ORD 03-014ORDINANCE 03 - 14
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING
SECTION 30-906 "VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION"
OF THE ELK RIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain:
Section 1: That Section 30-906 (c) (2) of the Elk River Code of Ordinances be
amended to read as follows:
(a) General~. All commercial buildings or structures and their accessory uses shall be accessible
to and from nearby public streets and sidewalks by driveways and walkways properly drained and
paved with:
(1) Asphalt;
(2) Concrete;
(3) Concrete or similar pavers; or
(4) Class V (or equivalent) compacted to maintain a dustfree surface.
Vehicular traffic generated by commercial uses shall be channeled and controlled in a manner that
will avoid congestion on the public streets, traffic hazards, and excessive traffic through residential
areas, particularly truck traffic. The adequacy of any proposed traffic circulation system to
accomplish these objectives shall be determined by the city engineer, who may require such
additional measures for traffic control as he may deem necessary, including but not limited to the
following: directional signalization, channelization, standby turn lanes, illumination, and storage area
and distribution facilities within the commercial site to prevent backup of vehicles on public streets.
(b) Use ofright-of-w~. No area used by motor vehicles other than driveways serving as ingress and
egress to a commercial site shall be located within the public street right-of-way.
(c) Drivew~ width.
(1) Commercial dffvew~s. The following shall be applicable to commercial driveways (measured
between roadway edges): (table was removed for clarity)
(2) Singlefami[y residential drive~vqs. Single-family residential driveways shall not exceed 30 feet in
width measured at the property line. Each single-family lot shall be limited to one driveway except:
(a) Lots that are 1-acre or larger in the A1 and Rla zoning districts shall be allowed two
driveways onto a city street, not exceeding 40-feet in total combined width. Driveways shall be
separated by a minimum of 25-feet.
(b) In all single family districts, if the area inside a looped driveway is 25-feet or less wide, the
two legs of the loop, not to exceed 30-feet in combined width, shall be considered one driveway.
(c) In all single family districts, corner lots shall be allowed to have one driveway on each street,
not to exceed 40-feet in total combined width.
(3) Permit required. All driveways accessing a county road will require a county access permit.
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Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 18th day of
August, 2003.
Stephanie Klinzing
Mayor
Att~)
Pat Klaers
City Administrator
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Affidavit of Publication
ORDINANCE 08-14
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN .ORDINANCE,OF THE CITY
OF ... ELK RIVER AMENDING
SECTION. 30-906. "VEHICULAR
AND PEDESTRIAN.. CIRCULAc
TION" OF THE.. ELK RIVER
CODKOF ORDINANCES
The City. Cm.mcil. of t~. City. of
Elk Riverd~s hereby ordain: ..
Section l:.That Se<;tion30"90&(c)
(2) of the. Elk River Code. of
Ordinances be amended to read .as
follows:
(a) Genetal(y.AU' commercial
buildings or structures arid their
accElssory uses shall be accessible
w and from nearby public streets
and sidewalks. by driVeways and
W'alkways properly drained and
paved with:
(l)Asphalt;
. (2) Concrete;
(3) Concrete .orsimiiar pavers; or
(4) Class V (or equivalent) co~-
pacted t01l1aintain II dustfree sur- .
face.
Vehicular.. traffic generated . by
commercilll. uses .shall bechan-
neled and controlled in a Ifianner
that will avoid congestion on the
public streets, traffichaz{lrds,and
excessive traffic throughresiden-
tial areas,particularly tl'tfck traf"
fico The adequl,lCY .ofany proposed
traffic ...cireulation .. system . to
accomplish these objectivesshaIl
be . determine Ii by the city engi-
neer, who~ay require such addi"
tiona.lmeasures for traffic control
as he may deem necessary, ind1).d~
ing but not limited to th,e follow"
ing: directional . signalization,
channelization, .. stan<lby turn
lanes, illumination, and / storage
area and distribution facilities
within the commercial site to pre-
vent backup . of vehicles en public
streetS': .
(b) Use of right..of-way. No area
used by motor vehicles other th.an
driveways serVing as ingress . and
egress to . a .coBlmercial site. shllll
bev10catedwithin the publjcstreet
righ~-of-way. ..... > .....
. (c}Pri~eway wi4th.
(l)Comrilercilll driveways. The
foUowingshall be applicable to
commercial driveways (measured
between roadway edges): . (table
was removed for darity). . ..',
(2) Single-family> residential
driveways, . Single-familyresiden-
tilll drivew.ayssljllll.not exceed 30
feet in W'idthmeasured {It the
property. . line. . EachsiIlgle'fa1I1ily
lotshallbe'limiteclto Qne driveway
except: ,
" (a) Lots that are l~acreor lar$Jl'
mtheAIlUld RIa zoning districts
shall be. allowecl. two drivewayS
onto a ~ity street, not exceeding
/fO-feet m' total' combjn~ width.
Driveways shall be separated by a
minimum of 25-feet.
(b) In all single family districts, if
the area'inl3ide a looped driveway
is 25-feetor less wide, the two legs
of the loop, not to exceed SO-feet in
combined width, shall beconsid-
ered one driveway.
(c) Inllll single family ~trictS,
corner Jots shall. be . .IllIC)wedto
have One drivewayop each street,
not to exceed 40.feet in total com-
bined wiclth. '
(3) . Petmitrequired. AlI.drive-
waysa~siJ1g a county road .WilI
I\equira a couhty accesspetBlit.
." Se<;j;ion 2. That this . ordinance
slwl take effect upon puhljcation "
as provided bylaw. ." ". ...... .....'
Passed and adopted by the City
Councililfthe City of Elk, Riv~r
this 2Istday of July, 2003.
...... ". ... '. SteP....bam. 'e Kl. . inzin.. g,M... ..~
Attest:.. . .. > ... .
Pat Klaers, City Admi~istrator
(Ag').7)
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
)ss.
COUN1Y OF SHERBURNE)
f2(J_b~fe l HaAlU'A
being duly sworn, on oath says that he/she is the publisher
or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the
newspaper known as the Elk River Star News, and has full
knowledge of the facts which are stated below:
A) The newspaper has complied with all the
requirements constituting qualification as a qualified
newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02,
331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended.
B) The printed t14..fLI (\ItICe. {2S"_~i*-_____
which is attached was cut from the columns of said
newspaper, and was printed and published once each
week, for / succ~ve weeks; Awas first published
on Wednesday, the 7...7 day of (J!.IA.q VI (1-' ,
20 o..:r , and was thereafter printed and published every
Wednesday to and including Wednesday, the
day of , 20_; and printed below
is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication
of the notice.
a bed e fg h ij k 1m n 0 p q r s t u v w x y z
BY:
TITLE:
III
RATE INFORMATION
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by
commercial users for comparable space $
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for
the above matter
3 ~3 07
(3) Rate actually charged for the
above matter
$ 1339r
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$ 1}'5l c;r