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June 12, 1978 <br />iy <br />P.slge 87 <br />MSP (6aumgartner-Zie6arth) to approve the Joint Pmuers Agreement between the <br />City and Independent School District k621 re9arding the use of the outdoor 4 ayes <br />facilities at Edgewood Junior High. <br />JOINT CURB CUT POLICY <br />Administrator Achen reported that the issue was brought before the Council due to <br />a request for a permit to install a permanent driveway in a location that now has <br />a joint driveway, between duplexes. <br />Mayor Pickar noted that the Planning Lommission had voted 4 to 3 against allowi g <br />joint curb cuts and recomnended separate curb cuts. <br />Councilmember Baumgartner explained that when the duptexes were built, the City <br />must have approved a curb cut plan of some sort which approved these joint cuts. <br />and the City would have a problem now in saying the people couldn't have the n. <br />He added that he would 7ike to see joint curb cuts but separate drivewdys and that <br />they be about 30' apart, 5' from the property lin2s. <br />Official Rose explained that the sites would be able to maintain the 5' setback, <br />a d that the City would require two parking spaces per duptex. Ne added that <br />tliey could either have joint curb cuts and separate drivewdys or separate curbcutsanddriveways, or joint curb cuts and joint driveways. <br />Offiicial Rose explained that Staff is tryin9 to require that the driveways be of a <br />hard surface to alleviate problems with sand and erosion. <br />Administrator Achen pointed out that there is an ordinance which prohibits joint <br />curb cuts and joint driveways. Official Rose added that in the three years he has <br />been with the City he tould recall only two times that the Planning Canmission has <br />atlowed 3oint driveways. He added that there is a driveway ordinance which would <br />require tAe dr5veways to be of a dust free surface. <br />Official Rose expiained that the City is enforcin9 the housfng code and requiring <br />code compliance wherever necessary. He added that he had checked through the Drodect <br />file and spoken to the engineer who was with the Lity at the time the joint cuts <br />were approved M t could find no indication why the joint cuts were allowed. <br />MSP (6aumgartner-Ziebarth) to allow the joint curb cuts but have a separate driveway <br />and parking area and that the side yard setback requirements Ce met. 4 ayes <br />Admfnistrator Achen recommended ±hat the Council establish the maximum depth of the <br />joint driveways. Official Rose added that there is a 30' right of way and that the <br />separation should begin at the property line and that he recomnended it complete <br />its required width within another 20'. <br />MSP (Baumgartner-Ziebarth) to amend prevtous motton to add that the driveway split <br />would be at the property tine and that tbe full 10' setback separation be at a pofnt j.. <br />20' from the property H ne. The reason for allowing the joint curb cuts is that sane . <br />previous Councii actSan allowed the joint curb cuts. 4 ' <br />Neil Loeding asked what the difference was between separate or joint curA cuts. MayorPickarexplainedthattlieissuewasadeterminationofhowtheCouncilinterpreted <br />the ordinance. .,_,