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• lieu of sidewalk installation shall be set by resolution of the City Council (see the Technical Manual). All fees in lieu of installation shall be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit. Fees in lieu of installation may be accepted if both the Engineering Director and Planning Director consent. In evaluating the request, the Engineering Director and Planning Director shall consider: (1) Proximity to the nearest existing sidewalk; (2) Proximity to public facilities, such as public or private schools, libraries and other government buildings; (3) Whether any public sidewalk improvements are planned or contemplated in the area; and (4) Any other information deemed appropriate in the professional judgment of the Engineering Director and Planning Director. (g) Sidewalk Benefit Areas. The City shall establish a separate sidewalk account. The funds in the account shall be earmarked solely for the development of sidewalks either in the same sector in which the lot is located, or for regional sidewalk connectivity that will benefit all of the citizens of San Marcos. The City shall expend cash contributions within ten years of the date any such contribution is made. Section 7.4.2.5 Driveway Site Layout and Construction Standards (a) Type I Driveway Approaches. Type I driveway approaches shall comply with the following standards (See Table 7-1): (1) Width of driveway approach. Width of driveway approaches shall conform to the dimensions as required by Table 7-1. (2) 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. (3) Removal of sidewalk. 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. (4) 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 40 the face of the curb may be required for curb removal. Curb removal shall extend to the bottom of the cut. The new concrete driveway approach, at the cut, shall