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(Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012) <br /> Sec. 78-1683. -Standard hardcover inclusions. <br /> The following hardcover items shall be included in proposed hardcover calculations regardless of <br /> whether the noted features are proposed to be constructed at the time of a building permit application: <br /> (1) Proof of a two-car garage (detached or attached); <br /> (2) A driveway for all garages, a minimum of 12 feet in width, subject to the standards in section 78- <br /> 1681 <br /> (3) A 24-inch wide sidewalk connecting the front door to the driveway; <br /> (4) The minimum stairway or landing at all exterior doors as required by the building code; and <br /> (5) Existing hardcover which encroaches (legally or illegally) onto an adjacent parcel or parcels. <br /> a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall be <br /> added to the overall hardcover on the subject lot; <br /> b. No credit shall be given towards the overall lot size of the subject lot. <br /> (Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012) <br /> Sec. 78-1684. -Standard hardcover exclusions. <br /> Landscaping with permeable lining shall not be considered hardcover. Additionally, the following <br /> hardcover items shall be excluded from hardcover calculations: <br /> (1) Roads, trails, sidewalks, utilities and other hardcover encroachments intended for the public's <br /> benefit; <br /> (2) Hardcover encroachments created by improvements on adjacent property not owned by the <br /> subject landowner; <br /> a. In such cases of encroachment, the square footage of all encroaching hardcover shall not <br /> be added to the overall hardcover counting against the subject lot; <br /> b. The land area upon which the encroachment rests shall count towards the overall lot area <br /> for the subject lot. <br /> (3) Retaining walls; <br /> (4) Handicapped ramps with a pervious surface below; and <br /> (5) The first 100 square feet of pervious paver patios/walkways or the first 100 square feet of deck <br /> with a minimum one-fourth-inch spacing between boards and a pervious surface below the <br /> decking. <br /> (Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 11, 9-24-2012) <br /> Sec. 78-1686. -Variances. <br /> Variances to hardcover, if granted on lots within the stormwater quality overlay district, may be <br /> subject to mitigation measures deemed appropriate by the city council to offset the impacts generated by <br /> the proposed additional hardcover. <br /> (Ord. No. 94 3rd series, § 1l, 9-24-2012) <br /> Page 3 <br />