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1.5 Joint and Cross Access

1. Properties located on arterial or collector roadways should provide a cross access drive and pedestrian access to allow circulation between adjacent sites as required by the Director of Works. Such connection is generally required in the following circumstances:
   1. Retail commercial use adjacent to other commercial, office, industrial or multi-family development.
   2. Other connections as required in the form district regulations.

2. Required cross-access corridors shall be shown on any subdivision or site plan. A system of joint use driveways and cross access easements shall be required to provide unified access and circulation among parcels and assist in local traffic movement. In such cases, the building site shall incorporate the following:
   1. A continuous cross-access or service drive with sufficient width to accommodate two-way travel aisles for automobiles, service vehicles, and loading vehicles.
   2. Stub-outs and other design features to make it visually obvious that abutting vacant properties should be tied in to provide cross access at the time they are developed.
   3. Building sites shall be designed to ensure parking, access and circulation may be easily tied in to future adjacent development.

3. Where joint- and cross-access is provided pursuant to this section, property owners shall
   1. Record an easement in the office of the Clerk of Jefferson County Kentucky, allowing cross-access to and from other properties served by the joint use driveways or service drive, which shall be a covenant running with the land;
   2. Record an agreement in the office of the Clerk of Jefferson County Kentucky that any pre-existing curbcuts providing for access in the interim shall be closed and eliminated after construction of the joint-use driveway, which shall be a covenant running with the land; and
   3. Record a joint maintenance agreement in the office of the Clerk of Jefferson County Kentucky, defining maintenance responsibilities of property owners that share the joint use driveway and cross access system, which shall be a covenant running with the land.
   4. Items described in paragraphs 1 –3, above, shall be recorded prior to requesting a building permit; if no new construction, the items shall be recorded before requesting a certificate of occupancy.

1.6 Requirements for Unified Access and Circulation

1. In the interest of promoting unified access and circulation systems, integrated development sites comprised of more than one building or more than one lot are not considered separate properties in relation to the access management standards of this code. This will also apply to phased development plans. In addition, the following standards apply:
   1. The number of curb cuts permitted shall be the minimum number necessary to provide reasonable access to the overall site and not the maximum available for that frontage. Reasonable access shall be determined by the Director of Works.
   2. All necessary easements, agreements, and stipulations required under Section 1.5 (C) shall be met. Subsequent owners and lessees within the affected area are responsible for compliance with these requirements.
   3. Outparcels should be accessed via the shared circulation system of the principal development or retail center. Access to outparcels should be designed to avoid excessive movement across parking aisles and queuing across surrounding parking and driving aisles.
2. Where abutting properties are in different ownership and not Part of an overall development plan, cooperation between the various owners to create a unified access and circulation system is encouraged.. Abutting properties shall provide unified access and circulation at the time that they are developed, or are redeveloped as provided in Section 1.8.

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