Code of Maine Rules › 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › 229 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - GENERAL › Chapter 299 - HIGHWAY DRIVEWAY AND ENTRANCE RULES › Part B - ENTRANCE RULES › Section 229-299-B-3 - ADMINISTRATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In cases of new entrances, or those involving a change of
					 use, a MaineDOT permit is required prior to the commencement of site work or
					 construction of or addition to the building(s), or other improvement(s)
					 activity relating to the change of use, or in cases not involving such
					 construction, prior to commencement of the new activity that constitutes the
					 change of use. In cases of alterations of existing driveways, a MaineDOT permit
					 is required prior to commencement of construction or alteration of the portion
					 of the driveway that lies within the state or state aid road.
3.1. Application
The applicant must complete MaineDOT's Entrance Permit
					 Application or Permit by Rule form and submit it to the MaineDOT Regional
					 Office having jurisdiction over the state or state aid highways onto which the
					 driveway is proposed. If an applicant seeks a waiver from the entrance
					 standards, the request and the reasons for the requested waiver must be
					 submitted as an attachment to the application form.
A. New Entrances. Applications for new
				  entrances will be made on MaineDOT's application form and will be subject to
				  the following additional requirements:
(1)
				  Medium Volume Entrances. A medium volume entrance is one that generates between
				  10 and 99 passenger car equivalent trips in the peak hour. Such applications
				  must comply with the performance standards outlined in this rule. Where runoff
				  from the development served by the entrance enters the highway drainage system,
				  the Department may require the applicant to submit a drainage impact analysis
				  performed by a Registered Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Maine.
				  When located on a Mobility or Retrograde Arterial, the Department may require
				  the applicant to develop a traffic impact study in accordance with 17-229,
				  Maine Administrative Rules, Chapter 305, Rules and Regulations pertaining to
				  Traffic Movement Permits pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §704-A. MaineDOT reserves
				  the right to require attachments or analyses to such applications that may be
				  reasonably necessary to review and assess the application or complete the
				  permit application.
(2) High Volume
				  Entrances. A high volume entrance is one that generates 100 or more passenger
				  car equivalent (pce) trips in the peak hour in any one day. Such applications
				  must comply with the performance standards outlined in this rule unless already
				  more restrictive in the Traffic Movement Permit rule; however, all other
				  application procedures, including the issuance of a permit, will be in
				  accordance with requirements in 17-229, Maine Administrative Rule, Chapter 305,
				  Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Traffic Movement Permits, pursuant to
				  M.R.S.A. 23 § 704-A. Only the Traffic Movement Permit is
				  required
.
(3)
				  Costs. All costs associated with development of traffic or drainage impact
				  analyses must be borne by the applicant.