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<br />-The Task Force explored whether the measurement of house spacing should <br />decrease from its current 300ft. distance. Several "typical" road segments in <br />areas deemed to be appropriate to this category w~reexamined and the <br />existing spacings measured. It was determined that for average spacings of up <br />to300 ft., the RuralResidential District definition was appropriate. <br />Decreasing the distance would cause many roadways that should be covered <br />by this defin.ition to not be identified as Rural Residential District. <br />_ In the current statute it is uncJear whether. the spacing should be measured <br />along both sides of the street or only along one side. In the proposed <br />defmition, this is clarified; spacing is measured considering primary driveway <br />accesS to houses on one or both sides of the street. <br />_ The exclusive application to townships is removed; the rural residential <br />district may occur in any jurisdiction. <br /> <br />3'f..2 Rural Residential District Recommel1ded Text <br />The proposed text is below: <br /> <br />Statute 169.01, Subd. x.x. Rural Residential District. (a) "Rural <br />Residential District" t,neans ;het~rr~t9rycontiguous to and <br />including any street or highway'that is built 'up'with visible <br />dy?~l1ing houses on one or both sides of the road:with their primary <br />access points at interVals averaging 300 feet or less for a distance <br />onme~quarter mile or more. <br />(b)Fbr purposes of this subdivision, "interval" means the <br />measured'distance between the primary access point for each <br />.. dweUing house. whether houses are on one or both sides of the <br />road. <br /> <br />Figure 3~1 is a schematic drawing demonstrating how to measure the spacing as <br />described in the proposed text. Figure 3-2 is an aerial photo of a location in Denmark <br />Township, Washington County, which illustrates a typical development meeting the <br />300 ft. spacing guideline oithe Rural Residential District. <br /> <br />Page 15 <br /> <br />42 <br />