§ 12.17. Access to a major thoroughfare or collector street.

For uses making reference to this section, vehicular access shall be provided only to an existing or planned major thoroughfare, freeway service drive, or collector street. Provided, however, that access driveways may be permitted to other than a major thoroughfare, freeway service drive, or collector street where such access is provided to a street where the property directly across the street between the driveway and the major thoroughfare, freeway service drive, or collector street is zoned for multiple-family use or any nonresidential uses, is developed with permanent uses other than single-family residences or is an area which, in the opinion of the planning commission, will be used for other than single-family purposes in the future. This exception shall apply only if the planning commission finds that there are special circumstances which indicate that there will be a substantial improvement in traffic safety by reducing the number of driveways to a thoroughfare.