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Resolution 84-8 . Page Two or a 20 foot hard surface road with 2 foot shoulders in any situation. Criteria to be considered by the City Council will include , but not be limited to , those listed for re- ducing newly constructed road standards above . c . For existing private road situations , when a petition of 51% of the residents requesting improvement of the road is received by the City Council , the City Council 's intent is to consider making the improvements requested, and assessing any improvement costs which may re- sult back to the benefited parties . Upon improvement of an existing substandard road to an appropriate City standard, the road will then become approved by, and accepted for maintenance, by, the City of Elk River. The road standards selected by the City Council may vary depending upon the situation, and may be reduced from the City ' s new road construction standards cited above. The City Council ' s criteria for reducing a road standard below requirements , will be the same as for those considered in new road con- struction. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec- tion I , the City Council will allow gravel roads to be accepted for maintenance when pursuant to • this section, improvements have been made and the road was in existence on January 1 , 1978 and serves more than two homes. IV. Existing Substandard Public Roads a. For existing substandard roads which are currently maintained by the City of Elk River, it is the City Council ' s intent to upgrade all such roads to a certain minimum standard appropriate for each particular situation. The City Council may elect to upgrade a road to a standard less than that required for new road construction, but not to be reduced below a 24 foot gravel surface or a 20 foot hard top surface with 2 foot shoulders . The criteria for selecting a reduced road stand- ard will be the same as those listed in the new road construction section of this resolution. Where no previous road assessment has been paid, and an existing substandard is to be upgraded, the City Council may elect to assess all , or a portion of the cost, against benefited properties of the affected substandard roadway. It will not be the City Council 's intent to assess for maintenance, but rather for road construction activities which amount to a substantial rebuilding 411 of a particular roadway. It is also the City Council 's intent that assessments will be con- sidered for rebuilding of gravel roadways , when it is apparent that such roadway will be used on a long term basis as a gravel surface , and will not be upgraded to a blacktop surface . Passed and adopted this 7th day of ray 1984 . R. chard Hinkle, Mayor ATTEST: Robert C . Mi daugh, ty Administrator