Chapter 26 - General Rules to negotiate with the Council for access to be a continuation of the carriageway kerb into the property. This latter form of access is known as a drive-in access. 26.2.7.3 Urban Situations There are two types of channels and crossings: residential (built to carry car traffic) and other (built to carry heavier traffic). “Crossing” means the pavement or footpath between the carriageway channel and the property boundary, while “channel” means the part of the carriageway channel that is crossed for access purposes. a) Residential Crossings Standards : For front and corner lots the minimum width of each crossing shall be 3.0 metres. b) Standards for Other Crossings Where vehicle access is required to properties with other than residential activity, this shall be by means of channel and crossing constructed to a commercial standard. The minimum width of crossing is 4.0 metres. This may be increased to 5.0 metres, where local traffic conditions or the type of vehicle commonly used to serve the property justify this increase. 26.2.7.4 Rural Situations Exception: a) Construction Standards All rural vehicle entrances shall be constructed to an all-weather standard, viz, metalled or sealed, to the same standard as the adjoining road. In urban areas all entrances shall be constructed in permanent materials consistent with the standard in the immediate locality. b) State Highways here the access is on to a state highway in a rural area the design and construction of the crossing shall comply with the standards indicated on Figures 26.9, 26.10, or 26.11 depending upon the activity served by the proposed access (the figures form part of this rule). c) All vehicle entrances which cross waterways and drains shall be constructed to incorporate culverts and crossings appropriate to the maximum traffic load expected to use the crossing in the normal course of events. Any pipe work or diversion of waterways shall comply with the requirements of the Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development. 26 - 25