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City of Little Canada, Minnesota Ordinance No. 601 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 903.050 OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY PROVIDING FOR CURB CUT ACCESS TO SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED PARCELS. The City Council of the City of Little Canada hereby ordains: Section 1. Section 903.050.D.8.j. is hereby amended to read as follows: 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. i. 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 percent (30 %). (b) Curb cut accesses shall constitute no more than fifty percent (50 %) or forty (40) feet, whichever is less, of the street frontage on any one street. (e) 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, 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. (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. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and publication. -2-