HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. O10-04 ORDINANCE NO. 010-04
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.08.070 OF THE
LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE TITLED "CURB CUT LENGTHS" LOCATED
AT CHAPTER 12 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the Laurel Municipal Code current and
enforceable by updating sections and subsections that are outdated and no longer useful or
enforceable; and
WHEREAS, the City's Public Works Committee and Staff identified an issue in Chapter
12.08.070 that needs modification by the City Council in order to fairly regulate new
construction within the City Limits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that adopting the suggested amendments is
in the best interest of the City of Laurel follows:
12.08.070 Curb cut lengths.
A. In single - family residential zoned districts, the maximum driveway width shall be twenty-four
thirty feet and shall be located in accordance with city specifications or drawings.
B. In any multifamily and professional zoned districts, the maximum driveway width shall not
exceed twenty -four thirty feet and shall be located in accordance with city specifications or
drawings. The minimum distance between curb cuts shall be twenty -five feet.
C. In any commercial and industrial zoned districts, the maximum driveway width shall be
twenty -four thirty feet except driveway widths for service stations and trucking businesses may
be up to forty feet when approved by the city building inspector /city engineer, and shall be
located in accordance with city specifications and drawings. The minimum distance between
curb cuts shall be twenty -five feet.
D. In any allowable location, no driveway width shall be less than twelve feet wide.
E. Frontages of sixty feet or less shall be limited to one driveway. Not more than two driveways
shall be provided to any single property tract or business establishment, except when approved
by the city building inspector /city engineer.
(Ord. 06 -12 (part), 2006; Ord. 06-06 (part), 2006; prior code § 11.08.070)
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City
Council and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
November 2, 2010, by Council Member Hart.
010 -04 Curb cut lengths
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 7 day of
December, 2010, upon motion of Council Member Mace
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7 day of December, 2010.
CIT OF LAUREL
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enneth E. Olson, J Mayor
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Cathy Gab an, Deputy Clerk
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Elk River Law Office, P.L.L.P.
010 -04 Curb cut lengths