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6/14/2011 <br /> Residential Driveway Program <br /> • Prior to February 2001 <br /> • Property owners paid fully for replacement <br /> • Post February 2001 <br /> • Council added Chapter 5 to Title 8 of 51. Admin. Code <br /> • City shares 50% of replacement cost for streets in <br /> • construction when driveways are not current standard <br /> • Payment options: Lump sum, 5 years at 6% annual <br /> interest rate or grant funded based on eligibility <br /> • Program initially funded by general fund <br /> • Program currently suspended due to lack of funds <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Begier Avenue <br /> Bancroft Avenue to Chetland Road <br /> • Constructed in 1920's <br /> • 8" high curbs (6" is current City standard) <br /> • Narrow steep driveways with high gutter lips <br /> • Designed for vehicles of the era <br /> — Makes access difficult particularly for vehicles with low <br /> ground clearance <br /> • Problem partially mitigated by asphalt overlay in <br /> gutter in past years <br /> • Homeowner constructed (illegal) driveway <br /> modifications made to improve entry <br /> 2 <br />