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City of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item# 6.11. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> I/ <br /> Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistant~ <br /> August 18, 1997 <br /> <br />City of Elk River Request for <br />Ordinance Amendment Establishing <br />Maximum Driveway Widths for <br />Residential Driveways, Public Hearing <br />Case No. OA 97-9 <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />Consider a request by the City of Elk River to amend the Zoning Code to <br />include a maximum driveway width for residential driveways. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Survey of maximum driveway widths from other cities <br />· Ordinance No. 97- <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Recently there have been a number of inquiries from developers regarding <br />maximum driveway width for single family homes. At the present time, the <br />city does not have a maximum driveway width for single family residential <br />driveways. There is a maximum driveway width for commercial and <br />industrial uses; the maximum width for one way traffic is 20 feet and the <br />maximum width for two way traffic is 30 feet. <br /> <br />By establishing a maximum driveway width for single family residences the <br />following could be accomplished: <br /> <br />· The green space along the residential streets would be maintained. <br /> <br />By setting a maximum driveway width, the aesthetics of the residential <br />streets could be maintained. Under the existing ordinance driveway <br />widths can, and in some cases do, approach half the width of the lot. This <br />gives the streetscape the appearance of garages and pavement. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441~7425 <br /> <br /> <br />