HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 214 - 1/8/1962 - DRIVEWAY SPECS./AMENDEDORDINANCE NO. 214
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11,204 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE
VILLAGE PROVIDING FOR DRIVEWAY SPECIFICATIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois:
Section 1. That Section 11.204 of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village be
and is hereby amended to read as follows:
1111,204. Specifications, Driveways across sidewalks shall be constructed in
compliance with the following:
"(a) Driveways for Residential Property:
"Driveways for residential property shall be constructed of either Portland Cement
Concrete or a two inch asphalt surface.
"If constructed of Portland Cement Concrete, they shall have a thickness of not
less than five inches.
"If constructed of asphalt, the asphalt surface shall be two inches thick and the
thickness of the gravel or crushed stone base shall be eight inches.
"The maximum width of the driveway at the property line shall be twenty feet,
"The maximum width of the driveway at the curb shall be twenty-six feet.
"(b) Driveways for Commercial Property:
"Commercial driveways shall be constructed of the same material as that specified
for residential. driveways and of the same thickness,
"The maximum width of the driveway at the property line shall be thirty-five feet.
"The maximum width of the driveway at the curb shall be forty-one feet.
"(c) Driveways for Industrial Property:
"Driveways for industrial property shall be constructed of either Portland Cement
Concrete or of gravel or crushed stone base with a three inch asphalt surface.
"If constructed of Portland Cement Concrete, they shall have a thickness of eight
inches.
"If constructed of gravel or crushed stone base with a three inch asphalt surface,
the thickness of the base shall be ten inches.
"The maximum width of the driveway at the property line shall be thirty-five feet.
"The maximum width of the driveway at the curb shall. be forty-one feet.
"(d) Wider Driveways:
"Driveways wider than that above specified may be constructed only with the
approval of the President and Board of Trustees.
"(e) Driveway Material:
"If Portland Cement Concrete is used, the concrete shall contain not less than
five bags of cement per cubic ,yard of concrete.
"If gravel is used, it shall consist of tough, durable particles, reasonably free
from an excess of soft and unsound material and other objectionable matter.
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"Crushed stone shall be free from clay or other objectionable material and the
voids in the stone shall be completely filled with stone screenings.
"In constructing asphalt or concrete driveways in Industrial Areas, curbs shall
be removed and the driveways shall be so constructed as to make a union with the
street."
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication, according to law.
PASSED this 8th day of January, 1962.
APPROVED this 9th day of January, 1962.
s/ James R. Gibson
President
Attest:
1 Eleanor G. Turner
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this day of c �4-�� 1962, in the Elk Grove Herald.
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