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<br />. <br /> <br />A, <br />. <br /> <br />~ 106-835 <br /> <br />LA PORTE CODE <br /> <br />Driveway Criteria <br /> <br />'RequireTTients <br /> <br />Commercial <br /> <br />Industrial <br /> <br />Curbs <br /> <br />Disappearing <br />at prop, line <br />. 5' min, <br /> <br />10' min, <br /> <br />Disappearing <br />at prop, line <br /> <br />5' min. <br /> <br />10' min, <br /> <br />Obs,truction clearance <br />Distance from side lot line <br /> <br />* The distance shall be measured from the intersection of property lines common with the <br />street right-of-way lines. <br /> <br />(e) DrivewayappToaches. Driveway approaches shall ~e a minimum two feet from. the side <br />property line in residential districts, and ten feet from the side property line in business or <br />in~ustrial districts, or R-3 residential districts. <br /> <br />(t) Surfacing, All areas intended to .be utilized. for parking space and driveways shall be <br />surfaced. with materials suitable to control dust and drainage, Except in the case of <br />single-family and two-family dwellings, driveways and stalls shall be surfaced in conformance <br />with the public improvements criteria manual. Plans for surfacing and drainage of driveway <br />and stalls for five or more vehicles shall be submitted to the director for his review and the <br />final'drainage plan shall be subject to his writte~ approval. <br /> <br />(~) Striping, Except for single-family, two-family and townhouse dwellings, all parking <br />stalls shall be marked with painted lines not less than four inches wide, <br /> <br />(h) Lighti.ng, Any lighting used to ill~inate an off-street parki~g area shall be so arranged <br />as to reflect the light away from adjoining property, abutting residential uses and public <br />right-of-way. <br /> <br />(i) Curbing, Except for single-family, two-family and townhous.e dweilings, all open off. <br />street parking shall ~ave a curb barrier not closer than two feet to all street frontage, <br /> <br />(j) Required screening. Any screening required shall consist of the following: <br /> <br />(1) A planting strip shall consist 9fevergi-een groundcover, and shall be o~suft'icient width <br />and density to provide an effective screen, The planting' strip .shall contain no <br />structures or other use. Such planting strip shall not be less than s~ feet in height. <br />Earth mounding or berms may be used; but shall not be used to achieve more than two <br />feet of the required screen,' <br /> <br />(2) Standards: <br /> <br />a, Width of planting strip: Four feet, <br />i <br />b. ,'lYpe of planting: Evergreen. <br /> <br />c. Size of plants: Mini~al height offour feet at time of planting. Must reach a height <br />of six feet within two years. <br /> <br />d. Planting density: Such that within two years of normal growth, a solid screen will <br />be formed to a height of at least six feet above adjacent grade, <br /> <br />CD106:96 <br />