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Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-27 g. Curb cut openings shall be at minimum five (5) feet, not including curb radius, from side or rear property lines. h. Driveway access curb openings on a public street except for single, two- family, townhouse and quadraminium dwellings shall not be located less than forty (40) feet from one another. i. The grade elevation of any parking area shall not exceed five (5) percent. j. Each property shall be allowed one (1) curb cut access for each one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of street frontage. All property shall be entitled to at least one (1) curb cut. (1) In the case of detached single family dwellings, two (2) curb cut accesses may be allowed by Conditional Use Permit, provided that: (a) Overall impervious surface on the subject property does not exceed thirty (30) percent. Where existing impervious surface already exceeds thirty percent, a second curb cut access may be allowed only where the impervious surface on the subject property is not increased beyond the existing condition. (b) Curb cut accesses shall constitute no more than fifty (50) percent or forty (40) feet, whichever is less, of the street frontage on any one street. (c) The subject parcel must have no less than one hundred (100) feet of total street frontage. (d) Curb cut accesses on the same parcel must be separated by no less than forty (40) feet. (e) Curb cut accesses shall comply with all other requirements of this section, including but not limited to, setbacks and surfacing. (f) The applicant for a second curb cut access shall provide additional landscaping and/or alternative paving materials that help mitigate stormwater issues raised by the additional impervious surface. The City may require storm water management measure to resolve new or existing drainage issues. (g) The City Council finds that the parcel in question does not have reasonably adequate area to provide for a “T” turnaround with one curb cut access. (h) The street in question is listed as a “minor collector” classification or higher in the Comprehensive Plan, and is shown to have higher levels of non-vehicular traffic.