b. (iv)Relevant property lines and property lines extended to the roadway. (2)If the property frontage exceeds 600 feet, the permit may authorize an additional driveway. (B)apartments with five units or less. (6)Shall contain proof that the applicant is an owner. 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. Traffic control deviceAny sign, signal, marking or device placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding vehicular traffic or pedestrians, or both. (iii)Medium volume driveway, see Figures 9, 11, and 12. No statutes or acts will be found at this website. Shoulder lineThe intersection of the shoulder slope with the side slope or ditch slope. Driveway Sight Distance Measurements . (iii)If there is a failure of the highway, including slope or any other appurtenance thereto, in the immediate area of the permitted work, which occurs more than 2 years after the completion of the permitted work, and there is no similar failure of the highway 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, including any failure of the adjacent area if it has also failed, unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. (ii)Improvements on private property adjacent to the right-of-way shall be so located that parking, stopping, and maneuvering of vehicles on the right-of-way will not be necessary in order for vehicles or patrons to be served. (4)Shall be accompanied by a check or money order, payable to the Department, in the appropriate amount, as set forth in 441.4 (relating to permit fees). (b)Angle of access driveway approach. Purpose . (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. A description of each classification and typical examples of land uses normally associated with each follows: (i)Minimum use driveway, see Figure 7. High volume drivewayA driveway used or expected to be used by more than 1500 vehicles per day. Highway Occupancy Permits - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Recommend 5-15 foot minimum on local roads. (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. (c)Driveways adjacent to intersections. Auxiliary lanes shall consist of the following: (1)Acceleration and deceleration lanes. (ii)Low volume driveway, see Figure 8. In the event the Department determines that such structures, equipment, or property pose a threat to the public safety and the permittee fails to remove the same after notice from the Department to do so, the Secretary or his attorneys, or any attorney of any court of record shall be authorized to appear for the permittee, and to enter an amicable action of ejectment and confess judgment against the permittee; and the attorney shall be authorized to issue forthwith a writ of possession without leave of court, all at the cost of the permittee. (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. The Department will examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of every application, and may reject any application if not satisfied of its genuineness, regularity or legality, or the truth of any statement contained in the application. The pavement cartway used for vehicular traffic was beyond the curb line which separated the highway from pedestrian traffic and was, therefore, the responsibility of the Commonwealth, not the city. 4904), makes it a misdemeanor for a person to mislead a public servant in performing an official function by making any written false statement which the person does not believe to be true. (7)Shall, when submitted by an applicant other than a fee title holder, contain: (A)The fee title holder consents to the application. When required, auxiliary lanes shall be constructed, at no cost to the Department, in accordance with the Roadway Construction Standards and Form 408. SidewalkA paved walkway, continuous for a reasonable distance and an integral part of the highway, constructed solely for use by pedestrians. Drainage pipe installed under driveways shall be at least 15 inches in diameter. Although site conditions may not allow strict adherence to the dimensions shown in these illustrations, every effort shall be made to design and construct the safest and most efficient access onto the State highway. PDF PennDOT Memo Template (B)When the highway grade ascends at greater than 5.0%, sight distance may be increased by a factor of 1.7. It shall be extended around the driveway radii to the right-of-way line. (e)Waiver of design requirements. (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. A shared driveway serving only two dwelling units should be a minimum of 10 feet wide as long as a paved pullover area is provided. The provisions of this 441.1 amended under section 420 of the State Highway Law (36 P.S. (k)Access driveway pavement. (f)Site requirements. Angle of access driveway approach shall include the following: (1)Access driveway approaches used for two-way operation shall be positioned at right angles, that is, 90 degrees, to the highway or as near thereto as site conditions permit, except as authorized in Figure 11. 1986); affirmed 518 A.2d 265 (Pa. 1986). SetbackThe lateral distance between the right-of-way line and the roadside building, liquid fuel pump island, display stand, or other object, which will . (i)The permittee shall be responsible for causing compliance with all terms and conditions of the permit by its employes, agents, and contractors. 2005); apeal denied 903 A.2d 539 (Pa. 2006). PennDOT issues a variety of different Highway Occupancy Permits (HOPs) to property owners, developers, utility companies, municipalities and municipal authorities, and other interested parties who desire access to the state's right-of-way. 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 Absent an agreement on maintenance at an intersection of a city street and a state highway, the State is responsible for maintaining only that portion of the vehicular intersection between actual or extended curb lines of its highway, without any reference to sidewalks; the city is responsible for maintaining crosswalks and other areas up to the actual or extended curb lines of the state highway at the vehicular intersection. (ix)The Department, in granting a permit, will waive none of its powers or rights to require the future change in operation, removal, relocation, or proper maintenance of any access within State highway right-of-way. Driveways shall be located, designed, constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to interfere or be inconsistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the highway. PDF Chapter 3 (2)Electrically powered devices. (4)The Department will consider any comments or recommendations resulting from this review prior to approving the access permit. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.4 (relating to permit fees). No driveway, local road or drainage facility or structure shall be constructed or altered within State highway right-of-way and no drainage facility of the Department may be altered or connected onto without first obtaining a permit from the Department. Private roads and driveways 212.106(d) (4): Truck pulloffs and hazardous grades 212.106(d) (5): Temporary traffic control This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.8 (relating to driveway design requirements). "Intersection Sight Distance" in Chapter 9 of the 2004 AASHTO Green Book. (iii)Street, road, highway, or driveways opposite the site. A driveway normally used by not more than 25 vehicles per day, such as: (A)single family dwellings, duplex houses; or. (iv)High volume driveway, see Figure 10. Table 2Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations exiting from driveways onto two-lane roads. (iii)The conditions, restrictions, and provisions of the permit. (ii)Traffic control devices shall be provided in accordance with Publication 43 and Publication 90. 312). Specific location restrictions shall include the following: (1)Access driveways may not be located at interchanges, ramp areas, or locations that would interfere with the placement and proper functioning of highway signs, signals, detectors, lighting or other devices that affect traffic control. 1 Measured from the point where a left-turning vehicle stops for a vehicle in the outside lane. PersonAn individual, business entity, association, political subdivision, authority, Federal or Commonwealth agency, or other entity recognized by law. Permittee responsibilities shall be as follows: (i)The permittee shall pay all fees, costs, and expenses incident to or arising from the project, including the cost of related highway improvements which increased traffic or surface drainage may necessitate. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.6 (relating to general conditions). (3)Shall include five sets of plans, of a quality sufficient for microfilming, detailing the location and pertinent dimensions of both the proposed installation and related highway features. Multi-modal Handbook - Chesco Planning 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. (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. 67 Pa. Code 441.7 - General driveway requirements (c)Authority. (iii)All excess material and material that is not suitable for backfill shall be removed and disposed of outside the right-of-way as the work progresses. (g)Drainage control plan for other than minimum use driveways. stopping sight distances should be used. 8372 (December 31, 2022). PDF M-950s (03-04) Driveway Sight Distance Measurements Penndot (For Local (a)General rule. These devices shall include, but not be limited to, any required regulatory, warning or guide signs, delineators, and pavement markings. (j)Auxiliary lanes. 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. PDF M-688la (1-19) Highway Vegetation Management Agreement OFFSET LEGAL SPEED LIMIT MEASURED BY DATE FOR. (6)Sight distance in each direction from each proposed driveway. The following conditions shall apply to permits issued under the provisions of this chapter: (1)Scope of permit. Where the existing shoulder on either side of a proposed low, medium, or high volume driveway is not adequate to allow its use by turning vehicles, the permittee shall upgrade the shoulder area for a minimum of 100 feet on either side of the driveway. (iv)Responsibility for compliance with the terms of the permit cannot be assigned or transferred by the permittee without first obtaining approval from the Department after submitting Form M-948, Assignment of Permit or License. The work shall be done at such time and in such a manner as shall be consistent with the safety of the public and shall conform to all requirements and standards of the Department including, but not limited to, Form 408. 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. If an auxiliary lane must be located in front of property of another person, the applicant shall be required to secure the approval of the other person or indemnify the Commonwealth against any action which the other person may bring against the Commonwealth. If the permittee has not completed all authorized work by the completion date specified on the permit, an application shall be submitted requesting a time extension. Additional grounds for revocation shall be as follows: (1)The Secretary may revoke a permit whenever he determines that the driveway or approaches or their use constitute a hazard to traffic or interferes with the proper use of the highway by the Department or the public. (iii)an equitable interest in property under a sales agreement or an option to purchase; provided that the estate or other legal or equitable interest in property includes the use requested in the permit. (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. 1 Measured from a vehicle ten feet back of the pavement edge to a vehicle approaching in the outside lane. (2)Confiscation of the applicants permit by a police officer or authorized representative of the Department. This chapter separates driveways into four classifications, based on the amount of traffic they are expected to serve. (2)Electrically powered devices. Permanent curbingPlain or reinforced cement concrete curb which meets Department standards. 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.
