(A) All properties shall be entitled to at least one curb cut.
(1) Any additional curb cuts must be approved by the City Engineer based on street type, traffic counts, and visibility.
(2) Single-family uses shall be limited to one curb cut access per property.
(B) All parking spaces shall be served by access aisle or driveway connections to a public right-of- way.
(C) No more than three vehicles may be parked or stored outside an enclosed building on a lot that contains a single-family residence. For a lot with a duplex, six vehicles may be parked or stored outside. If there are more than three persons residing at a single-family dwelling, inclusive of an accessory dwelling unit or boarder, who have valid state driver’s licenses showing the residence address(es) on the lot, then the total number of vehicles allowed to be parked outside is increased to a number equal to the number of licensed drivers residing at the property, not to exceed five vehicles. The provisions of this division shall not apply during snow emergencies.
(D) All off-street parking lots shall be no closer than five feet to a non-residential side lot line, right-of-way line, or rear lot line.
(E) Garages no less than 400 square feet in size and meeting the requirements of § 151.05.52 Accessory Structures shall be required for all single-family, two- to four-family, twinhome, and townhouse uses.
(F) Except in the case of single-family, two- to four-family, twinhome, and townhouse units, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking aisles or driveways occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street or alley and the design does not require backing into the public street. No parking spaces shall conflict with pedestrian movement along adjoining sidewalks or pedestrian ways.
(G) No parking area of more than two spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street unless approved by the City Council.
(H) Tandem parking (one vehicle behind another) layouts are not permitted except for single- and two-family dwellings.
(I) Except in the case of single-family dwellings, two- to four-family dwellings, twinhomes, and townhouses, parking areas shall comply with the following standards:
Angle of Parking | Stall Width | Stall Depth | Driveway Width |
0 degrees (along curb) | 10 feet | 10 feet* | 12 feet |
30 degrees | 10 feet | 19 feet | 11 feet |
45 degrees | 10 feet | 21 feet | 13 feet |
60 degrees | 10 feet | 22 feet | 18 feet |
90 degrees | 9 feet | 19 feet | 24 feet |
*Parallel parking: 22 feet in length | |||
(J) In addition to any other requirements relating to parking spaces contained in this Code of Ordinances, handicapped parking must conform to ADA and Minnesota Statute requirements.
(K) Driveway design.
(1) Driveways shall be designed to provide an adequate means of access to a public alley or street and shall be so located as to cause the least interference with traffic movement.
(2) All driveways must be paved with asphalt, concrete or other material as approved by the City Engineer, except for properties whose main access is on a non-paved roadway.
(a) All residential driveways accessing an adjacent street shall, within one year of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, be paved with asphalt, concrete, or other material as approved by the City Engineer at a minimum of the full width of the garage door.
(b) The paved area of the driveway that is located on the lot shall be included in impervious surface calculations. The paved area that is located in the right-of-way shall not be included in impervious surface calculations for the lot.
(3) Driveway dimensions.
(a) Driveways for residential uses shall not exceed 24 feet in width at the curb line and property line.
(b) Driveways for commercial, office or industrial uses shall not exceed 32 feet in width at the curb line and property line.
(4) Driveways must be located at least three feet from the extension of the side lot line from the property line to the curb to accommodate the driveway apron.
(5) All residential driveways shall meet the required side yard setback for the adjacent structure. For example, a driveway that serves an attached garage must meet the principal structure side yard setback; a driveway that serves a detached garage must meet a five foot side yard setback.
(6) Driveways abutting a public street must have a minimum of a five foot landscaped separation between any adjacent driveways. That area between the property line and the curb line or edge of pavement shall be the responsibility of the property owner to pave and maintain.
(Ord. 20220120- 01, passed 1-20-22)