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City of Lake Elmo • 3800 Laverne Ave N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 • 651-747-3911 <br /> <br />Mixed-use District Driveways (Section 9.16.090) <br />More information on the following will be required in future submittals: <br />1. Driveways must be consistent with all requirements of Section 9.16.090, a list of some relevant <br />standards follow: <br />a. Minimum width. All driveways shall have a minimum width of 12 feet. <br />b. Maximum width. All driveways shall have a maximum width of 26 feet within the public <br />right-of-way. In the absence of platted right-of-way, the setback at which point the <br />driveway width is measured shall be established by the prescriptive easement as <br />determined by the city engineer. Increased driveway width in the public right-of-way up to <br />commercial standard (34 feet) will be considered for active farms or agricultural <br />properties. <br />c. Curb cut. A curb cut must not exceed the width of the driveway approach at the property <br />line by more than ten feet. <br />d. The minimum distance between curbs of driveways at the right-of-way line shall be ten <br />feet in any residential district. Lots that have been developed with zero lot line setbacks <br />may be exempt from this provision. In all other districts, the minimum distance shall be <br />20 feet. <br />e. No driveway or curb cut shall be less than 50 feet from any right-of-way line of any street <br />intersection, <br />f. All driveways shall connect to the public street at 90-degree angles, or must be approved <br />by the city engineer. Exceptions must demonstrate an inability to meet the 90-degree <br />angle due to extenuating circumstances. <br />g. A driveway must be at least five feet from any side lot line. <br /> <br />Off-Street Parking <br />Need more information, including proposed unit mix for all multi-family and townhome buildings, and <br />tabulation of interior and exterior parking counts for all multifamily and townhome buildings: <br />1. All off-street parking shall be in compliance with LEC 105.12.410 Off-Street Parking. <br />a. Multifamily/townhome parking requirements are 1 space per 1-bedroom unit <br />two spaces per 2-bedroom or larger unit. Single-family attached dwellings <br />shall provide an additional ten percent of parking spaces for visitor parking. <br />Multifamily dwellings shall also provide one visitor space per four units. <br />(Code likely not met on Lot B. A parking ratio of 1.36 stalls per unit is <br />shown on plans) <br />b. Single family detached dwellings must provide 2 spaces per dwelling unit. <br />(Need more Information) <br />c. Parking facilities for visitors shall be considered by the Development <br />regardless of whether uses are meeting parking requirements. Visitor <br />parking areas could be shared by the various residential uses for a more <br />efficient site design. (Code likely not met on Lot B) <br /> <br />Signage <br />Section 105.12.430 regulates signage. It is recommended that future submittals include <br />signage types, sizes, and locations for review against City requirements. More <br />information will be required in future submittals to assess conformance. <br /> <br />Screening <br />Section 105.12.480 requires screening between land uses differing in intensity. It is <br />anticipated that screening and buffering will be required between the proposed Front <br />Loaded townhomes proposed along the southern lot line and the future Business Park <br />and Commercial uses to the south. Depending on how land uses are transitioned across