1995-754
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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. Drivewav Aorons. Parkina Lots
810.01 Permits reauired. 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 Aoolication for oermits. 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 Soecifications. Subdivision 1. Materials and
desian. Curbs or gutters or driveway aprons shall
be of concrete construction; sidewalks or carriage
walks shall be of concrete or flagstone
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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. Driveway 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. Parkina lot drainaae. 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
Second "Reading
Date of Publication
Effective Date of Ordinance
January 3, 1995
February 7, 1995
February 15, 1995
March 7, 1995
Legality:
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