOR: PHONE: MAILING ADDRESS: NATURE OF WORK: STARTING DATE: AUTHORIZED BY: DRIVEWAY PERMIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES Submit to the Lake County Building Department/Land Use Office: 1) A completed application form; 2) A $50.00 fee; and 3) two (2) copies of the site plan. The Site Plan must be drawn to scale and must include: a) The name of the property owner; b) The physical address of the property; c) All property lines, easements, roads, and existing and proposed structures on the property (including buildings, well, septic tank and leach field); and d) The driveway location, dimensions of the driveway, surface material, slope, culvert size, distance to the neighbor s driveways, and distance to intersection or curb return. (Office Use Only) PERMIT FEE: $50.00 CHECK #: DATE RECEIVED: APPROVED BY: INSPECTED BY: DATE: FINAL INSPECTION DATE: - 1 -

2 Additional Information 1. Permits must be applied for 48 hours in advance of any excavation/installation, except in the event of an emergency. 2. Repairs to streets shall be completed as soon as possible after construction completion date. 3. If construction disturbs any part of highway rights-of-way, a permit must be secured from the Colorado Department of Transportation. 4. The Permit must be available at job site to be inspected by County authorities at times when construction is in progress. 5. Contractor must supply and maintain adequate barricades and warning devices. 6. A to scale drawing showing the location and description of any installation must be presented for approval upon submittal of application for permit. 7. A copy of said drawing shall be furnished to the Building Department/Land Use Office. 8. No permit will be issued without prior acceptance and receipt of drawings. 9. For a period of three months, Contractor will be responsible for street maintenance of that portion of street disturbed by construction. 10. Applicant shall provide evidence from all public utilities (telephone, gas, water and sewer) that the excavation will disturb no public utilities. For Questions Regarding Construction Specifications: Contact Brad Palmer, Road & Bridge Supervisor, at (719) To Request an Inspection: 1) Call (719) ; 2) State the name of the property owner and the contractor performing work; 3) State the address of the job site; and 4) State the type inspection requested (Example: driveway inspection ). Please note that Driveway Inspections are done only during the months of May October (depending on snow coverage). Driveway inspections cannot be done during the winter months due to the snow coverage on the ground. A Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued until a Final Driveway Inspection has been completed

3 Roadway Design Standards & Construction Specifications Driveways In order to connect a driveway or parking area to a public roadway, a property owner, developer, contractor or other individual must first obtain a permit from the County. Modification or regrading of an existing driveway will also require a permit. A driveway is an access way for vehicles from a public or private roadway to either an individual residence or to a parking area serving multiple residences, commercial business, recreational, institutional, or industrial land uses, or a combination of land uses. A driveway which serves more than four individual residences shall be classified, designed and constructed as a roadway. Driveway entrances shall be designed to have a minimum sight distance of at least 200 feet for local or primitive roads and 400 feet on collector roads. Driveways shall not be located on arterial roads. Parcels of land or lots which have frontage on more than one road shall access the road with the lowest traffic density. Driveway opening shall be separated by at least 50 feet, as measured from curve return to curve return. Increased spacing may be required for safety reasons. A shared driveway shall be designed if the minimum spacing cannot be met. Driveways shall not be located within 50 feet of an intersection or curb return. As shown in Figure 11, driveways shall have the following widths: Table 8 Driveway Design Elements Type of Service Widths Flare Radius Total Width (Including Flares) (Min) (Max) (Min) (Max) (Min) (Max) Minimum CL Radius (ft) Commercial Residential Single Family / Duplex a. Serving 2 units or less b. Serving more than 2 units Multi-Family

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5 Roadway Design Standards & Construction Specifications Driveways shall have a maximum grade of 8 percent. In areas with difficult terrain, a written request for a variance from this requirement may be made for single family residences and duplexes. In order to be granted a variance, additional fire protection which meets the requirements of Section of the Uniform Fire Code shall be installed in the residences. One example of additional fire protection is an approved automatic sprinkler system. Driveways connecting to roadways with ADT greater than 500 or driveways longer than 300 feet in length shall be designed with a vehicle turn around. The driveway shall have either a cul-de-sac with a minimum radius of 50 feet or a hammer head turn-around that will allow emergency vehicles to turn around. Driveways shall be flared to 20 feet at the location where the cul-de-sac or hammer head begins. See Figure 12 for an example of a hammer head turn-around. Driveways longer than 400 feet must have turnouts which allow emergency vehicles to pass each other. The turnouts shall be designed and installed every 400 feet. All driveways shall be designed to allow adequate drainage and prevent erosion. Culverts at least 24 inches in diameter shall be installed to handle roadside drainage. 255 Bridges All bridges shall be designed to conform to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) requirements and specifications. Bridge designs shall be prepared by a registered professional structural engineer. Bridge deck widths shall accommodate the full width of the approaching roads and shoulders. All bridges shall be designed to accommodate an AASHO (American Association of State Highway Officials) H-20 live load carrying capacity. Bridges shall be designed to meet the 100-year storm frequency as defined by FEMA. A minimum of 1 foot of free board shall be required. 256 Vertical Clearance The minimum vertical clearance from the finished grade of a roadway or driveway to any structure or utility line within the roadway right-of-way shall be 18 feet

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