Franklin Township, PA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

The driveway standards inside Franklin Township's Street Opening Ordinance, Chapter 21, Ord. 2004-05, are enforced by the Township for Township roads and by PennDOT for state roads. Section 21-122 requires a permit for any new or widened driveway, obtained from whichever agency owns the road. Section 21-123 sets the dimensional floor and ceiling: a minimum driveway width of 10 feet, rising to a 16-foot minimum where one driveway serves multiple lots or uses, a maximum of 20 feet for residential driveways, and a commercial or industrial maximum set only by engineering analysis rather than a fixed number.

Section 21-124 requires the driveway center line sit at least 40 feet from the continuation of the right-of-way line of the nearest intersection, or align directly across from a three-way intersection. Section 21-125 caps most properties at two driveways, tightened to a single driveway for residential lots and any lot with 100 feet of frontage or less. Section 21-126 layers on a sight-distance rule, requiring every driveway meet the clear-sight-triangle visibility standard of 67 Pa. Code, Chapter 201, kept clear of obstructions at all times, even though that state chapter itself was later marked reserved.

Adjoining sections not quoted here add that driveways within the street right-of-way cannot exceed a 4% grade, the remaining driveway cannot exceed 15% grade, and the Board of Supervisors may approve shared driveways functioning as private streets for flag lots or multi-family and commercial development, none of which the Township maintains. Violations of any Part 1 street-opening or driveway provision are enforced under § 21-136 as a summary offense before a Magisterial District Judge, with fines of $25 to $1,000 plus costs and attorney fees and up to 90 days' imprisonment for nonpayment.