Residential Driveways and Parking Pads
Village of Roscoe Ordinance Chapter 155 Article III Section 15-410 requires the following information be submitted to apply for a driveway construction and repair permit.
- Driveway Construction and Repair Application signed by owner and applicant
- Permit fee of $25.00 paid to the Village of Roscoe
- Site plan must show the dimensions of the existing driveway and any proposed widening areas (aerial of property showing lot lines and dimensions can be found at wingis.org) Driveway cannot exceed 24 feet in width at the property line.
- Include Base material and thickness (must have a minimum of 6 inches of aggregate base/road stone)
- Include Driveway material and thickness (must have a minimum of 2 inches of bituminous pavement, 4 inches of Portland cement concrete, concrete pavers, or similar materials approved by the Village Engineer)
Residential driveways
(1)A residential driveway is any paved hard-surfaced, manmade area used to access any garage or accessory building, or leads to a garage, outdoor or indoor parking area, or is an established and surfaced portion of the lot, the use of which is for the purpose of ingress or egress to a carport, garage, accessory structure, parking area, or loading and unloading station for vehicles, whether the driveway crosses the village right-of-way or not.
(2)All residential driveways must comply with the following standards, in addition to those set forth in the village subdivision code and other provisions of this Code:a.No residential driveway shall be set within the required side yards as required in section 15-408. The restriction in this subsection (b)(2)a does not apply to lots on a cul-de-sac;b.Only one driveway is permitted for each lot in the R1 district, unless a variance is granted by the village board of trustees.
(3)All residential driveways must be constructed directly from the public road to the attached garage. If there is no attached garage the driveway shall be constructed to the primary detached garage if situated in the front or side yard.
(4)No residential driveways may be built to any accessory structure, other than a garage as detailed in subsection (b)(3) of this section, unless a variance is granted by the board of trustees.
(5)Residential driveways shall extend for a minimum of 30 feet in between the public right-of-way and garage.
(6)Residential driveway design standards.a.Residential driveways shall not exceed 24 feet in width at the property line.
b.Residential driveways shall be constructed of a minimum of two inches of bituminous pavement with six inches of aggregate base, Portland cement concrete at least four inches in thickness, concrete pavers, paving blocks, or similar materials approved by the village engineer.
c.A garage access drive, the width of the garage, as measured from the garage walls, is permitted to extend for a distance of 20 feet from the garage doors before tapering, within ten feet, back to the maximum driveway width.
(7)In addition to the requirements of article X of this chapter, residential circular driveways are permitted in a front or corner side yard, so long as it conforms to the following requirements:
1.The minimum lot width is greater than 125 linear feet.
2.The minimum setback for residential structures in the yard in which the circular driveway is located shall be 30 feet.
3.Circular driveways shall have a minimum width of nine feet, and a maximum width of 12 feet except where it provides access to a garage entry.
4.There shall be a landscaped area between the circular driveway and the public right-of-way with a depth of no less than ten feet and a width of no less than 20 feet. This area shall include decorative landscaping intended to screen the circular driveway area.
Residential parking pads
(1)Limit. A residential driveway may be extended to include one parking pad.
(2)Configuration.
a.A parking pad shall be a minimum of ten feet in width.
b.The portion of the parking pad adjacent to the driveway shall have a maximum length of 25 feet, as measured from the front facade line of the garage. A minimum seven-foot taper shall be included in the 25-foot maximum.
c.The portion of the parking pad adjacent to the garage shall have a maximum length of 20 feet as measured from the front facade line of the garage.
(3)Location. The parking pad shall be set back a minimum of three feet from any side property line.