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Item No. Staff Report No. Meeting Date: Type of Business: WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject:- Discussion Concerning the Proposed Revisions to Ordinance 640, an Ordinance Amending Title 900, Chapter 902 of the Mounds. View Municipal Code Relating to Driveways and Repealing Provisions of Chapter 902 Relating to Street Openings Date of Report: September 29, 1999 Background: This ordinance has been before the Council on two prior occasions, once for its first reading on August 23, 1999 and again for the second reading on September 13, 1999, at which time the Council moved to continue the second reading to a date in the future, directing staff to include a provision regarding nonconforming curb cuts. Discussion: The attached ordinance is substantially the same as what has been before the Council previously, with two exceptions. First, language has been added on Page 2 which addresses non-conforming curb cuts. It reads as follows: Subd. 2. Existin•, Non-conforming Driveways:Permanent-surfaced drivewa s which do not conform to the City Code may be rebuilt, reconstructed or replaced in the same manner, fashion and location as before unless the location of said driveway poses a significant public safety hazard. If a requested building permit is denied due to the presence of such a public safety hazard the applicant may appeal the decision in writin to the City Council. For the purpose of this subdivision, a permanent surface shall mean bituminous, concrete or brick. (Ord. 640, 10/11/99) The other changes do not relate to the intent of the ordinance, but does take into consideration a previous ordinance (Ordinance 620, passed 7-27-98), which had renumbered the Subdivisions of former Section 902.05 (now 902.03.) These changes do not appear as typical changes (struck out and underlined text) as the previous versions of Ordinance 640 referenced an outdated Code section. Also, under the driveway construction section of this chapter, and addition has been made of other acceptable material regarding gravel areas. Last, under curbing standards, changes are made to the types of curbing required to reflect our current policies.