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ORDI NANCE NUMBER 1083
AN ORDINANCE, :A~1ENDING SECTION 20-1 OF THE COPE OFORD]NANCES
OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, SPECIFYING THE'
LOCATION OF CURB CUTS AND RETURNS; SPECIFYING THE WIDTH OF
CURB CUTS AND RETURNS; PROHIBITING COVERING THE ISLAND WITH
HARD SURFACING MATERIAL; AND ?ROVIUING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 20-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of West University Place, Texas, is hereby amended so that hereafter said
Section 20-1 shall read as follows: '
"Section 20-1. Construction of driveways, returns required -
On paved streets; general specifications.
A. All persons owning property abutting on paved streets in the
city shall construct or cause to be,constr.ucted, at their own
cost and expense, returns or driveways paved with brick, stone
or other material, leading from curb line to the property line
on such lots as may be necessary to enter any vehicle from the
street, on such grade and under such specifications as may be
furnished by the city engineer. Where there is no existing curb,
concrete or other permanent paving shall not be authorized for
the portion of the driveway to be constructed between the street
and the property 1 ine.' In doing such work, property owners shall
have the right to cut down the curb wall, but only as directed
by the city engineer. It shall be the duty of the city engineer
on the application of any property owner to furnish the correct
grade for said proposed returns or driveways free of cost, and
the work of constructing said driveways shall be done under his
supervision. ' '
B. Only one return and curb cut shall be permitted on lots being
less than sixty (60') feet in width measured along the front pro-
perty line.
C. Where there is more than one return and curb cut on a lot, sai~
returns and curb cuts shall meet the following specifications: '~
(1) Each return and curb cut shall be located a minimum distance
of two (2') feet from the side property line.
(2) The width of the returns and curb cuts shall be fourteen
(14') feet and the width of driveway shall be a maximum of
fourteen (14') feet.
(3) There shall be a minimum distance of twenty-eight (28) feet
between the inside edges of the returns and curb cuts so as
to provide an island with a width of a minimum of twenty-
eight (28') feet measured at the curb line and said island
area shall not be covered by or with concrete~ asphalt or
other hard surfacing material.
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(4) Both sides of said driveway shall be perpendicular from the
curb line to the property line.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immed-
iately from and'after,its passage and'approval 'as required by law.
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PASSEDAND'APPROVED'this27thday of December, 1976.
ATTEST:
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Asslstant City Secretary --
Commissioners Voting Aye: Binlg, Dunn, Thompson
Commissioners Voting No: Stanley
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