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COUNTY OF ANOKA Department of Highways 1440 BUNKER LAKE BLVD NW, ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 612-754-3520 ! I I I I I I I I I I I MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: 'N¢~~-" REGARDING: Cities and Townships- in Anoka County August I7, I994 Jon O. Olson, PE County Engineer Anoka C6unty High. way Department Right-of-Way Needs Based on Functional Classification Over the past several years, most of the cities and townships in Anoka County have been very helpful in protecting the right-of-way necessary for the future expansion of the AnokaI County Highway system as development occurs. We appreciate the efforts that each ggency has made in this regard and by this letter are asking for your continued assistance, i As your cities and townships continue to expand and grow, traffic continues to increas~ on the Anoka County Highway system as well as many of your local roadways. [Because of the general lack of adequate state highways in the Anoka County area, the A.uoka County Highway system must carry a majority of this increased traffic. Our goal is to prepare for the future by limiting the right-of-way costs necessary for roadway ejcpansions due to development which occurs too close to the highway system. For that ~gason, on May 24, 1994, the Anoka County Board approved the enclosed Amoka CoUnty Highway Department Right-of-Way Requirements Policy. This policy was based on information included in the Anoka County 2010 Comprehensive TransportAtion Plan as well as the Transportation Development Guide Chapter/Policy Plan recently published by the Metropolitan Council. Pages 155 - 162 from 'that Transport/~tion Development Guide/Policy Plan are attached for your information. In referring to Page 1 of 2 of the Anoka County Highway Department Right-of-Way Requirements Poh'cy, you will notice that for Minor Arterial B's and above, the Anoka County H~.~'ghway Department .continues to re.quest 60 feet of right-of-way for County H./ghway Purposes on each side of the centerline. For Principle Arterial Routes and Minor An?ten'al A's, we are also su.ggesting that the cities and townships consider reserving space for a 40 foot service drive adjacent to both sides of those routes. Care should beitaken at major intersections to insure that these service routes can connect to the intersecting streets at least 600 feet from the intersections and preferabl? 900 feet from intej'sections. In addition, on Principle Arterials and Minor Arterial A's, an optional 13 foot boulevard is .shown and the building setback as required by local ordinances is in addition to that.