HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 204 - Elevations & Standards for Building & Driveway Construction
CITY OF ANDOVER
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 204
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MINIMUM ELEVATIONS AND STANDARDS
FOR BUILDING AND DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION.
The City Council of the City of Andover, Minnesota does hereby ordain:
Section 1.
Scope and Purpose.
All buildings and driveways constructed in City of Andover shall meet or exceed the
minimum standards established by this ordinance.
The purpose of the minimum standards imposed by this ordinance are to insure that
proper drainage is maintained and to prevent public liabilities being caused inadvertently.
Section 2.
Definitions.
F or the purpose of this ordinance,. the meaning of certain words and terms shall be
defmed in the Minnesota State Building Code as adopted by City.
Section 3.
Elevations and Slope.
The minimum grade at the front of any building constructed on any lot within. the City of
Andover will not be less than one and one-half (1 ~) feet above the elevation of the street
directly in front of the building.
If construction plans are submitted in sufficient detail to substantiate that proper drainage
can be maintained at lesser elevations, the City Building Inspector may, in his or her
discretion, vary the terms of this Section.
Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Building Inspector shall have the right to appeal
said decision to the City Council.
The elevation of all garage floors shall be above grade at the vehicular access door. All
driveways shall slope downward from the garage for a distance of fifty (50) feet. All
driveways shall slope upward for a distance of fifty (50) feet from the shoulder or curb of
the street.
The slope of all driveways shall not be less than one (1) percent nor more than eight (8)
percent overall rise. The garage floor shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above
the finished centerline street elevation. The driveway slope for the first eight (8) feet
. from the curb to the house shall not exceed two (2) percent rise (17D, 3-21-95).
Basement or low floor elevation shall be a minimum of three (3) feet above the seasonal
high water mark or one foot above the designated or designed one hundred (100) year
flood elevation, whichever is higher unless evidence is submitted and certified by a
geotechnical engineer hired by the City at the expense of the developer and approval by
the City Council that a separation ofless than three (3) feet can be achieved and is
warranted.
Section 4.
Surfacing.
All subdivisions with municipal sanitary sewer and/or water shall have hard surfaced
(concrete or bituminous) driveways, All subdivisions without municipal sanitary sewer
and/or water shall have driveways that are hard surfaced from the street to the property
line. All access driveways shall be surfaced with a sufficient amount of erosion
resistance material so that driveway surfaces will remain intact during normal usage and
weather conditions,
An access drive or driveway shall be provided to every principal building and shall be
constructed according to the minimum standards of the City. When said building is one
hundred fifty (150) feet or more from a thoroughfare or street, an access drive shall be;
constructed with a clear cut width of sixteen (16) feet and shall have a built up base
twelve (12) feet wide consisting of four (4) inches of Class 5 gravel (or equal). Said drive
shall also have variable ditches for its entire length (17C, 2-15-94),
Section 5.
Culverts.
Driveways that are constructed across drainage or road ditches or swales, culverts shall be
installed under the driveway.' The culverts shall be of such size deemed necessary by the
Building Official to carry the expected flow rate of storm water, shall not be less than
twelve (12) inches in diameter, and shall be corrugated metal or equal. Culverts located
within the right-of-way of the Anoka County Highway Department shall meet all of their
permit requirements.
Section 6.
Separability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance for any
reason is held invalid or unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and shall not effect the validity of the remaining
portions of this . ordinance.
Section 7.
Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be subject to applicable fines and imprisonment defined by State law.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force upon its passage and publication as
required by law,
Adopted by the Andover City Council this 4th day of March, 1997,
ATTEST:
CITY OF ANDOVER
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Victoria V olk, City Clerk
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