Access to state and Town roads

A. No zoning certificate or permit shall be issued by the Inspector for construction of a building or for use of land requiring an access driveway onto a state or Town road until the Inspector receives the approval of the Highway Surveyor or his authorized representative.
B. Driveway access shall include vehicle driveways, or any construction, removal, or alteration of grade or pitch within the right-of-way of any state or Town road.
C. All specifications for any such driveway access must conform to the following requirements:
- (1) Any driveway access shall be so graded that it will not be necessary to change the established grade of the adjacent state or Town road.
- (2) No part of any driveway access shall extend beyond the road line in such manner as to change the grade of the road or obstruct the free flow of water draining off the road.
- (3) Where a driveway approach crosses an open ditch or where such construction will interfere with the drainage of stormwater along the side of the road, a culvert of such size and of such material as determined by the Highway Surveyor or his authorized representative shall be installed.
- (4) The driveway access shall be so constructed that there will be no drainage from the driveway onto the state or Town road.
- (5) If, in the opinion of the Highway Surveyor or his authorized representative, protection is required for the shoulder and/or edge of the state or Town road, an apron of bituminous concrete or other suitable material or treatment shall be installed.
- (6) All required construction shall be at the property owner's expense.
D. The Highway Surveyor or his authorized representative of the Town shall from time to time inspect the construction of such driveway access to make sure that such construction conforms to the requirements of Subsection C of this section. Upon completion of such construction, the Highway Surveyor or his authorized representative shall make a final inspection and accept or reject, in writing to the Inspector, such construction. In the event of rejection, the owner shall be given a period of 30 days to bring such construction into compliance with Subsection C of this section.
E. The Inspector of the Town of Glocester shall also have the authority to require repair or reconstruction of any existing driveway access to a state or Town road that does not conform to the requirements of Subsections C and F of this section.
F. Driveway access to a state road shall additionally require the approval, in writing, of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Such approval shall state that the proposed access driveway will not substantially interfere with traffic flow and any future widening of the road and will not constitute a safety hazard to traffic on the state road.