Comment on Why are there "driveway connections by permit only" signs on roads?
MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Where I live you can’t simply bring a driveway out to the road. You have to get permission from the township and pay for access. They come out, install a culvert, install a blue 911 flag with your number on it, and build a driveway connection to their standards. It costs several thousand dollars.
archonet@lemy.lol 3 months ago
now, what I wonder is: what stops you from bringing out a driveway to within a foot of the road and then just letting people drive over a foot of grass?
MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There’s is a road allowance between the edge of the road and the edge of your property. In our case is about 20 feet wide. You’re not allowed to build on that road allowance. We also have a deep ditch that requires a culvert and several loads of gravel.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Ditches, which are part of the overall road design. The road isn’t just the asphalt, it’s the ditch and probably beyond too.