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5-702.00 5-701.05 5-701.06 In the event the existing curb and gutter is found to be of satisfactory condition and strength, as determined by the City Engineer, a one inch (1") minimum depth longitudinal and vertical saw cut or equal cut along the face of the curb may be required for curb removal. Curb removal shall extend to the bottom of the cut. New driveway approach concrete at the cut shall be a minimum of two inches (2°) thick. Drainage. Driveway approaches shall be designed so as to prevent the entrance of water from the street onto private property except that a drainage system may be provided within the property to handle water coming from the street. Driveway approaches constructed below the street curb grade shall be deemed substandard and the permit applicant/property owner shall be required to provide a certificate by a Texas Registered Professional Engineer certifying to the adequacy of the drainage system provided within the property to handle water coming from the street as a result of the substandard construction. In consideration for the approval substandard construction, applicant/property owner shall be release and acquit the City of from any and all damages that may such substandard construction. release shall be as approved Attorney. of the required to San Marcos result from The form of by the City Type II driveway approaches. Type II driveway approaches shall comply with the following standards: 5-702.01 5-702.02 5-702.03 5-702.04 Width of driveway approach. The width of any driveway approach shall conform to the dimensions as required by Table I and such width shall be as measured along the property line, except that driveway approaches for motor vehicle docks, within a building, shall not exceed sixty (60) feet in width at the property line. Where more dock space is required the driveway approaches shall be separated by a traffic island meeting the standards set out in 5-702.04 below. Maximum space to be occupied by driveway approaches. Driveway approaches shall not occupy more than seventy (70) percent of the roadway abutting frontage of the tract of ground devoted to one particular use, except as noted in 5-702.15 below. Number of driveway approaches allowed. Not more than two (2) driveway approaches shall be permitted on any parcel of property with a frontage of 150 feet or less, except that additional openings may be permitted with the approval of the City Engineer for the necessity and convenience of the public. Separation between driveway approaches. When more than one driveway approach is required to serve a parcel of property, the driveway approaches shall be separated by a minimum distance, as measured at the property line, as required by Table I. -10-