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- ry Page 3. Annual Town Meeting - Mashpee Tuesday March 6, 1973 Article 24: r �a l 3 The sub-division of a parcel of 1 Delineation of drives, islands and property by the owner does not in ',street radii are required, by either ; any way change the number of drive, j curb or a bituminous berm to join allowed under the standards, If there existing edging, if any, and shall be are a number of commercial c st-!h-!installed according to the prevailing lishments to be constructed by the construction standards. The edging applicant to connect with the exit and shall extend onto the applicant's prop- entrance all under the existing erty to that point where the radii be'- standards. (comes tangent and the required square 4 The standards, for commercial width is defined drives, on roads having a design 2 A traffic island is also specified speed or an 85-percentile speed of 30 between openings extending from curb mph or less may have two 45 drives or shoulder line to side line in order to with a minimum radius of 30 feet and prevent use of town property for com- a minimum square width of 20 feet mercial purposes and to define path If the major use of the drive is for of entering and exiting vehicles trucks, the width may be increased 3 If shoulders exist, drives shall be to maximum of 24 feet (Fig 1") curbed or bermed to and along edge 5 On roads having a higher as- of shoulder, with a minimum set back I-14 Driveway on Rotaries and Ramps sumed design speed thar, 30 mph of 2 feet 1 Driveways, located directly on a the radius may be increased to a 50 4 Where sidewalks exist on major rotary should be discouraged since foot maximum where site conditions weaving distances are too short and perm the sidewalk with a maximum square width hesidhighways and are not frequently used. a serious hazard in the form of rear of 24 feet (Fig 1-2) ewalk shall be depressed and graded from the gutter line to the end and passing accidents could re- 6 In the case of a short frontage, side line, and the drive is then to be cult where it would be impossible to con' defined by radius curb or berm which- 2 Drives requested on ramps of struct two 45 drives and a dividing is- ever is in use grade separations not controlled by land, or where warranted by other site limited access should not be allowed, 5 At locations where sidewalks exist at of conditions, a single driveway since entering or exiting vehicles are and curb corners (3 foot minimum) feet wide measured at the point of are used sidewalk curb returns shall not expected, thereby causing confu- tangency to the drive, and two foot dissipated within the driveway sion and possible collision radii may be used (Fig 1-3) opening. A 6 inch berm shall be in- 7 In the case of an entrance to a 1-15 Design of Street Entrances high volume traffic stalled along the side line both i The design of street entrances sides of the drive where directed to generator such as g a drive-in theater or shopping plaza, define the drive opening depends upon the roadway widths and channelizing island shall be co radii needed to coincide wiT the lay- ed in the throat, of a 90° drive. The 6 The curb returns on the inside of out approved by the cities and toums. drives on each side of the central is- the 45° driveway depending on distance wherever possible large radii should land shall be a minimum 24 foot width from edge to location line, and may be used with a maximum of 50 feet t 10 f 5 t h ll but usually have a o foot measured at the point of tangency to vary 2 If a traffic island is warranted in the crive. with a maximum radius of radius the throat of a street approach, its lo- 50 feet (Unusually large traffic gen- 1.11 Storage of Vehicles off of State cation and size should be determined erator, may require special design) Highway as indicated in Figure 1.4 The location of the traffic island is to be determined by control radii not less Drive-in theaters or car washes gen- 1.16 Residential Driveways than 40 feet but preferably 50 feet as erate large volumes of traffic enter- In the case of residential driveways illustrated in Figure 1-4 This design ing the establishment, usually within the problems are somewhat similar to is to be used primarily on an undi• a short period of time. It will be nec- commercial drives, but they are not zdded highway and on a divided high- essary in this case for the owner to as acute. In the standard design a way in conjunction with a left turn make allowances for storage of these single driveway is approved with the storage lane at a median opening. On vehicles on his property emphasis being placed upon the exit a divided highway having no median It is recommended that an area be drive from Town Highway where a 12 openings, the design to be used is as provided that will accommodate at foot radius curve is specified (Fig illustrated in Figure 1-5. All islands least a minimum of 100 vehicles for 1.6) Experience has shown that when proposed between commercial drive- a theater, or 25 vehicles for a car leaving a highway, at either a com- ways` shall be 8 inches in height and wash mercial or a residential drive, the op- edged with curb or berm. Large island 1-12 Locations of Drives in Respect erator is more or less at the mercy of surfaces may be loamed and seeded. to Intersections p following traffic when slowing down Small island surfaces shall be paved or turning. At the exit drive the op- according to Department standards wherever possible, drives are to be erator has the opportunity to pick a 8 The radii of a private drive may set back 50 feet or more from a street favorable opportunity to proceed. Sub- not extend beyond the applicant's corner, measured between the near- mitted by Highway Dept. property line unless the application is est edge of the driveway and the cross- accompanied by a letter from the ap- road edge of pavement. At all inter- plicant's abutter indicating his ap- sections and particularly at signalized proval of this condition intersections, it is Department policy 9 The radii of a street approach that drives shall not be approved at may extend beyond the range crotch street corners. A driver entering the street sideline highway f r o in corner driveway would not be faced with a direct signal 10 All signs must conform to the indication and thus his entrance would Massachusetts Standard Specifications, introduce a potential hazard The cost and the responsibility for Vehicles entering such a drive from erections is to be borne by the appli- the Highway would also have to follow cant paths unacceptable from a traffic safe- 11 All driveways and street designsty viewpoint shall be reviewed by the District Traf- fic Engineer and shall be approved 'Lanes by the Highway Surveyor r 1-10 Delineation of Drives, Islands and If feasible and the frontage allows. Street Radii acceleration and deceleration lanes may be used, with the agreement in writing from the parties involved that no other:drive shall enter the Town Highway ;within the limits of these speed change lanes