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The County Highway Engineer may require the applicant, or his con- tractor, to furnish a deposit in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or a surety bond on corporate undertaking, in favor of the Anoka County Treasurer, for any expense incurred by the County in the repairing of damage to any portion of the County street or road right-of-way caused by work performed under this Permit, including any extraordinary engineering supervision and inspection expense provided by the County. Wherein a deposit is required, the amount of the deposit shall be specified in the Special Provisions of the Permit. If a check is furnished, any monies remaining over and above such expense shall be returned to the applicant. Driveway Layouts. As part of the permit application, a layout of the property and proposed driveway[s) shall be submitted to the County Highway Engineer. Layouts on separate sheets are quired when applications are made for commercial or industrial driveways or driveways serving parking lots or garages with 5 or more vehicular parking spaces; such driveway layouts shall include existing or proposed buildings, parking lots, or any other relevant appurtenances that would affect the traffic patterns. Driveway lay- outs shall be drawn to a scale of 20, $0, or SO feet per inch, and the scale used shall be noted on the layout. Two such layouts shall be attached to the permit application form. Driveway layouts shall be diazo or any other suitable reproduction. Photographs are not acceptable as a substitute for a driveway layout, but may accompany a driveway layout for illustrative purposes. The layouts must con- tain the location, width, and general design of the proposed driveway(s). District and Street Classification. The district and street definitions i{~ed shall'~e used by the County Highway Engineer to classify the district, streets, or roads, and they shall pertain to the existing environmental conditions of the property site under consideration on the date of application for the permit to construct or alter a driveway. In urban districts where present traffic counts indicate a collector street, with near future traffic volumes equaling those on an arterial street, the arterial street classification shall be used by the County Highway Engineer. Driveway Width Dimensions. The recommended, minimum, or maximum driveway dimension~ foe the property site along a highway are set forth in Table 6. In all cases, the driveway must accommodate the types of vehicles using it. Driveway Profile. The vertical profile of a driveway shall meet the criteria established herein. 7S