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ORDINANCE 03 - CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING SECTION 30-906 "VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION" OF THE ELK RIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain: Section 1: That Section 30-906 (c) (2) of the Elk River Code of Ordinances be amended to read as follows: (a) Genera//y. All commercial buildings or structures and their accessory uses shall be accessible to and from nearby public streets and sidewalks by driveways and walkways properly drained and paved with: (1) Asphalt; (2) Concrete; (3) Concrete or similar pavers; or (4) Class V (or equivalent) compacted to maintain a dustfree surface. Vehicular traffic generated by commercial uses shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards, and excessive traffic through residential areas, particularly track traffic. The adequacy of any proposed traffic circulation system to accomplish these objectives shall be determined by the city engineer, who may require such additional measures for traffic control as he may deem necessary, including but not limited to the following: directional signalization, channelization, standby turn lanes, illumination, and storage area and distribution facilities within the commercial site to prevent backup of vehicles on public streets. Po) Use ofright~fa~ay. No area used by motor vehicles other than driveways serving as ingress and egress to a commercial site shall be located within the public street right-of-way. (1) ~ drk. eta~. The following shall be applicable to commercial driveways (measured between roadway edges): (table was removed for clarity) (2) Singlefamity residmtiald~. Single-family residential driveways shall not exceed 30 feet in width measured at the property line. Each single-family lot shall be limited to one driveway except: (a) Lots that are 1-acre or larger in the A1 and Rla zoning districts shall be allowed two driveways onto a city street, not exceeding 40-feet in total combined width. Driveways shall be separated by a minimum of 25-feet. (b) In all single family districts, if the area inside a looped driveway is 25-feet or less wide, the two legs of the loop, not to exceed 30-feet in combined width, shall be considered one driveway. (c) In all single family districts, comer lots shall be allowed to have one driveway on each street, not to exceed 40-feet in total combined width. (3) Perm/t require. All driveways accessing a county road will require a county access permit. s: \planning\case files\2003 \oa 03-05 city of er driveways\ordmanc.doc