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Building Department > Permit Information: Driveways

Requirements for Obtaining a Driveway Permit
Submit a completed Application for Building and Plan Review along with 2 sets of plans that include a plat of survey showing location of driveway/parking areas. Allow at least 2 working days for permit approval.

	PRE POUR AND FRAMING INSPECTIONS REQUIRED CALL 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO SCHEDULE.

1. Concrete driveways must be a minimum of 4" of crushed stone and 5" of concrete.
2. Asphalt driveways must be a minimum of 6" of crushed stone and 2 ½” - 3" of surface asphalt.
3. No driveway shall exceed 24 feet in width except that the width of a driveway may exceed 24 feet at the point that the driveway connects to a garage and from the connection to the garage and from the connection to the garage for a distance not to exceed 30 feet toward the front lot line.
4. No driveway shall have more than one curb cut. Circular driveways are prohibited.
5. No lot shall have more than one driveway.
6. The total pave area (including driveway, sidewalks, patios and parking pad) of a lost shall not exceed 25% of the total area of a lot.
7. Abutting paved or gravel sidewalks or patios considered as part of driveway for purposes of determining overall width, size and area of driveway.
8. A paved parking pad not to exceed 12 feet by 24 feet may be constructed adjacent to a garage on a lot provided that it complies with all other requirements of this section.
9. No driveway located in a front yard of any lot shall extend more that 12 feet across the front elevation of the residence located on such lot except when the driveway connects to an attached garage.