Ord 296 Streets, sidewalks and other public places amendment

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ORDINANCE NO. 296 CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V, CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title III, Chapter 18, Article I, Sections 18-1 to 18-10 is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Chapter 18 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES' ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 18-1. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Corner means the point of intersection of the extension of lines of two public or private curb faces or the edges of the street pavement or shoulders. Curb cut means the opening along a street curb line or pavement edge for the purpose of motor vehicle ingress and egress from a roadway. Curb cut width shall include the width of the driveway approach and of the curb returns, if any. Curb return means that portion of a curb next to a driveway approach which includes the radius or curvature or the ramp-type lug on commercial or industrial type pavements and which connects the driveway approach to the public or private road curb. Driveway means a paved or otherwise delineated area on private property for the operation of automobiles and other vehicles. Driveway approach means a paved or otherwise delineated area on the right-of-way between the roadway of a public or private road and private property, intended to provide ingress and egress for vehicles from a private or public road to private property. A driveway approach must provide access to a parking area, a driveway, a door intended and used for the entrance of vehicles, or other similar structure or facility. Driveway approaches shall be of two classes: