2005); apeal denied 903 A.2d 539 (Pa. 2006). DRIVEWAY SIGHT DISTANCE (aka Clear sight distance) The minimum distance that a driver of a vehicle, situated at eye level, 3.5 Permits will not be issued to contractors of the property owner nor to any person other than the owner of the property. Permittee Required to Obtain All Required Approvals or Permits. (b)Additional grounds for revocation. (2)In using Tables 1 through 6 the following additional requirements shall apply: (i)Tables 2, 4, and 6 shall be used in lieu of Tables 1, 3, and 5 only when combination traffic exceeds 5.0% of the total traffic using the proposed driveway. These devices shall include, but not be limited to, any required regulatory, warning or guide signs, delineators, and pavement markings. (C) When the highway grade in the section to be used for acceleration after leaving the driveway descends at 3.0-5.0%, sight distance in the direction of approaching descending highway traffic may be reduced by a factor of 0.6. (3)Work to conform to Department standards. (v)The permittee shall be principally liable to the Department for any failure to comply with the permit and this chapter. (l)Driveways relative to ramps. (1)Normally, only one driveway will be permitted for a residential property and not more than two driveways will be permitted for a nonresidential property. No part of the information on this site may be reproduced forprofit or sold for profit. 3.0 Intersection Sight Distance / Vision Corners . The provisions of this 441.8 amended November 27, 1981, effective October 17, 1981, 11 Pa. B. PENNDOT PUB 170 HIGHWAY OCCUPANCY PERMIT (HOP) MANUAL Page 77A (Rev 4-12) PENNDOT Web Site: www.dot.state.pa.us Special Interest Areas Permits Occupancy Permits PENNDOT WAN: Statewide Drive Permits Shared HOP 3.8 -- Miscellaneous Review of Application The permit to own and operate a traffic control device shall be requested by and issued to only the appropriate municipality. Table 6Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations entering driveways by left turns. 4159. The permittee shall reimburse the Department for the costs within 30 days after receipt of the Departments invoice. (ii)Low volume driveway, see Figure 8. Traveled wayThe portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes. (4)Permittee responsibilities. M-950K - Obligation Bond (Driveway) M-950K1 - Blanket Obligation Bond (Driveway) M-950L - Irrevocable Letter of Credit (Driveway) M-950MPC - Land Use Questionnaire (Driveway) M-950R1 - Access Approval Procedure Worksheet and Sample Letter (Driveway) M-950S - Measuring Driveway Sight Distances (Driveway) TR-478A - Report on Compaction Density . Table 4Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations exiting from driveways onto four and six-lane roads. (iv)When the sidewalk is directly against the back of the curb and the sidewalk is at least five feet wide, the curb shall be sloped as shown in Figure 5 of this subsection. The Department may also make such investigations and require such additional information as it deems necessary. 441.2. Grade of access driveway shall be constructed in the following manner: (1)All driveways shall be constructed so as not to impair drainage within the right-of-way, alter the stability of the improved area, or change the drainage of adjacent areas. 67 Pa. Code 441.8. The placement of vehicles measured at the driveway and on the roadway must be consistent with the operation of the driveway and roadway, as illustrated on Form M-950S and consistent with Publication 282. (ii)The permittee shall be responsible for controlling dust conditions created by its operations.
Section 441.7 - General driveway requirements, 67 Pa. Code - Casetext Issuance of a permit under these regulations does not relieve the permittee from any additional responsibility to secure other Federal, State, or local approvals or permits as may be required by law. MLS # PADE2042340 SetbackThe lateral distance between the right-of-way line and the roadside building, liquid fuel pump island, display stand, or other object, which will . (2)Where a drainage ditch or swale exists, the permittee shall install adequate pipe under the driveway in accordance with Form 408. (E)42 U.S.C. DirectorThe director of the Departments Bureau of Highway Services. (e)Multiple driveways. This chapter separates driveways into four classifications, based on the amount of traffic they are expected to serve. No, PennDOT will not cut slopes or vegetation to improve sight distance according to PA Title 67, Chapter 441, because sight distance improvement is the responsibility of the driveway owner. (5)Grade requirements where curbs and sidewalks are present. For grades, follow the general recommendations of PennDOT Design Electrically powered devices shall consist of the following: (i)When power operated devices, including traffic signals, are required for proper traffic control, a traffic signal permit (Form TE 964) shall be obtained in addition to the occupancy permit. The free movement of normal highway traffic is not impaired. When the distance between multiple driveways is 50 feet or less measured along the shoulder or ditch line, the area between shall be clearly defined by permanent curbing. Driveways serving properties located adjacent to a highway intersection shall be subject to the following: (1) There shall be a minimum ten foot tangent distance between the intersecting highway radius and the radius of the first permitted driveway. (3)If, in the opinion of the Department, there is a high probability that vehicles would otherwise utilize a portion of the property frontage other than the approved driveway to gain access to the property, the permit may require curbing or other physical barriers to be constructed. General inspection fees shall be used to defray costs incurred by the Department in spot inspection of permitted work or subsequent inspection after the permitted work has been completed, to insure compliance with the permit and this chapter; they shall be as follows: (c)Exemptions. (i)The driveway approaches shall be installed 1 1/2 inches above the adjacent roadway or the gutter grade to maintain proper drainage. Materials used in the construction of driveways shall meet the requirements of Form 408. (g)Requesting permit time extension. Dimensions shall be selected from the range of values shown on the appropriate figure, unless site conditions warrant a deviation.
67 Pa. Code Chapter 441. Access To And Occupancy Of Highways By The Department will not grant or deny the permit application until 30 days after receipt of the written notice by the fee title holder. (5)Shall be submitted to the Department at least 30 days prior to the anticipated start of work. (iii)The permit shall be maintained by the permittee as a permanent record and remain in effect, subject to the permit conditions and this chapter, as long as the driveway or the facility authorized by the permit exists. 67 Pa. Code 441.8 - Driveway design requirements (2) The distance from the edge of pavement of the intersecting highway to the radius of the first permitted driveway shall be a minimum of 20 feet on curbed . (iii)The access covenant shall become a part of the permit, which shall be recorded in the County Office of the Recorder of Deeds. All driveways and adjacent areas within the highway right-of-way shall be continuously maintained by the property owner so as to conform to the permit and so as not to interfere or be inconsistent with the design, maintenance, and drainage of the highway, or the safe and convenient passage of traffic upon the highway. (c)Where to submit application. sight distance limitations, and intersections or driveways. (2)The distance from the edge of pavement of the intersecting highway to the radius of the first permitted driveway shall be a minimum of 20 feet on curbed highways and 30 feet on uncurbed highways. (e)Refunds. All other requirements of this chapter shall be complied with before the local road will be allowed access onto a State highway. b. (3)Additional right-of-way for lanes. Table 2Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads. 312). Purpose . (F)Ordinances enacted by local municipalities which contain more stringent minimum safety requirements than this chapter. If sight distance requirements as specified in this Part cannot be met, the Township may: Driveway approaches shall conform to the following standards: (1)The location and angle of an access driveway approach in relation to the highway intersection shall be such that a vehicle entering or leaving the driveway may do so in an orderly and safe manner and with a minimum of interference to highway traffic. Where possible, drainage releasesForm L-15 or CC-15will be obtained, by and at the expense of the applicant, from all property owners over whose land additional drainage will flow. For PA Turnpike concerns click the link below or call these numbers. CurblineA line formed by the face of the existing curb or in its absence the outer edge of the shoulder, along which curbing is or may be located. The term includes special mobile equipment as defined in the Vehicle Code. Publication 43A Department publication, sometimes called Bulletin 43, containing requirements for the maintenance and protection of traffic on construction projects. (vii)Location of all required traffic control devices. (7)Disposition of materials. (A)When the highway grade in the section to be used for acceleration, after leaving the driveway, ascends at 3.05.0%, the sight distance in the direction of approaching ascending traffic may be increased by a factor of 1.4. Requirements for curbing shall conform with the following: (1)The permit may require the installation of curbing wherever it is required to control access or drainage, or both. (2)A left turn standby lane shall be installed to separate and protect left turning vehicles whenever a median opening is permitted. (b)Angle of access driveway approach. (v)If the permitted work is the proximate cause of damage to the highway, including slope or any other appurtenance thereto, beyond the adjacent area, the permittee shall be responsible for all remedial work and shall make all temporary and permanent restoration. If it can reasonably be anticipated that there will be an increase in the flow of water onto the property of some other person as a result of action, authorized by the permit, a drainage release shall be submitted with the application. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.8 (relating to driveway design requirements). (vi)Driveway surface material and traffic island materials. Submission of the traffic control plan shall be as follows: (1)When the applicant anticipates that it will be necessary to close a portion of a lane to vehicular traffic in order to perform the permitted work, the applicant shall submit a traffic control plan with the application. (4)When curb exists adjacent to the proposed driveway, the line and grade of the existing curb shall be matched, unless otherwise authorized by the permit. 1986); affirmed 518 A.2d 265 (Pa. 1986). (6)The other action as may be deemed necessary or proper after consultation with the Office of Chief Counsel. (n)Shoulder upgrading. The fact that the Department of Transportation issued a highway occupancy permit for direct access does not preempt the townships ability to abide by its duly enacted ordinance, which contains safety standards stricter than the Departments. (2)The design features described in this section and illustrated in the attendant figures are to be used by the applicant in designing the driveway plans which accompany the application. (B)Location of traffic signal heads, poles, controller, and detectors. This will eliminate the need for depressing the back edge of the sidewalk. Spacing may be a concern if it could affect ISD as shown below. (3)The side slopes for driveway embankments within the right-of-way shall not be steeper than ten to one. (3)If sight distance requirements as specified in this chapter cannot be met, the Department may: (i)prohibit left turns by exiting vehicles; (ii)restrict turning movements to right turns in and out of a driveway; (iii)require installation of a right turn acceleration lane or deceleration lane; (iv)require installation of a separate left turn standby lane; (v)alter the horizontal or vertical geometry of the roadway; or. (2)Additional restrictions. Permanent curbingPlain or reinforced cement concrete curb which meets Department standards. Ramps are intended to provide access from one roadway or roadway system to another with a minimum amount of conflict or interference from other traffic. Where the width of the highway right-of-way is insufficient to permit the construction of a needed auxiliary lane, the permittee shall provide any necessary additional right-of-way. The 2,865 sq. See Figure 5. (d)Additional inspection fees. Conditions for sight distance shall be as follows: (1)Access driveways shall be located at a point within the property frontage limits which provides at least the minimum sight distance listed in the appropriate following table: Table 1Safe Sight Distance for passenger cars and single unit trucks exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads. (5)Lane in front of another property.
67 Pa. Code 441.7 - General driveway requirements All curbing must be permanent curbing, as defined in 441.1 of this title (relating to definitions). No statutes or acts will be found at this website. When the distance between multiple driveways is 50 feet or less measured along the shoulder or ditch line, the area between shall be clearly defined by permanent curbing. If the permittee fails to restore the improved area properly, the Department will have the authority to do the work at the expense of the permittee. (iii)Proof that the applicant executed and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in the appropriate county or counties, a covenant running with the land providing that all subsequent purchasers, heirs, assigns or transferees of the property take the property subject to the indemnification in subparagraph (ii), unless released by the Department. (ii)If there is a failure of the highway, including slope or any other appurtenance thereto, in the area adjacent to the immediate area of the permitted work within two years after the completion of the permitted work and there is no similar failure of the highway in the area of the permitted work or beyond the area adjacent to the area of the permitted work, it shall be presumed that the work done by the permittee was the proximate cause of the failure and the permittee shall be responsible to make all temporary and permanent restoration unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. (iii)If work is stopped on a project for any reason, other than at the end of any normal work day, and any ditch or trench, in the opinion of the Department, remains open for an unreasonable period, the permittee, if so directed, shall refill the ditch or trench and work shall not be resumed until the permittee is prepared to proceed immediately with the work to its completion. Multiple driveways serving the same property must be separated by a minimum distance of 15 feet measured along the right-of-way line and 20 feet measured along the shoulder, ditch line, or curb. (4)The area between the right-of-way line adjacent to and on both sides of a driveway shall be used as a clear zone to provide a physical barrier between the traveled way and activity on private property. The crosswalk on the lane was not between existing curb lines available to vehicular traffic on the street; it is beyond the outer edge of the shoulder, along which curbing may be located on the street. To insure the integrity of this intended function, no access driveway will be permitted on a ramp or within 50 feet of the intersection of the edge of pavement of the ramp or its speed change lane with the edge of pavement of the intersecting roadway. Access driveways shall be permitted at locations in which: (1)Sight distance is adequate to safely allow each permitted movement to be made into or out of the access driveway. The driveway pavement shall be at least four inches thick within the right-of-way. (15)Damage to highway. (3)Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection may be waived only if the intersecting highway radius extends along the property frontage to the extent that compliance is physically impossible. 670-420). The Pennsylvania Code website reflects the Pennsylvania Code
(B)If the driveway grade would exceed 8.0%, depress the outer edge of the sidewalk and maintain a maximum sidewalk cross slope of 6.0%.