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10/16/23, 9:58 AM Print Preview https://lakeelmo.municipalcodeonline.com/book/print?type=ordinances&name=TITLE_9_GENERAL_REGULATIONS 13/72 (a)Licensed contractor. All work done within the right-of-way of the street shall be done by a city licensed contractor as specified in LEC 11.24. (b)Site plan. Prior to the construction of a driveway, a scaled plan must be submitted which indicates the location and specifications for driveways and curb cuts, the widths and dimensions at the street, property line and building structure, the slope of the driveway, and the location of the curb box as applicable in accordance with LEC 9.16.030 et seq. The site plan submitted shall be approved prior to the issuance of a permit for a driveway. HISTORY Adopted by Ord. 08-253 on 11/3/2021 9.16.090 Driveway Standards The following regulations shall apply to all driveways and curb cuts. All driveway work shall be constructed in accordance with the approved site plan. No deviations or changes shall be made in the field without first obtaining permission from the city. (a)Driveway width. All driveways shall conform to the following requirements: (1)Residential districts. a.Minimum width. All driveways shall have a minimum width of 12 feet. b.Maximum width. All driveways shall have a maximum width of 26 feet within the public right-of-way. In the absence of platted right-of-way, the setback at which point the driveway width is measured shall be established by the prescriptive easement as determined by the city engineer. Increased driveway width in the public right-of-way up to commercial standard (34 feet) will be considered for active farms or agricultural properties. c.Curb cut. A curb cut must not exceed the width of the driveway approach at the property line by more than ten feet. (2)Commercial and mixed-use districts. a.Minimum width. All driveways shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. b.Maximum width. All driveways shall have a maximum width of 34 feet at the point it intersects the right-of-way line. c.Curb cut. A curb cut must not exceed the width of the driveway approach at the property line by more than ten feet. (b)Vertical clearance. There must be 14 feet of vertical clearance above all driveways. (c)Number of curb cuts. In residential districts, each property shall be limited to one curb cut per dwelling unit. Up to two curb cuts may be allowed when neither access is onto a collector or arterial street when the lot exceeds 150 feet in width, when there is a minimum of 40 feet of spacing between driveway curb radii, and when the total width of both driveways does not exceed 26 feet. (1)Additional curb cuts. Regardless of the road classification, properties having access to a road that is not under the jurisdiction of the City may obtain additional curb cuts by receiving permission from the overseeing entity of that roadway. The total accumulation of the driveway width is further determined by that entity and is not limited to 26 feet.