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Memo Ordinance Permits and Specs For Sidewalks, Driveways, Etc. . City of Hopkins Memorandum Date: February 1, 1995 To: Honorable Mayor and City council From: James Gessele, Engineering Superintendent J\l\ Subject: Ordinance Amending section 810 city Code Permits and Specifications for Sidewalks, Driveways, etc. . Attached you will find Ordinance 95-754 for second reading. Adoption of this ordinance will additionally require permits for private driveways and certain parking lot construction, limits the number of residential driveway cuts, and sets down certain material and design specifications. Revisions have been made to the original ordinance as submitted for first reading: . Permits are to be obtained from the engineer and not the building official. . Language was revised to allow sidewalks and carriage walks of flagstone construction. . material specifications driveway and parking lot surface were broadened somewhat to include "suitable hard surface impervious materials". staff recommends adoption of Ordinance 95-754 for second reading and order published. JG/rr . Hopkins City Code 810.01 . Section 810 - Permits; Sidewalk. Curb and Gutter 810.01. Permits required. No person shall construct, repair or rebuild any driveway, sidewalk, curb or gutter over or upon any public property or easement or right-of-way in the city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the building official. 810.03. Application for permits. The permit application shall be in writing and shall state the following: a) the legal description of the premises involved; b) the exact location. or locations, upon which it is proposed to con- struct, repair or rebuild any driveway, sidewalk, curb or gutter; c) the size in square feet or square yards of such proposed construction. alteration or repair; d) the date on which such improvement is proposed to be commenced; e) the name and address of cement contractor who it is proposed will construct, alter or repair. remove or demolish such driveway. side- walk, curb or gutter. . 810.05. Fee. The fee for the permit is set by chapter X. 810.07. Specifications. No sidewalk, curb or gutter shall be constructed, repaired or rebuilt by any person, except in conformity with the specifications for such cement construction approved by the engineer and on file in the engi- neerfs office. . HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA . ORDINANCE NO. 95-754 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 810 HOPKINS CITY CODE RELATING TO PERMITS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, DRIVEWAY APRONS, PARKING LOTS, CURB AND GUTTER THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN: section 1. The Hopkins City Code, section 810, is hereby amended by substituting or adding the following paragraphs to read as follows: Section 810 - Permits: Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter, Drivewavs, Driveway Aprons, parkinq Lots 810.01 Permits required. No persons shall construct, repair or rebuild any public driveway or driveway apron, private driveway, public sidewalk or carriage walk, curb or gutter over or upon public right-of-way, or a private parking lot for more than three vehicles without first obtaining a permit therefor from the engineer. /- 810.03 Application for permits. The permit application shall be in writing on a standard form supplied by . the city and shall state the following: a) the legal description, address, and owner's name of the premises involved; b) the exact location, or locations, upon which it \ is proposed to construct, repair or rebuild any driveway, driveway apron, sidewalk, carriage walk, curb or gutter, or parking lot; c) the size in square feet or square yards of such proposed construction, alteration or repair; d) the date on which such improvement is proposed to be commenced; e) the name and address of contractor who it is proposed will construct, alter or repair, remove or demolish such driveway, driveway apron, sidewalk, carriage walk, curb or gutter, or parking lot. 810.07 Specifications. Subdivision 1. Materials and desiqn. Curbs or gutters or driveway aprons shall be of concrete construction; sidewalks or carriage - walks shall be of concrete or flagstone construction; driveways and parking lots shall be of . bituminous or concrete construction or other suitable hard surface impervious material - all in conformity with the specifications for such construction and design approved by the engineer and on file in the engineer's office. Subdivision 2. Drivewav cut restrictions. Only one driveway curb cut per residential property will be allowed. Horseshoe or loop driveways of no more than two curb cuts will be permitted where the owner can demonstrate that parked vehicles in the driveway will not violate front set-back ordinances. Subdivision 3. Parkinq lot drainaqe. Parking lots, except those for less than four vehicles, shall be graded according to a drainage plan which has been approved by the city engineer and the governing watershed district. storm sewers may be required. Parking lots shall be constructed with concrete curb and gutter. section 2. This ordinance is effective subject to the following: First Reading January 3 , 1995 Second Reading February 7, '>1995 . Date of Publication February 15, 1995 Effective Date of Ordinance March 7, 1995 Charles D. Redepenning, Mayor , Attest: James A. Genellie, city Clerk Approved As To Form and Legality: City Attorney Signature Date -- ------ --- ---- ----..