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RESOLUTION 84-27 <br /> • A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ROAD STANDARDS <br /> AND ROAD MAINTENANCE POLICIES <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council is often times confronted with a variety of different <br /> situations involving road construction standards and road maintenance; and, <br /> WHEREAS, in order to assist the City Council in having a consistent approach to situ- <br /> ations within the City of Elk River, the City Council has deemed it desirable <br /> to adopt a series or road standards and maintenance policies. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River that the <br /> following policies and standards regarding road construction and maintenance <br /> are hereby adopted. <br /> I. General Intent <br /> a. It shall be the intent of the City Council to build and maintain roads <br /> within the City of Elk River that protect the public health, safety, <br /> and welfare. The City Council's intent is to have hard surfaced roads <br /> wherever practical or feasible in the City of Elk River, and not to <br /> accept for maintenance purposes, new gravel roads. <br /> II. Newly Constructed Roads <br /> a. It is the City Council's intent to approve and accept for maintenance <br /> • purposes any newly ucted road which is built to the City's <br /> construction - approved by the City's engineer, and which is <br /> constr" bituminous surfacing. It is the City Coun- <br /> ci" in the rural area constructed to a standard <br /> of with 3 foot shoulders and urban section <br /> roa [, it/ adard of 30 feet of hard surface roadway. <br /> The '' r a lesser standard in either the urban or <br /> the , ;s than 20 feet of hard surface with 2 <br /> foot ,� f h the City Council will consider in allowing <br /> a reds ',3 facing will include, but not be limited <br /> to, prk tharacteristics of the area, average <br /> daily t adway, and extension or expansion possi- <br /> bilities <br /> b. The City any private roads in areas to be <br /> platted wi r. <br /> c. The City Co , out will not accept for maintenance <br /> purposes, pi �n areas created by administrative subdivision <br /> or to service ,,ing lots or record without adequate public access. <br /> Private roads in this situation shall have a private road agreement <br /> which meets all of the requirements of the City's Subdivision Ordin- <br /> ance in Section 1008.14, Subsection 5(o.) . Private roads shall only <br /> be approved when directly intersecting an approved City/County/State <br /> or Federal bituminous or concrete surfaced roadway. <br /> • -Foss,6142._ <br /> cn9� <br />