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approved as part of a site plan. In a residential district, the curb cut shall not exceed the <br />width of the driveway approach at the property line by more than ten feet unless approved <br />as part of the site plan. <br />(b) All business driveways and driveway approaches shall be paved with asphaltic concrete or <br />equivalent material. Portland cement concrete will only be allowed outside of the public <br />road right-of-way. <br />(c) Loading docks, ramps and vehicular entrances shall be located in such a manner that <br />backing onto and maneuvering within the road right-of-way is eliminated and in such a <br />manner that driveways greater in width than that specified by this article shall not be <br />required. <br />(dc) No portion of a driveway approach, except the curb return, shall be constructed within 100 <br />feet of a corner in a business, commercial or industrial area, or within 100 feet of a corner in <br />a residential district. <br />(ed) Driveway turnarounds shall be required on all driveways or driveway approaches entering <br />onto a state highway, county road or a collector roadway and on all entrances to roads <br />within the city where deemed necessary by the public services director City Engineer based <br />upon traffic counts, sight distances, street grades and other relevant factors. Such <br />requirements shall be stated on any permit issued by the public services director City <br />Engineer pursuant to this article. <br />(f) Driveways must be ten feet from the side property line of a parcel of land unless the <br />driveway is shared by two parcels of land. <br />Sec. 18-138. Maintenance and removal. <br />(a) Every driveway approach or entrance to abutting property shall be maintained and kept in a <br />safe condition by the owner of the abutting property or by the homeowners' association; and <br />any such driveway approach which shall not be so maintained and kept in a safe condition <br />or which shall interfere with or obstruct the drainage carried by the adjoining road or <br />interfere with or obstruct the use of the adjoining road for purposes of travel shall be <br />repaired to conform with the specifications of this article and the city's requirements, or it <br />shall be removed by the owner of the abutting property or the homeowners' association. <br />(b) Upon removal of such driveway approach, that portion of the street or right-of-way <br />occupied by the owner or homeowners' association shall be restored to its former condition; <br />and all curbing shall be replaced to its former condition by the owner or homeowners' <br />association of the abutting property at their expense. If such removal and restoration is not <br />accomplished within ten days of the receipt by the abutting property owner of written notice <br />of the city to remove the driveway approach and restore the road, curbing and right-of-way <br />to its former condition, the city shall remove the driveway approach and restore the road, <br />curbing and right-of-way and assess the cost of such removal and restoration against the <br />abutting property. Such order shall not be subject to any administrative appeal. Further time <br />for removal and restoration may be authorized in writing by the public services director. <br />57