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City of Mounds View Staff Report July 6, 1997 Page 2 4110 Option#1 Make an attempt to determine when the driveway was built, and then allow curb cuts to remain which predate 1977. Allow property owners to sign an affidavit attesting to when the driveway was built. There may be no City records which prove or disprove when and how the driveway was built, other than the initial building permit for the residence. Undertake a systematic program for closing curb cuts where the initial building permit was later than 1977. Option#2 Undertake a systematic program for obtaining compliance from property owners, similar to how the requirement to put trash dumpsters in enclosures was done. Option#3 Require compliance whenever the situation comes to the attention of the City, e.g. when building or nuisance code inspections are done or the property owner is applying for an approval of some type. Include removing the second curb cut as a standard item in letters notifying people of nuisance violations, in conditions of approval on conditional use permits and variances, and in plan reviews for building permits. Option#4 Limit the amount of driveway surface allowed on lots, in proportion to the distance from the street to the garage or the size of the lot, and let the property owner spend the allotment however they want. Excessive driveway surface would have to be removed. a • Option#5 Create an incentive program, to go along with Options #1-4. All of these approaches have advantages and disadvantages. The approach taken depends on how important the limitation to one curb cut is to the City, and how quickly the City wants to achieve compliance. Does the City believe it is important enough to provide financial incentives? The usual response from citizens is that they do not understand why the City wants the second curb cut closed, and why, when they are applying for a permit to improve their property, the City is requiring that they remove an improvement they want to keep or that will cost them money to remove. Recommendation: Discuss the five options presented, and other options as desired by City Council. Provide direction to staff as to how to proceed with enforcing the requirement that single family residential properties be limited to one curb cut. Staff will prepare a policy for adoption at the July 14, 1997 meeting based on direction received. knt,Ub- kbh-CLe,L0 —_ Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director N:\DATA\US ERS\PAMS\SHARE\CITYCOUN\CC-REP\T W O DRI V.REP