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ORDINANCE NO.392
An Ordinance Amending Sections 400.01, 400.11 and 400.13
Regarding Driveways
The City Council of the City of Medina, Minnesota ordains as follows:
SECTION I: Sections 400.01, 400.11 and 400.13 of the Medina city code are hereby amended
by deleting the stfieken material and adding the underlined material as follows:
400.01. Definitions. For the purposes of Sections 400.01 through 400.15, the following
terms shall have the meanings given to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
a) "Corner" means the point of intersection of the lines of two street curb faces or
payment -pavement edges extended into the street intersection;
b) "Director" means the Ddirector of Ipublic Wworks of the Gcity of Medina;
c) "Driveway" means a paved or otherwise delineated area off of the right-of-way
used for the operation of vehicles;
d) "Driveway approach" means a paved or otherwise delineated area on the right-of-
way between the roadway and private property intended to provide access for vehicles
from a roadway to private property.-i
e) "Storm water treatment system" means a device, method, system or systems
designed to reduce, store, treat, separate, stabilize, or dispose of storm water for purposes
of preventing or abating pollution or maintaining or improving water quality.
fl "Storm water treatment system management plan" means a written plan to
minimize pollutants in stormwater discharged from the property. The plan must include a
site description and map, identify best management practices for implementation at the
property and identify maintenance and inspection requirements for the best management
practices.
400.11. Construction Requirements Generally. In addition to such rules, regulations and
specifications as may be required by the director for specific projects, the following requirements
shall be met with respect to all work performed under permits issued pursuant to this ordinance:
a) Required excavation for drainage shall be completed before placement of the
culvert or fill material for the driveway approach;
b) The driveway approach shall be completed and graveled before any ether
construction may begin on the property;
c) During the time of construction on the property, the driveway approach shall be
the only ingress or egress to the property;
d) Driveways shall be located a minimum of 10 feet from the side property line. In
the Uptown Hamel district, driveways shall be located at least 2.5 feet from the
side property line, unless a shared driveway is utilized. Shared driveways shall be
encouraged when applicable, be located at the rear of the building utilizing a rear
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access road and adjacent property owners shall enter into a reciprocal easement
and maintenance arrangement;
e) Except as otherwise provided, no driveway may be located closer than 100 feet
from a corner. In the urban residential, urban commercial and urban industrial
districts, no driveway may be located closer than 50 feet from a corner or shall be
located as far from a corner as is reasonably practicable. In the Uptown Hamel
district, driveways shall be located as far from a corner as is reasonably
practicable;
f) If a parcel of land has frontage on both a cul-de-sac and a lead-in portion of a
right-of-way, the driveway shall be constructed off of the lead-in portion of the
right-of-way and not the cul-de-sac;
g) Only one curb cut shall be allowed per parcel of land, except as permitted below.
If the parcel of land is bordered by more than one right-of-way, the curb cut shall
be located on the lesser traveled right-of-way, as determined by the director. If all
of the following conditions are met, two curb cuts may be allowed for a
residential property:
i. Lot width at street side shall be 100' or greater;
ii. If the curb cuts are for a corner lot with curb cuts on separate streets, the total
street frontage shall be 150' or greater;
iii. The property owner entering into an agreement with the city setting forth the
terms and conditions for the two curb cuts. The agreement with the city shall
be recorded with the Hennepin County Recorder or Registrar of Titles.
iv. A storm water treatment system must be constructed on the property to treat
the storm water from the area of the second curb cut. A storm water treatment
system management plan must be submitted to the city and approved by the
director prior to the start of construction., and
v. A storm water treatment system may be constructed in public right-of-way if
it does not hinder the use of the road by others, it is approved by the director,
the property owner agrees to be responsible for maintaining the area and the
property owner enters into a maintenance agreement with the city.
h) In new subdivisions, driveways for existing dwellings or properties shall be
relocated to be served from the new subdivision right-of-way;
i) The total width of a single driveway approach shall not exceed 20 22 feet fer
residential -property. The total combined width of two driveways for two curb
cuts shall not exceed 34 feet;
j) The total width of a driveway approach shall not exceed 32 feet for commercial
and industrial property;
k) Drainage from the driveway shall not be onto the right-of-way, unless the right-
of-way is designed for such purpose;
1) No tree, shrub, or other obstruction may be placed adjacent to a driveway if it
may impair sight distances.
400.13. Authority of the Director.
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All work done under a permit issued in compliance with this ordinance shall be under the
direction and supervision of the director who is hereby authorized to make the necessary rules,
regulations and specifications with respect to materials for afrd the method of construction of
driveways. A permit issued under the provisions of this ordinance may be revoked by the
director if he determines that the construction or activity authorized by the permit is not being
performed according to the terms of the permit or this ordinance. All construction work shall
cease upon receipt of a notice of the revocation of a permit.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the Medina city council this 1st day of November, 2005.
City S Medina
B ce D. Workman, Mayor
Attest:
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Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on the 7`h day of November, 2005
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