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(a) Except as provided in (c), below, on a street-fronting lot that is not an alley access only lot, the residential building closest to the street shall include a main entrance that meets one of the following conditions: 1. Faces the street; or 2. Faces the side of the lot and meets all the following conditions: a. The main entrance opening is not more than 8 feet from the building façade facing the street and nearest the street; b. The main entrance includes a covered porch of at least 30 square feet; c. The porch abuts both the façade containing the main entrance and a façade facing the street. (b) Except as provided in (c), below, on corner lots with more than one residential building, all residential buildings shall include a main entrance that meets the requirements of subsection (a). (c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b), above, where three or more dwellings have ground-level entrances on two or more sides of a common courtyard that is open to a street for at least 20 feet, the dwellings’ main entrances (See Figure 9.3625(4)(c)) may face the courtyard. (5) Garage Door Standards. (a) Except for a garage accessed from an alley, only one garage door, with maximum width of 9 feet and maximum height of 8 feet, is allowed within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. (b) For a garage accessed from an alley, one garage door 18 feet wide and 8 feet high or 2 garage doors 9 feet wide and 8 feet high, are permitted. (6) Driveway Standards. In lieu of any conflicting standards in EC 7.410 Driveways – Curb cut, the following standards shall apply: (a) Street Access Driveway Curb Cuts and Width. Driveways that are accessed from a street must meet all the following requirements: 1. Except as provided in (7), below, a lot shall have no more than one curb cut on each street that the lot abuts. 2. The maximum curb cut width is limited to 14 feet where the driveway abuts the street, and the driveway must taper to no more than 12 feet within 3 feet of the street curb or edge. 3. The maximum driveway width for a driveway that accesses a single-car garage is 12 feet. 4. No portion of a driveway or parking area shall be wider than 12 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. 5. For a driveway or parking area located within five feet of an existing driveway or parking area on an adjacent property under common ownership or within the same development site, the maximum total width of the two driveways and/or parking areas is 18 feet within 30 feet of any portion of a lot line that abuts a street. 6. The full width of impermeable surfaces and surfaces with permeable paved surfaces (such as parking areas or walkways) that are within one foot of a driveway shall be included in calculating the driveway width except that one private walkway, no wider than 4 feet within 5 feet of the driveway, may terminate at (See Figure 9.3625(6)(a)6.) the driveway. 7. Exception. For a duplex where both main entrances face the same street and the lot is not on the corner of two streets or the corner of a street and an alley, two curb cuts and driveways are allowed Ordinance - Page 7 of 19