Ord 2018-004/amending various sections of the San Marcos City Code for consistency with, or to complement concurrent adoption of the new San Marcos Development Code (“CodeSMTX”);

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secured parking blocks shall be located so that no part of a vehicle shall extend over the property line into the right-of- way. The safety curb or parking blocks shall be constructed or arranged to end 24 inches from the intersection of the driveway approach with the property line. f. Joint approaches. Driveway approaches shall be located entirely within the frontage of the premises abutting the work, except that joint driveway approaches with adjoining property holders may be permitted provided joint application is made by all interested parties and the required width, as measured at the property line, is not exceeded. g. Angle of driveway approach. The angle of the driveway approach with the curbline shall be approximately 90 degrees for two-way driveways, or 45 degrees to 90 degrees for one-way driveways. h. Radius. Driveway approaches shall be constructed with either winged side slopes or with return curbs having a rolled face disappearing at the sidewalks and joining the street curb with a radius to conform to the dimensions as required by table I. Winged side slopes shall be used whenever a curb return may present an architectural barrier within a pedestrian path. Sidewalk to be removed Where a driveway approach is designed to cross an existing sidewalk, the sidewalk included in the driveway approach area shall be removed and reconstructed as a driveway approach unless the city engineer has determined that the section of sidewalk fully complies with the requirements of this section for driveway approaches. j. Removal of curb and gutter. Where a driveway approach is to be constructed at a location where a curb and gutter is in place, the curb and gutter shall be removed to the nearest existing construction joint or a new construction joint formed by other methods as may be approved by the city engineer. The driveway approach shall be constructed monolithically with the new curb and gutter section and shall extend back to the property line. If the existing curb and gutter is found to be of satisfactory condition and strength, as determined by the city engineer, a one-inch minimum depth longitudinal and vertical saw cut or equal cut along the face of the curb may be required for curb removal. Curb