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Current 915 Driveway and Parking Codes <br />915.060 Driveways and Private Internal Access Roads <br />A. Number, Separation and Width <br />1. The number, location and width of private access drives or roads onto public roads may be <br />controlled and limited by the City Council in the interests of public safety and efficient <br />traffic flow. <br />2. The minimum separation between private driveways along a public street shall be: <br />(a) Local or Collector Street: 2 times the required side yard setback for a driveway <br />(b) Arterial Street: 50 feet <br />(c) U-shaped driveways, any street: 4 0 feet between the inside edges of the driveway <br />surface <br />3. The minimum distance between the point that any private driveway meets a public street <br />and the nearest intersection of two pub lic street curb lines shall be 40 feet. <br />4. The maximum width for any portion of a driveway at the property line shall be 24 feet for a <br />driveway that serves a detached house; a commercial, industrial or institutional driveway <br />may be 28 feet if two lanes and 36 feet if three lanes. The City Engineer may allow <br />adjustments to the driveway intersection corner radius if needed to accommodate large <br />trucks. <br />B. Building Access by Fire Emergency Vehicles <br />1. Driveways shall be installed and sites shall be designed to meet the requirements of Section <br />503 of the Minnesota Fire Code. Generally, this means that a fire truck must be able to <br />park within working distance of a water source and still be within 150 fee t of any portion of <br />the exterior wall of a building as measured by the length of the attack hose. The all - <br />weather paved access drive shall be at least 20 feet wide and capable of supporting the <br />weight of the City fire truck. <br />2. Buildings 4 to 8 stories tall have additional access road requirements under Section 503 of <br />the Minnesota Fire Code. <br />3. For buildings with an automatic sprinkler system, fire apparatus access roads need only be <br />provided to an approved location, to the sprinkler system fire department connection and to <br />any secondary on-site water supplies, per the Minnesota Fire Code. <br />C. Driveways onto County Highways <br />Access drives onto County Highways shall require a review by the County Engineer, who may <br />determine the appropriate location, size and design of the access drives and may limit the number <br />of access drives in the interest of public safety and efficient traffic flow. <br />D. Public Road Access Required to Each Parcel <br />All lots or parcels shall have direct adequate physical access for emergency vehicles along the <br />frontage of the lot or parcel from either an existing dedicated public roadway, or a private <br />roadway or access drive approved by the City Council.