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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Junk Yards Adjacent to Highways › Section R. 247.105 - Screening

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) Appropriate screening materials and location of screening installations will be chosen by the department. Screening materials may consist of landscape plantings, screen fences, earth mounds, or other appropriate means. In selecting screening materials, consideration will be given to existing conditions at each site so an effective and attractive screen installation can be provided for. Where adequate existing screening occurs on a portion of the site to be screened, such existing features will be incorporated in the overall screening proposed for the site.
(2) The location of screening installations will be selected with consideration given to the following factors:
(a) A location that effectively screens existing stored junk.
(b) A location that allows the use of the minimum practical amount of screening both as to length and height of installation.
(c) A location which does not adversely affect safe operation of the highway.
(d) A location that considers the operating interests of the junk yard owner consistent with screening requirements.
(e) Combination business interests, where existing, will be recognized. Screen locations may provide for unscreened business areas off the highway right-of-way. Such business areas may not be used for storage of existing or future junk.
(f) Locations near property lines will be used insofar as such locations do not require substantial additional screening.
(g) Where feasible, considering practical and economic aspects, screening will be placed on existing highway right-of-way.
(h) Where necessary, screening will be located off the highway right-of- way. Highway beautification easements will be secured for the use of land outside the highway right-of-way required to construct and maintain screening installations. Junk materials located on areas required for screening installations will be moved prior to construction of the installation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Junk Yards Adjacent to Highways › Section R. 247.106 - Expansion of existing, and installation of new, junk yards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) Expansion of junk yard sites subject to the control of the act shall provide for adequate screening of all expanded storage areas at the expense of the owner or operator. Screening shall be of a nature compatible with the intent of the act to enhance the appearance of lands bordering public highways. Screening of such expanded operations is subject to the control of the department. A permit procedure will be maintained by the department to regulate expansion of existing junk yards.
(2) A new junk yard installed in an area subject to control by the act and as set forth in R 247.103 shall provide for adequate screening at the expense of the owner or operator. Screening shall be of a nature compatible with the intent of the act to enhance the appearance of lands bordering public highways. A permit procedure will be maintained by the department to regulate new junk yards adjacent to interstate and primary highways.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Junk Yards Adjacent to Highways › Section R. 247.109 - Enforcement of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. If a junk yard is maintained, expanded, or established not in compliance with the act, rules, and permit procedures of the department, the noncompliance will be brought to the attention of the owner by the department. A reasonable time will be allowed for such compliance. Failure to comply with the act, rules, and permit procedures of the department will occasion the department to apply to the court of proper jurisdiction for an injunction to compel compliance therewith.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Local Bridge Program Rules › Section R. 247.161 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(a) "Bridge" means a structure with a total clear span of at least 20 feet measured along the centerline of the roadway over a stream, watercourse, or opening. For a span bridge, this means that the clear opening span, measured face-to-face of the inside of the abutments, is 20 feet or greater. Multi-unit culverts are considered bridges if the total length as measured along the centerline of the roadway is at least 20 feet and if the distance between the culvert units is less than half the diameter of the smallest unit.
(b) "Department" means the Michigan department of transportation.
(c) "Highway authority" means a county road commission, a city, or a village.
(d) "Local bridge advisory board" means the statewide board, as defined in 2004 PA 384, MCL 247.660.
(e) "Local bridge program" means a program established for reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance of bridges under the jurisdiction of counties, cities, and villages.
(f) "Multi-year plan" means a list of bridge projects expected and planned to be placed under contract in a multi-year period.
(g) "Regional bridge council" means the council representing one of the regions within the state. The councils and the regions are as defined in 2004 PA 384, MCL 247.660.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Local Bridge Program Rules › Section R. 247.162 - Procedure; annual listing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) The local bridge advisory board, in cooperation with the department, shall develop such procedural guides and processes as are required to administer the local bridge program.
(2) The regional bridge councils, in cooperation with the local bridge advisory board, shall develop a multi-year bridge plan for each of the regions in the state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Local Bridge Program Rules › Section R. 247.163 - Eligibility; priority

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) In the preparation of a list of bridge projects, the local bridge advisory board and the regional bridge councils shall take into account the following factors:
(a) Present and future importance of the bridge to the highway, road, or street network of which it is a part, and the importance of the highway, road, or street network to the area.
(b) Inadequate load carrying capacity calculated in accordance with methods prescribed by the department.
(c) Financial obligation and funding capacity of the highway authority in relation to its highway system and needs.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Local Bridge Program Rules › Section R. 247.164 - Letting of projects; performance of construction engineering

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) Local agency bridge projects, funded through the local bridge program, shall be let to contract by the department under the following conditions:
(a) The highway authority has secured department approval of plans, specifications, and estimated costs for the proposed work. The plans shall have been prepared by a qualified engineer registered to practice professional engineering in Michigan.
(b) The highway authority has adequate funds available, in addition to local bridge funds, to complete the bridge work.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Local Bridge Program Rules › Section R. 247.165 - Design requirements for bridge projects

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. Bridge reconstruction and replacement projects, shall be designed to meet the current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official's (AASHTO) guidelines as included in "A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 5th Edition" which is available for viewing at the Michigan Department of Transportation, 425 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48909 or may be ordered for $120 ($100 for AASHTO members) online at
www.transportation.org
, or by calling (800) 231-3475.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Traction Devices › Section R. 247.171 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) "Reference standard studded tire" means size E 78-14, 4-ply, bias construction tubeless snow tire containing 90 studs (kennametal class III (16-3-585)) fixed in 6 rows around the tire with 15 studs in each row. This reference tire was chosen because it was that used in the wear tests reported in laboratory evaluation of pavement damage caused by studded tires, salt, and abrasive sand, final report, American oil company, project 6128, May 1971.
(2) "Bias construction tire" means a pneumatic tire in which the ply cords extending to the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread.
(3) "Northern Lower Peninsula" means all counties whose southern boundaries are as far or farther north than the southern boundary of Missaukee county.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Traction Devices › Section R. 247.172 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) These rules apply to all public streets and highways in this state.
(2) These rules do not prevent the application of any other statute or local ordinance which is more restrictive than these rules. Traction devices shall not be used pursuant to these rules unless there is compliance with other laws and ordinances.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Traction Devices › Section R. 247.173 - Restrictions on use

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. After March 31, 1975, a vehicle or special mobile equipment shall not be operated on the public streets or highways of this state on metal or plastic track or on tires which are equipped with metal that comes in contact with the surface of the road or which have a partial contact of metal or plastic with the surface of the road, except as provided in section 710 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being S257.710 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or unless the device meets the requirements set forth in these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Traction Devices › Section R. 247.174 - Use of traction devices

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4. Studs or other traction devices shall not be used unless they wear either concrete or asphalt pavements, typical of those in this state, at a rate not to exceed 25% of the reference standard studded tire.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Traction Devices › Section R. 247.175 - Seasonal restrictions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. Traction devices permitted under these rules may be used only between November 15 and April 1 of the succeeding year except in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, where, because of extreme winter snow and ice conditions, they may be used between October 1 and May 1 of the succeeding year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.201 - Definitions; B, C

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) The terms defined in Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1969 have the same meaning when used in these rules, except that the term "highway" means only a state trunk line highway.
(2) "Banner" means an arrangement of words, lettering or symbols or a decorative device, including a Christmas decoration, suspended over any portion of a highway or adjacent to a travel lane.
(3) "Buffer area" means a portion of a highway right-of-way adjacent to a pavement that serves as a physical barrier between highway traffic and activity on private property.
(4) "Circle driveway" means a private driveway that enters and leaves private property at 2 points within the same frontage.
(5) "Clear vision area" means land acquired or used by the agency having jurisdiction over a highway, for the purpose of maintaining unobstructed vision.
(6) "Commercial driveway" means a driveway serving a commercial establishment, industry, governmental or educational institution, hospital, church, apartment building, or other large traffic generator.
(7) "Commission" means the Michigan state highway commission.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.202 - Definitions; D

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) "Department" means the Michigan department of state highways.
(2) "Directional driveway" means a driveway designed so that traffic leaving the highway is separated from traffic entering the highway with some turning movements prohibited.
(3) "Divided driveway" means a driveway designed so that traffic leaving the highway is separated from traffic entering the highway.
(4) "Dual service driveways" means 2 adjacent commercial driveways designed to facilitate traffic movement from a highway to a single private property by use of either driveway and a return to the highway by use of the other driveway.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.204 - Definitions; F to L

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) "Field entrance" means a driveway serving a farmyard, cultivated or uncultivated field, timberland, or undeveloped land not used for industrial, commercial or residential purposes.
(2) "Frontage" means a private property line that abuts a highway right-of-way.
(3) "Limited access" means a highway right-of-way in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the highway except at designated access points, determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over the highway.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.206 - Definitions; R to U

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) "Residential driveway" means a driveway serving a private home.
(2) "Resolution" means a resolution passed by a local governing body authorizing a specific official to apply to the department for an individual permit, or for all permits in a blanket resolution, wherein the governing body agrees to indemnify and save harmless all persons from claims of every kind arising out of operations authorized by such permit as is issued.
(3) "Right-of-way line" means a boundary between private property and public land under legal control of the agency having jurisdiction over the highway.
(4) "Utility structure driveway" means a driveway serving a utility structure, such as a pumphouse or substation, which operates automatically and requires only occasional access.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.211 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11.
(1) These rules apply to all highways under the jurisdiction of the commission.
(2) Nothing in these rules shall be construed to prevent the application of the provisions of any other statute of this state or any local ordinance which is more restrictive than these rules nor to preclude any city or village from requiring city or village permits with respect to any street or highway within its corporate limits. No permit shall be issued pursuant to these rules unless there is compliance with other provisions of law and ordinances.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.213 - Permits; necessity

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. A person, organization, or governmental unit shall not undertake or conduct any of the following activities on or along a highway unless a permit has been obtained from the department:
(a) Construct, reconstruct, relocate, or surface a driveway or related construction.
(b) Operate, use, or maintain a new driveway.
(c) Erect or suspend a banner, decoration, or similar object.
(d) Close a section of a highway to normal traffic for the purpose of staging a parade, celebration, festival, or similar activity.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.214 - Processing of permits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 14.
(1) A permit shall not be issued for a driveway, banner, parade, celebration, or festival along or over a limited access highway.
(2) The department may authorize local governmental agencies to review or process applications and to perform necessary site inspections.
(3) Construction of a new driveway or reconstruction of a driveway connecting to a highway shall be allowed only after a permit has been obtained from the department. The construction or reconstruction of a driveway shall be as described in the permit and plans or drawings attached, unless the department authorizes a change.
(4) Future changes in the use of property abutting a highway, such as a change from residential to commercial use or a change in the type of commercial operation, may require changes in the number, design, or location of driveways constructed after the effective date of these rules.
The property owner then shall obtain a new permit from the department.
(5) In the case of commercial, industrial, or other developments where driveway access or related activities may be complicated or where the available parking area on private property is limited, the department may be contacted in the initial site planning stages before application for a permit. An approved preliminary site plan satisfactory to all parties then may be established early in the development process.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 247.215 - Enforcement

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 15.
(1) If a person fails to comply with any provisions of a permit or fails to obtain an appropriate permit, the department may halt his activity for which a permit is required until adequate corrections have been made. Costs incurred by the department in correcting failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a permit, failure to obtain a permit, or defective workmanship or materials shall be borne by the applicant or person undertaking the activity.
(2) The applicant or his representative shall perform all work and pay all costs in connection with permitted activities.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.221 - Applications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 21.
(1) An application for a driveway permit shall be accepted from a property owner, governmental agency, lessee, or its legally authorized agent.
(2) An application for a driveway permit shall be submitted in the manner prescribed on forms supplied by the department. The application shall contain or be accompanied by a certification of either legal ownership or agency authorization. The application shall be accompanied by plans or drawings containing the information required by R 247.222 and shall include the applicable design features required by part 3.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.222 - Plans or drawings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 22. Copies of a driveway permit application shall be accompanied by plans or drawings clearly indicating the following features of the site and abutting highway as the department may require:
(a) Existing highway pavement, ditches, right-of-way and property lines, highway appurtenances, utilities, medians, if existing, and dimensions thereof.
(b) For commercial driveways, buildings, both proposed and existing, and appurtenances and dimensions thereof, including a notation as to present use of the buildings and details of internal traffic circulation, parking, and traffic signs.
(c) Design features in accordance with part 3 of driveways, tapers and right-turn lanes to be constructed, reconstructed, relocated, surfaced, resurfaced, operated, used, or maintained, including the following dimensions and features:
(i) Widths of driveways.
(ii) Radii of driveway returns and other points of curvature.
(iii) Driveway grades or profile view of drive, when necessary.
(iv) Angle of the driveway relative to the highway centerline.
(v) Dimensions of traffic islands adjacent to the highway.
(vi) Driveway surface material and traffic island surface material.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.223 - Specifications and design standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 23. The design, location, construction, and operation of driveways and related construction within the highway right-of-way shall meet requirements of the current department standard specifications for highway construction and the design standards required by part 3 of these rules. A deviation therefrom shall be consistent with current and projected traffic volumes on the highway and on the driveway, adjacent development, equivalence of materials and methods, and safety requirements of persons using the driveways and highway. The deviation shall be authorized only by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.224 - Conditions and limitations in permits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 24. A driveway permit is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(a) The department reserves the right of inspection by its authorized representatives of a driveway constructed within a highway right-of-way. The permittee shall reimburse the department for the services of an on-the-job inspection which may be required for major commercial developments or other special cases.
(b) The department or its representative may require that it be given at least 5 days' notice before commencement of an operation covered by the permit.
(c) The permittee shall have a copy of the permit available at the site during construction.
(d) The permittee shall take, provide, and maintain necessary precautions to prevent injury or damage to persons and property from operations covered by the permit, and shall use warning signs and safety devices which are in accordance with the current Michigan manual of uniform traffic control devices.
(e) The permittee shall surrender the permit and all rights thereunder when notified to do so by the department because of its need for the area covered by the permit or because of default of any provision of the permit. The department may grant the person a new permit.
(f) Altered natural drainage shall not be permitted to flow onto the highway right-of-way unless special provisions are approved by the department.
(g) The permit holder shall remove all surplus materials to an area outside of the highway right-of-way, unless the permit provides for disposal at locations within the highway right-of-way. Excavated material shall be stockpiled so it does not adversely affect the safety of traffic.
(h) Work authorized by the permit shall be completed to the satisfaction of the department on or before the completion date specified in the permit. A request for an extension of time for completion of this work shall include reasons for the request. Approval of extension of time shall be based on extenuating circumstances and absence of neglect by the permittee.
(i) The property owner or his agent shall maintain the driveways set forth in the permit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.226 - Indemnity and insurance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 26. A permittee shall save harmless the department against any claim for damages arising from his negligence or his contractor's negligence in operations covered by the permit. Certificates of insurance may be required in case of a commercial driveway to insure claims for damage or personal injury. General liability insurance carried by an applicant or contractor is acceptable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 2 - DRIVEWAY PERMITS › Section R. 247.227 - Performance bonds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 27.
(1) A performance bond shall be required by a permit which is issued for construction or reconstruction of a commercial driveway to protect the department against the cost of completing construction or correcting deficiencies. A reasonable amount of coverage of the bond shall be determined by the department. A bond shall not be required from a governmental agency.
(2) Acceptable types of bonds may be a certified check or money order payable to the department or a surety bond executed on forms obtainable from the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.231 - Driveway locations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 31.
(1) A driveway shall be so located that no undue interference with the free movement of highway traffic will result. A driveway shall be so located also to provide the most favorable vision and grade conditions possible for motorists using the highway and the driveway consistent with development of the site considering proper traffic operations and safety.
(2) A driveway, including the radii but not including the right-turn lanes and tapers, shall be located entirely within the area between the permittee's property lines extended to the centerline of the highway. A driveway radius may extend outside of that area only if the adjacent property owner certifies in writing that he will permit such extension.
(3) If the driveway is to be located adjacent to a highway intersection, the following shall apply:
(a) If the intersecting highway is curbed, the point of curvature of the driveway radius shall be at least 20 feet from the point of curvature of the intersecting highway radius.
(b) If the intersecting highway is uncurbed, the point of curvature of the driveway radius shall be at least 50 feet from the edge of pavement of the intersecting highway.
(c) When an existing highway or driveway is reconstructed or the requirements in subdivisions (a) or (b) cannot be applied, the driveway radius shall not encroach upon the intersection radius unless such encroachment is physically unavoidable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.232 - Clear vision and buffer areas

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 32.
(1) At an intersection or railroad crossing where the department owns limited access right-of-way to provide a clear vision area, a driveway shall not enter or cross that clear vision area. At an intersection or railroad crossing where the department has an easement for a clear vision area, a driveway shall not enter or cross that clear vision area if another reasonable access point is available.
(2) Adjacent to and on both sides of a driveway, a buffer area between the right-of-way line and the pavement edge shall be used, as determined by the department, to provide a physical barrier between highway traffic and activity on private property. A buffer area is needed to provide an unobscured vision area and to prevent potentially hazardous movement of vehicles, especially at undesirable angles of approach, from and to the highway. The buffer area shall consist of a lawn area, a low shrub area, a ditch, or equivalent. Where encroachment of vehicle parking on the buffer area takes place or may take place, the department may require the buffer area to be established by guardrail, guard posts, curb, or equivalent.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.234 - Commercial driveways; permits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 34. A permit application for a commercial driveway shall specify the driveway system requested, including the number and type: 2-way, 1-way, divided, dual service or directional. The department may approve the requested system or may require changes in it to insure safe conditions and necessary spacing between driveways, based on anticipated traffic volumes on the driveways and on the highway, type of traffic to use the driveways, type of roadside development and other operational considerations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.235 - Commercial driveways; consolidation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 35. Adjacent property owners may consolidate their commercial driveways by using either a frontage road or a joint driveway system. If the department approves such a system, a driveway permit shall be issued to all property owners concerned and shall state that there is an agreement that all properties shall have access to the highway via the frontage road and the joint driveway system.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.236 - Commercial driveways; alteration of dimensions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 36. If the highway carries 1-way traffic, the dimensions given in R 247.241 and R 247.242 may be altered so that the prohibited movements are discouraged. If the driveway system is on the left-hand side of a 1-way highway, the dimensions used shall be based on the same principles as used on right-hand side driveways.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.237 - Commercial driveways; right-turn lanes

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 37. The applicant shall provide right-turn lanes or tapers as part of a commercial driveway system if the department determines that such right-turn lanes or tapers are required to minimize congestion or hazard on the highway caused by vehicles entering the applicant's driveways. A right-turn lane shall be preceded by a taper. The design feature dimensions of a right-turn lane and taper shall conform to those given in table 1.
Figure for 247.237
TABLE 1
COMMERCIAL RIGHT-TURN LANE AND TAPERS
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Curb Ending
E
not applicable
10 ft
no range
Right-turn Lane Length
F
as determined by the department
Right-turn Lane width
G
12 ft
10 to 15 ft
12 ft
10 to 15 ft
Entering Taper
H
J 59 ft*
50 to 150ft
1.10 ("1
50 Lo 150 ft
Exiting Taper
J
not applicable
50 ft
50 to 150 ft
*If a right-turn lane is used, the Entering Taper standard shall be 50ft. Without d right-turn tune, the Entering Taper standard shaft be 150 ft.
The standard Aha!! be used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more suitable for a particular site or special condition and is approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.241 - Two-way commercial driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 41. The design feature dimensions of a 2-way commercial driveway shall conform to those given in table 2.
Figure for 247.241
TABLE 2
TWO-WAY COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Intersecting Angle
A
90*
60 to 120 *
90*
60 to 120'
Driveway Width
B
30 ft
1210-50 ft
30 ft
15 to 50 ft
Entering Radius
C
20 ft
5 to SO ft
30 ft
5 to SO ft
Exiting Radius
D
IS ft
5 to SO ft
20 ft
5 to SO ft
The standard shall be used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more suitable for a particular site or special condition and is approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.242 - One-way commercial driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 42. The design feature dimensions of a 1-way commercial driveway shall conform to those given in table 3.
Figure for 247.242
TABLE 3
ONE-WAY COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Distance Between Driveways
S
not applicable
40 to 500 ft
not applicable
40 to 500 ft
Intersecting Angle
A
90*
60 to 120"
90*
60 to 120*
Driveway Width
B
16 ft
5 to 50 ft
16 ft
16 to 30 ft
One-way In
Entering Radius
C1
20 ft
5 to 50 ft
20 ft
15 to 50 ft
Exihiting Radius
D1
10 ft
5 to 15 ft
5 ft
5 to 15 ft
One-way Out
Entering Radius
C0
10 ft
5 to 15 ft
5 ft
5 to 15 ft
Editing Radius
D0
20 ft
15 to 50 ft
20 it
15 to 50 ft
The standard shall be used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more .suitable for a particular site or special condition and is approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.243 - Divided commercial driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 43. A divided commercial driveway shall have a curbed island separating the entrance drive and the exit drive. The radii forming the edges on this island shall be designed to accommodate the largest vehicle that will normally use the driveway. The minimum area of the island shall be 50 square feet. The design feature dimensions of a divided commercial driveway shall conform to those given in table 4.
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TABLE 4
DIVIDED COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Intersecting Angle
A
90*
75 to 105*
90*
75 to 105*
Driveway Width
B
48 ft
42 to 90 ft
48 ft
42 to 90 ft
Entering Radius
C
25 ft
5 to SO ft
25 ft
5 to 50 ft
Exiting Radius
D
25 ft
5 to SO ft
20 ft
5 to 50 ft
Entrance Drive Width
K
16 ft
16 to 30 ft
16 ft
16 to 30 ft
Exit Drive Width
L
22 ft
16 to 30 ft
22 ft
1 6 to .10 ft
Island Width
M
10 ft
10 to 30 ft
10 ft
10 to 30 ft
Nose Offset
P
8 ft
2 to 10 ft
14 ft
12 to 17 ft
Island Length
N
35 ft
20 to ISO ft
35 ft
20 to 150 ft
The standard skull he used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more suitable for a particular site or special condition and is appealed by the department
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.244 - Dual service driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 44. To facilitate vehicle movements between a highway and private property when the major vehicle movement at a commercial establishment is approximately parallel to the highway, such as at a service station or drive-in bank, the department may permit dual service driveways. The design feature dimensions of dual service driveways shall conform to those given in table 5.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.245 - Directional commercial driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 45. A directional commercial driveway is a special case and the driveway shall be designed individually to facilitate the desired turning movements and to discourage prohibited movements. Radii shall be as approved by the department, based on the driveway intersecting angle and on the turning path of the largest vehicle that will normally use the driveway.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.247 - Residential driveways; number and separation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 47. The number of residential driveways permitted shall be determined as follows:
(a) One residential driveway shall be permitted for each platted lot or for unplatted residential property with less than 100 feet of frontage.
(b) One additional residential driveway may be permitted for residential property for each 70 feet of frontage in excess of the first 100 feet of frontage.
(c) Two residential driveways may be permitted on the same property, in lieu of the requirements of paragraph (b), to serve a circle driveway if the frontage of the property is 80 feet or more.
(d) Residential driveways on the same property shall be at least 45 feet apart, center-to-center.
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TABLE 5
DUAL SERVICE DRIVEWAYS
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Right Driveway
Intersecting Angle
AR
60*
45 to 90*
60*
45 to 90*
Entering Radius
CR
15 ft
5 to 50 ft
20 ft
5 to 50 ft
Exiting Radius
DR
10 ft
5 to 2.* ft
5 ft
5 to 25 ft
Left Driveway
Intersecting Angle
AL
120"
90 to 135*
120*
90 to 135*
Entering Radius
CL
10 ft
5 to 25 ft
5 ft
5 to 25 ft
Exiting Radius
DL
15 ft
5 to 50 ft
20 ft
5 to 50 ft
Driveway Width
B
30 ft
12 10 50 ft
30 ft
15 to 50 ft
Distance Between Driveways
S
20 ft
10 to 150 ft
20 ft
10 to 150 ft
the standard shall be used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more suitable for a panicuiar site or special condition and is approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.248 - Residential driveway dimensions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 48. The design feature dimensions of a residential driveway shall conform to those given in table 6.
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TABLE 6
RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Intersecting Angle
A
90*
70 to 110*
90*
70 to 110*
Driveway Width
B
10 ft
8 to 24 ft
12: ft
9 to 24 ft
Entering Radius
C
15 ft
5 to 15 ft
15 ft
5 to 20 ft
Exiting Radius
D
6 ft
5 to 15 ft
10 ft
5 to 20 ft
Curb Cut
R
26 ft
20 to 40 ft
not applicable
The standard shall be used unless engineering judgment determines than another dimension within the range is more suitable for a particular site, or special condition and is approved by the. department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.249 - Field entrances and utility structure driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 49.
(1) One field entrance may be permitted for each 1,000 feet of frontage of cultivated land, timberland or undeveloped land. Additional driveways may be permitted when a single driveway will not provide adequate access due to topographic conditions.
(2) The design feature dimensions of a field entrance and of a utility structure driveway shall conform to those given in table 7.
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TABLE 7
FIELD ENTRANCE AND UTILITY STRUCTURE DRIVEWAY
Design Features
Curbed Highway
Uncurbed Highway
Standard
Range
Standard
Range
Intersecting Angle
A
90*
70 to 110*
90*
70 to 110*
Driveway Width
B
20 ft
!5 to 40 ft
20 ft
15 to 40 ft
Entering Radius
C
not applicable
20 ft
5 to 40 A
Exiting Radius
D
run applicable
20 ft
5 to 40 ft
Curb Cut
R
26 It
20 to 50 it
nor applicable
The standard shall be used unless engineering judgment determines titan another dimension within the range is more suitable for a particular sire or special condition and is approved by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.251 - Surfacing and curbing along curbed highways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 51. If a highway is curbed, the following driveway surfacing and curbing requirements apply:
(a) A commercial driveway shall be paved and curbed to either the right-of-way line or to the point of curvature between the driveway edge and the larger radius, point b in figure 1, as determined by the department.
(b) A residential driveway shall be paved between the edge of the pavement and the existing or proposed sidewalk. If there is no existing or proposed sidewalk, the surfacing shall extend at least 10 feet from the edge of the pavement. For a residential driveway, either curb cuts or curb returns shall be required as determined by the department, based on the current department standards for curb and gutter.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.252 - Surfacing and curbing along uncurbed highways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 52. If a highway is uncurbed, the following driveway surfacing and curbing requirements apply:
(a) A commercial driveway shall be paved and curbed to either the right-of-way line or to the point of curvature between the driveway edge and the larger radius, point b in figure 1, except a commercial driveway may be uncurbed where there is a proper ditch and other adequate roadside control or delineation, as determined by the department. The curb ending adjacent to the highway shall be located at least 13.5 feet from and parallel to the edge of the pavement.
(b) A low volume commercial driveway along a low volume highway shall be paved, but the paving may be delayed as mutually agreed upon by the applicant and the department.
(c) A residential driveway may be paved or surfaced with stabilized gravel and may be curbed or uncurbed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.253 - Surfacing and curbing of field entrances and utility structure driveways

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 53. A field entrance or a utility structure driveway may be surfaced with stabilized gravel or with sod over a stable base and may be uncurbed, as determined by the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.254 - Surface materials and thickness

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 54. The surface of a paved driveway, excluding right-turn lanes, shall be concrete, bituminous or equivalent surfacing material. The thickness of the surface and the base to be used shall be sufficient to provide the bearing capacity needed to carry the proposed traffic loads. A 2 1/2-inch, 250 pounds per square yard, bituminous mix on 8 inches of compacted gravel, 8 inches of unreinforced concrete or equivalent surfacing material which meets current department standard specifications for highway construction is acceptable for normal driveway traffic loads over stable soil.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.255 - Right-turn lanes and tapers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 55.
(1) The pavement of a right-turn lane and accompanying tapers shall match the highway pavement, unless the department permits the use of an equivalent pavement.
(2) The cross slope of a right-turn lane and tapers shall be:
(a) A continuation of the cross slope of the highway if the highway is curbed.
(b) Equal to the shoulder slope if the highway is uncurbed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.256 - Shoulders

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 56.
(1) The surface of the shoulder adjacent to a right-turn lane and tapers shall be of the same material as the highway shoulder and conform to the current department standard specifications for highway construction.
(2) If the distance between 2 paved commercial driveways serving the same property is less than 100 feet, measured between adjacent ends of the curb endings, the applicant shall pave the shoulder between the driveways.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Transportation › Bureau of Highway Development › Driveways, Banners, and Parades On and Over Highways › Part 3 - DRIVEWAY DESIGN STANDARDS › Section R. 247.259 - Driveway curb details

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 59.
(1) The driveway curb shall either match the existing highway curb or shall conform to the current department standards for curb and gutter.
(2) The driveway curb height shall be constant if there is no existing or proposed sidewalk or if an inclined sidewalk is permitted by the department.
(3) The driveway curb height may be tapered to zero height at the sidewalk if the driveway grade meets the grade of an existing or proposed sidewalk.