Needles Municipal Code Art. XI Vehicular Provisions

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 427-AC on 3/4/1996

No building permit shall be issued until the following requirements are met:

1. All streets, alleys and other public rights-of-way shown on plans approved by the city council and which abut the subject property shall be dedicated to the planned right-of-way line or a deed of dedication deposited in escrow with an escrow agent acceptable to the city attorney, the delivery of which is conditioned upon the required permit being granted.
2. All improvements of streets, alleys and other public rights-of-way which abut the subject property and are required in order to conform to improvement standards approved by the city council shall be installed or a performance bond, in a reasonable amount to be determined b the city engineer, with sureties to be approved by the city attorney, shall be filed with the city clerk, or cash in a like amount shall be deposited with the finance director to be placed in a trust fund. (Ord. No. 427-AC)
3. The off street parking facilities required by this title shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the use they are intended to serve, except that in cases of practical difficulty, the City Planner may approve substitute parking locations for ministerial projects which meet the following conditions:
4. All or part of the substitute location is within two hundred feet (200') of the principal use for which the parking is being provided;
5. The substitute lot is in the same possession as the use it is intended to serve. Such possession may be by deed or long term lease, the terms of which meet the approval of the city.
6. The off street parking facilities required by this title shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the residential unit they are intended to serve.
7. Parking spaces shall not be located in any required front yard, except in legal nonconforming lots where garages or carports may be located in the front yard when approved by the planning commission.
8. Not more than three (3) carports or garages on any one lot shall have their entryway facing the street.For discretionary projects, the planning commission may approve substitute parking locations for ministerial projects which meet the above conditions, or recommend approval to the city council for projects requiring council approval.

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 663-AC on 10/24/2023

1. Vision clearance areas shall be provided as follows:
2. On any corner lot: a triangular area at the street intersection measuring fifteen (15) feet along each street property line (or the projections thereof parallel to the centerlines of the streets) from the point of intersection of said property lines (or the projections thereof);
3. At the intersection of any alley with a street, or at the intersection of two (2) alleys, or at an angle point where the alignment of an alley changes by sixty (60) degrees or more: a triangular area measuring fifteen (15) feet along each street or alley property line from the point of intersection of said property lines;
4. At any driveway entrance from or exit to a street: triangular areas on each side of the driveway measuring fifteen (15) feet along the street property line and fifteen (15) feet along the edge of the driveway from the point of intersection of the edge of the driveway with the street property line.
5. Within a required vision clearance area there shall be no fence, tree, shrub or other obstruction to sight between two (2) feet and seven (7) feet above the established street grade. Where the vision clearance area for an existing driveway falls on adjacent property, no additional construction in the two (2) foot to seven (7) foot height range shall be placed in the vision clearance area except a fence which does not obscure sight through more than ten (10) percent of the area in the vertical plan. Where existing obstructions exist on adjacent property in the two (2) foot to seven (7) foot height range, any new driveway constructed on the subject property shall be located to not have any such obstructions in its vision clearance areas. (Ord. No. 427-AC)

1. Every garage, carport, parking area, loading area, drive-in or drive-through service area, or other off-street vehicular waiting or maneuvering area shall be connected to one (1) or more public streets or alleys by one (1) or more driveways meeting the standards set forth in this section.
2. Driveway Width.
3. In the various zones the width of any driveway shall be within the limits shown in the following table:

DRIVEWAY WIDTHS

2. Where the driveway approach width at the street property line required by the city engineer is different from the driveway width required by this section, a variable width transition segment outside the street right-of-way shall be provided to provide a smooth connection.
3. Driveway Height Clearance. Within the required driveway width there shall be no obstruction from the driveway surface to a height of eight (8) feet. In addition, any portion of a driveway not covered by a building or porte cochere shall be unobstructed to a height of fourteen (14) feet.
4. Driveway Curvature. The minimum turning radius for any curve in a driveway shall be twenty-five (25) feet measured to the outside edge of the driveway.
5. Driveway Circulation Pattern.
6. In single-family residential zones, any garage or accessory building having vehicular entry facing an alley shall be located at least twenty-nine (29) feet from the opposite side of the alley.
7. In all zones, any garage or carport with its vehicular entrance facing a street shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from said street property line in order to allow temporary parking in the driveway without obstructing any portion of a public right-of-way. (Ord. No. 427-AC)
8. Secondary Driveways in Residential Zones. Driveways shall only be supported if lead to a garage, carport, or side yard area, and setback requirements are being met. No more than two driveway approaches per lot shall be permitted.

HISTORY Amended by Ord. 663-AC on 10/24/2023

1. Each nonresidential use shall provide off-street loading spaces as shown in the following table:

LOADING SPACE REQUIREMENTS For Each Building

Dimensions of Spaces (feet)

*Apron is an extension of the length of the loading space to provide for maneuvering of trucks. The apron may overlap an alley, driveway, parking aisle, or another loading space, but not a street or parking space. 2. No loading space shall be in a manner that, when occupied, blocks any driveway, parking space or access to a parking space. 3. Any door in a building where such door abuts a vehicular area and provides an opening of eight (8) feet or larger, shall be considered to be a loading door. No loading door or loading dock shall face a public street. All loading doors, loading docks, and truck maneuvering areas, whether required or not, shall be accessible and functional in accordance with truck maneuvering standards. (Ord. No. 427-AC)