19.53.040 Residential shared driveways.
A. Shared driveways may be allowed for providing access to residential units in a subdivision per Table 19.53.040(B), provided:
1. The residential units being served by a shared driveway are any combination of single-family, duplex, or triplex buildings on individual lots.
2. At least one lot abuts a public right-of-way and the lot frontage of the lot is equal to or greater than the minimum lot width circle requirement of the zone.
3. A public street is not anticipated by the city of Anacortes to be necessary for existing or future traffic and/or pedestrian circulation through the short subdivision or to serve adjacent property.
4. The shared driveway would not adversely affect future circulation to neighboring properties.
5. The shared driveway poses no safety risk and provides sufficient access for emergency vehicles and personnel.
See AMC 19.54.040(E) for shared-access lot standards.
B. Minimum Standards.
1. Shared driveways must be located within an easement or tract.
2. Table 19.53.040(B) provides standards for the maximum length, minimum paved width and easement width, and applicable turnaround requirements.
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Max. No. Units1 |
Max. Length |
Min. Paved Width |
Min. Easement Width |
Turnaround?3 |
|
Up to 3 |
150' |
16'2 |
20' |
No |
|
Up to 6 |
150' |
20' |
20' |
No |
|
Up to 6 |
>150' |
20' |
20' |
Yes—approved turnaround |
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1Individual cottages, for the purposes of these shared driveway standards, count as one-half dwelling unit. 2Or as determined by the Fire Department based on the number of units and the provision of fire suppression sprinklers. |
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3. If a shared driveway abuts properties that are not part of the subdivision, a five-foot-wide landscape buffer must be provided between the shared driveway and neighboring properties.
4. Stormwater management (minimum requirement Nos. 5 and 7 of NPDES permit may apply) must be provided according to AMC Chapter 19.76, Stormwater.
5. The maximum grade must not exceed 12 percent. The maximum grade may be increased with approval of the Fire Department based on review of emergency services access and water supply availability.
6. The minimum base and surfacing must comply with the Anacortes engineering design standards and be capable of supporting fire apparatus.
7. New lots served by shared driveways are subject to the design provisions of AMC 19.54.040(E).
C. Signage and Addressing.
1. Traffic control devices including installation of “No Parking” signs as required by the city must be provided.
2. Lots served by the shared driveway must be addressed to the public street to which the shared driveway connects.
D. Easement or Tract Ownership and Maintenance.
1. The easement or tract must be shown and recorded on the face of the plat or with the land division to be preserved in perpetuity. If a tract is created, the owners of the subject lots must have an equal and undivided interest in ownership of the tract.
2. Appropriate legal instruments ensuring that the shared driveway can be continually maintained to minimum standards listed in this section by the owners of the lots served by the driveway must be provided prior to recording of the short plat.
E. Obstructions. A restriction prohibiting any temporary or permanent physical obstructions within the easement, including, but not limited to, the parking of nonemergency vehicles, must be shown on the face of the short plat.
F. Timing of Improvements. The shared driveway must be installed prior to recording of the plat unless approved for deferral/bonding. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)