When the city undertakes to improve an arterial street, including improvements to curbing, gutters, drainage, widening, or major changes in traffic flow controls, the department of public works may, as part of the improvement project, present a plan for improving driveway access to the hearing examiner, which shall hold a public hearing on the plan, after providing no less than 15 days’ notice to owners of parcels abutting the arterial to be improved. [Ord. 2002-10-069 § 28; Ord. 8760 § 12, 1979].