South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 63 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION › Article 4 - ENGINEERING › Subarticle 5 - DRIVEWAYS › Section 63-370 - Private Driveway Entrances to Highways

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Residential Entrances--The department may
				construct at its expense with its maintenance forces the portion within the
				right-of-way of private entrances to state highways at such points as may be
				necessary to render adequate ingress and egress to the abutting property at
				locations where said driveways will not constitute hazardous conditions. The
				driveways shall be of access to existing developed property or property that is
				being developed for the personal use of the owner and not for speculative or
				resale purposes. An entrance ten feet wide (paved portion) measured at right
				angles to the centerline of the driveway is the maximum width for one-way
				traffic. An entrance sixteen feet wide (paved portion) is the maximum width for
				two-way traffic. If pipe culvert is necessary for drainage the department may
				install the amount necessary for twelve inch, fifteen inch, eighteen inch,
				twenty-four inch or thirty inch pipe. Should the driveway installation require
				pipe larger than thirty inches the department may install same and charge the
				homeowner for the difference in cost between thirty inch pipe and larger
				diameter pipe required. Driveways requiring drainage structures other than pipe
				shall be brought to the attention of the State Maintenance Engineer. The
				entrances to be constructed as outlined in this section shall include base and
				surfacing as necessary to provide an all weather driveway entrance. If wider
				entrances or additional entrances are requested and approved, the construction
				may be performed by the department at the owner's expense.
B. Commercial Entrances Where No Curb and
				Gutter Exists and No R. C. Pipe Culvert is Required for Drainage--The
				department may construct at its expense with maintenance forces one (1) forty
				foot driveway entrance (measured along the right-of-way line) to the highway
				facility. The driveway so constructed shall include pavement. Should the owner
				desire to request additional driveways as permitted under the standards, this
				additional work may be done at the owner's expense under permit or by
				maintenance forces.
C. Commercial
				Entrances Where No Curb and Gutter Exists and R. C. Pipe is Required For
				Drainage--One (1) driveway up to forty foot in width (measured along the
				right-of-way line) including the R. C. culvert pipe up to the thirty inch in
				diameter necessary for drainage may be constructed as in "B" above. Should the
				driveway installation require pipe larger than thirty inches the department may
				install same and charge the property owner for the difference in cost between
				thirty inch pipe and the larger diameter pipe required. Driveways requiring
				drainage structures other than pipe shall be brought to the attention of the
				State Maintenance Engineer. Should the owner request additional driveways as
				permitted under the standards, this additional work may be done at the owner's
				expense under permit or by maintenance forces.
D. Commercial Entrances Where Curb and Gutter
				or Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk Exists--The department may construct with
				maintenance forces one (1) driveway up to forty feet (measured along the
				right-of-way line) provided the landowner bears the cost of the necessary
				concrete. Should the owner desire to request additional driveways as permitted
				under the standards, all additional work may be done at the owner's expense
				under permit or by maintenance forces. In this regard, preliminary plans for
				shopping malls in urban areas should be brought to the attention of the Traffic
				and Planning Engineer.
E. Entrances
				For Agricultural Purposes--Driveways to provide ingress and egress to fields
				are provided when a road is initially paved. Any revisions, relocations, or new
				driveways requested as outlined below may be performed by the department at the
				owner's expense. If the need for a driveway for agricultural purposes is
				created due to the change in ownership of farm land, the department may
				construct at its expense with maintenance forces one unpaved driveway of
				adequate width to accommodate farm equipment. If pipe culvert is necessary for
				drainage the department may install the size as outlined in paragraph "A". If
				pipe larger than thirty inches is required the department may install same and
				charge the property owner for the difference in cost between the thirty inch
				pipe and the larger diameter pipe required. Driveways requiring drainage
				structures other than pipe shall be brought to the attention of the State
				Maintenance Engineer.
F.
				Maintenance--Maintenance within the limits of the right-of-way may be performed
				by the department on all entrances as shown in "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E"
				above.
G. Procedure--District
				Engineering Administrators or their designees shall determine the necessity for
				constructing entrances and may approve and authorize the work to be done. The
				standard encroachment permit (Form 742, Rev. 1078) will continue to be used for
				work within the right-of-way and which is performed by others. In all cases
				where property owners are required by provisions of this regulation to pay for
				a portion of the work performed by department maintenance forces, Form 3025-A
				shall be submitted to the Columbia office along with the remittance in the
				usual manner.
H.
				Exceptions--Driveway entrances as covered under this regulation is limited to
				roads in the state highway system other than controlled access
				facilities.
Statutory Authority:1976 Code Sections
					 57-3-10
					 and
					 57-5-180