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5. Tandem Parking. The required parking spaces serving one and two family dwellings may be designed for parking not more than two (2) vehicles in a tandem arrangement for each dwelling unit in order to comply with the requirements of this Ordinance. 6. Curb Cut/Driveway Access Location. a. No curb cut/driveway access shall be located less than thirty (30) feet from the intersection of two (2) or more local or minor street rights-of-way. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines. Curb cut/driveway access setbacks from the intersection of streets with higher functional classifications shall be consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan and require approval by the City Engineer. i. Street functional classification shall be defined by the Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan. ii. The setback measurement shall be measured from the edge of the street right-of-way to the nearest edge of the curb cut. iii. Driveways onto arterials and major collectors shall be prohibited where alternative street access is available. For existing lots of record, where alternative access is not available, direct access onto arterial and major collectors may be permitted, provided a site plan is submitted for review and approval of the City Engineer. Approval is also subject to the conditions of this Ordinance. b. Curb cut/driveway access on a public street except for single, two family, and townhouse dwellings shall not be located less than forty (40) feet from one another. c. Except with special approval from the City Engineer, curb cut openings and driveways shall be a minimum of five (5) feet from the side yard property line in all districts. Any shared driveway shall include a maintenance and access agreement. d. A single-family lot in a residential zoning district shall not have more than one driveway accessing a public street. 7. Curb Cut/Driveway Width. No curb cut shall exceed twenty-six (26) feet in width within a residential zoning district, or thirty-six (36) feet in width if the property is in a commercial, industrial, or public/semi-public zoning district, as measured at the street right-of- way line unless approved by the City Engineer. The driveway associated with such curb cut may increase in width at an angle not greater than forty-five (45) degrees. 3-52