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Recommended driveway dimensions
I need to completely relandscape my front garden, and need some
guidelines for the dimensions for a driveway. I guess the kind of questions I have a - How wide should it be? - What's the minimum recommended circumference for a turning circle? I'm hoping somebody might be able to recommend a suitable book that has this kind of technical information in it, or reports of any experiences would be welcome. TIA |
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Recommended driveway dimensions
I once had to drive a U-Haul truck down a driveway that was too narrow.
There was curbs on both sides and one set of the truck duals had to ride on top of the curb. So you need to allow for the use of the driveway by moving trucks, UPS trucks and so on. In my area the Fire Department has to approve the driveway for any new building. Why not take some chalk into an empty parking lot and mark out a driveway and try it out? I would error on the big side. try here http://www.redwoodcity.org/cds/plann...Dimensions.pdf wrote in message oups.com... I need to completely relandscape my front garden, and need some guidelines for the dimensions for a driveway. I guess the kind of questions I have a - How wide should it be? - What's the minimum recommended circumference for a turning circle? I'm hoping somebody might be able to recommend a suitable book that has this kind of technical information in it, or reports of any experiences would be welcome. TIA |
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Recommended driveway dimensions
Thanks Pat, very good idea about trying it out in some empty parking
lot! I'll check the references. This is exactly the kind of information I was after. Regards, Jon |
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Recommended driveway dimensions
Thanks Yann. I'll get myself to the library and see if I can't get a
copy of the Architectural Graphic Standards book you recommended. The comparison with a standard highway is also a very good viewpoint; one that I had not considered. Regards, Jon |
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Recommended driveway dimensions
In article om,
wrote: Thanks Yann. I'll get myself to the library and see if I can't get a copy of the Architectural Graphic Standards book you recommended. The comparison with a standard highway is also a very good viewpoint; one that I had not considered. Regards, Jon My drive way has a curve in it. This affords landscaping options. Also some obscure Chinese may say evil spirits can only travel in straight lines. ) Last I heard there are no straight lines in nature. Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. |
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