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I Ordinance 642 Page 5 • Subd. 5. Curb Cuts and Driveway Openings: a. No curb cut access shall be located less than fifty feet (50')from the intersection of two (2) or more street rights of way. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines. b. No curb cut access shall exceed twenty two four feet(2.21/1_) in width for R-1 and R-5 residential uses. A thirty-two foot (39 32') wide curb cut shall be permissible for R-2, R-3 and R-4 uses, • •. . • •' • • •••' .• • , commercial uses (B-1 through B-4) and industrial uses (I-1), subject to requirements of subdivision Se hereof. c. Curb cut openings shall be at a minimum of three feet (3') from the lot line in residential districts and five feet (5') from the lot line in business or industrial districts. d. Driveway access curb openings on a public street, except for single-family,two-family and townhouse dwellings, shall not be located less than forty feet (40') from one another. e. Each property elevation of any parking area shall be allowed one curb cut access for each one hundred twenty five feet (125') of street frontage. All property shall be entitled to at least one curb cut. Single-family uses shall be limited to one curb cut access per property unless, upon application for a variance of this restriction, the Board of • Adjustment and Appeals finds that it is in the interest of public safety to waive such. Medium density residential (2 to 6 units) may have two (2) curb cuts; provided, at each (40') apai t neither curb cut exceeds sixteen feet (16') in width. . Curb cuts in existence as o 10/11/99 that do not con orm to this subdivision m• remain in existence unless deemed by the Director of Public Works to be a danger or public safety hazard Notices to abandon a curb cut may be appealed in writing to the City Council(Ord 640. 10/11/99). Subd. 6. Grade Elevation: The grade elevation of any parking area shall not exceed five percent (5%). (1988 Code §40.07). Subd. 7. Surfacing: All areas, as allowed in Subdivision 1104.01(4) of this Title, to be utilized for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with a permanent, improved surface material as defined in Section 1102.02 of this Chapter, suitable to control dust, drainage and erosion, meeting the requirements of Section 902.053 of this Code except as follows: A gravel surface material meeting the specifications of Section 902.053, Subd. 5 of this Code may be used for parking areas in an R-1 or R-2 District not to exceed three hundred (300) square feet or, if to be used as a parking surface for an RV, the minimum area that would encompasses the wheel-base area of one(1) recreational vehicle. Plans for 111) surfacing and drainage of driveways and stalls for five (5) or more vehicles shall be