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Section 3: APPLICATION FOR PERa T. Application for permits to construct such improvements shall be made to the City Engineer on forms provided for that purpose. They shall be signed by the owner of the property and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty cents (50¢') per lineal foot for each driveway approach applied for. Section 4: APPROVAL OF APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. Before approving the drawing of such improvement and issuing the permit the City Engineer shall determine that the proposed improve- ment is in conformance with the provisions and standards hereinafter set forth (and shall stamp his approval on the application). Section 5: PROHIBITED LOCATIONS. (a) No driveway approach shall be permitted to encompass any municipal facility under the permit provided for herein. Applicant may be authorized to relocate any municipal facility including any within the limits of a curb return which may be encroached upon as allowed under subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) At street intersections, no portion of any driveway approach, including end slopes, shall be permitted between the limits of the intersection of the prolong- ed property lines and the curb, except as may be allowed under subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (c) At street intersections no portion of any driveway approach, including end slopes, shall be permitted between the limits of the intersection of the pro- s longed back edges of the sidewalks and the curb, except as may be allowed under subsection (d) of 1 this section. (d) On all cu2b returns at street intersections, where the radius is 25 ft. or more, driveway approaches, including end slopes, may encroach upon each end of the return for a distance equal to 127, o of the total length of the arc of the curb return, thus leaving 1 at least 75% of the length of the arc of the curb return face free from driveway encroachment. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, at street intersections no portion of any driveway approach including end slopes shall be permitted between the points of curvature of the curb return where the radius of the curb is 20 ft. or less. (f) No permit for a driveway approach shall be granted where reasonable egress and ingress, for the purpose for which the property is used, can be secured from the alley. 1 (g) No driveway approach for commercial purposes shall be allowed unless sufficient space is provided for vehicles, 20 ft. in length to turn around before returning to the street, or unless an exit to an alley or secondary street is provided, or unless approved by the City ouncil. Section 6: LENGTH OF DRIVEWAY APPROACH APRON. il'he length of a driveway approach apron shall conform to the following dimensions: 1