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• The Task Force explored whether the measurement of house spacing should decrease from its current 300 ft. distance. Several "typical" road segments in areas deemed to be appropriate to this category were examined and the existing spacings measured. It was determined that for average spacings of up to 300 ft., the Rural Residential District definition was appropriate. Decreasing the distance would cause many roadways that should be covered by this definition to not be identified as Rural Residential District.. • In the current statute it is unclear whether the spacing should be measured along both sides of the street or only along one side. In the proposed definition; this is clarified; spacing is measured considering primary driveway access to houses on one or both sides of the street. • The exclusive application to townships is removed; the rural residential district may occur in any jurisdiction. 3,2,2 Rural Residential District Recommended Text The proposed text is below: Statute 169.01, Subd. xx. Rural Residential District:. (a) "Rural Residential District" means the territory contiguous to and including any stxeet'or highway t11at is built up with visible dwelling houses. ari one. or both sides of the road with their primary access points at intervals averagirtg 300 feet or less for a distance of bne-quarter mile or more. (b) For purposes of this subdivision,. "interval'.'. means the measured distance between.the primary access point for each dwelling house whether houses are. on one or bath sides of the road. Figuxe 3-1 is a schematic drawing demonstrating how to measure the spacing as described in the proposed text. Figure 3-2 is an aerial photo of a location in Denmark Township, Washington County, which illustrates a typical. development meeting the 300 ft. spacing guideline of the-Rural Residential District. . Page 15 -170-