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Comprehewiive Man <br />1lransportation Dlement <br />rilerseallions. THeisei diistalnacis arca bascic on ftincit aria) claissifiiciaflon aind t)Ipei afl <br />maiiarr lis seirved (night turn vs. left turn). <br />Tf eisei iiastriations and controls apply anly to new c eive cipm ent ar proposed aaciess aH ainges to <br />cixiisling dciveilopmeint. Becausci existing lane Liscis which do not ciariftirm to thasei standares avei <br />graricfbithcireid in, lherci is ei profusion (if drivoways in the alroady cavelapad arcias along thea <br />aciuirity,'s key thoroughfarcis, iriciluding L51 11, SR 60 aind portions of SR AIA. THeisei acicciss <br />caric iitiaris rckLieie the haffici carrying capacity ciflthci thoroughfarcis by crciating "sidci fricdion" as <br />wif iic eis eintcir and axit the c riiveways. This sides fricitian is increased an c ividcic roadways (sLicih <br />as pari ions of U H 1 and SR 60) whcirei tH eire are aithar no madiaris at all Cir medians with a lai <br />numHeir of rrieidian apeinings. 31hosci conditions allow vehicilcis 11ci makes kifil turns aciross tNei flow <br />of trafCici. <br />On Stale mairitairieid roacwaNs, special permits rruist be ciHtaineid from thci Florida Deipartment of <br />Transpartatiion (FDOT) in order to cireale median openings whcre none currcinlly exist. Because <br />of the negative irriplact that ari exciessive numter of median openirigs have an airlerial capacity <br />aric motcirisl safety, FDOT applies stricit cirilleria in issuing such permits. Until the caristruicitian of <br />Indian River BciLilevarc aric CR 513, the Count)j .did not have any diviiced artcriials uncer its <br />juiriisciiction, ane thus cid not have any special regulations on rric6an openings in its land <br />do v e 1 oprri a nt re gulations. <br />)MP ii lc Iimitiing tfc num Her aric loaat ori of driveways ane median opcnings is an effecit! ve means <br />of preservirig an artcriial's traffiic capacity, the most effccitive mcans of liimilling siice friction is <br />tN rau igh the use of I frantalge (ar m arg i nal acre ss) roac waN s. The sc rciads ad as buffers betwc e n <br />ail erials and adjacient land uses. Whcre frontage roacs are used, lane uses Nave direct aaciess to <br />tH a marginal acice ss road (which may be c ithc r a one or two way facility), aric the aaciess rciad <br />t)Ipliically has cannecitions provided to 11he arterial at discrcet inllervals. In Indian River Counq, <br />tH c C ouirity's land devc loprric rit regullaticiris state that non-residc rRial devc lopmc n11s fronting <br />major and minor arterials shall establish frontage/marginal aciciess rciads by iiriterciarinecting <br />parking areas. <br />Exii sl ing Right cifl )May <br />RigH1-of-way is that lark on which a roadway is localed. Besidcs accommodating the rciadway <br />lsalf, the right-of-way rruist also accommodate variauis other improverricMs, including crainage <br />swalc s/cianals, uliliity Linc s, sidcwalks, Hike paths, landscaping, and traffic aonlrol signs. <br />In the 2010 Comprefcnsive Alan adopted in 1SISK, Indian River Caunlly eslablishec minimLim <br />righl-of-wary rccluiirements fcir all roacwarys idcntified on the Thoroughfiare Plan map. 'Hhese <br />rc quirerrients were organizc d aaciording to ftiricitional classification and are listcc be low: <br />Type of Faci i l ite_ U rban Rural <br />L .S. 'I Corriic cm - (1,11 130 240 <br />U.S. 'I Corricor - 41,11 w/frontalge roads 140 240 <br />6LD Principal Arterial 130 240 <br />4LD Principal Arterial 100 200 <br />Community Ilcvelcipmf nt Dfparlment Indian River Cciunty 2`I <br />AIIPIENDIX A —Transportation Amendrricrits <br />