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City of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br /> · Classify drCeways according to the following: <br /> - CoMmercial driveway: Access for retail, office, high-intensity residential, or <br /> government/community services. <br /> Indtlstrlal driveway: Access for large industrial, office park, mixed-use, or <br /> war~house developmehts, which may also accommodate heavy trucks. <br /> Residential driveway: Access to individual residential sites. This category <br /> shottld not be allowed direct access to arterial streets. <br /> <br />Access Point Spaci~ng and Policies <br />Spacing between diiveways or other road access points must allow safe efficient execution of <br />all movements including turns and crossing flows. The degree of driveway spacing control <br />should be consisteri, t with the through traffic speed and land development intensity along the <br />street. The City ~ill adopt the following driveway spacing specifications. <br /> <br />A desirable spacing~ for principaI arterials is 200 feet or more. Desirable spacing for minor <br />arterials is 185 fee~ or more. Where these dimensions are not possible, the following table <br />presents minimum !pacing requirements. <br /> <br />The spacings described in Table 3-5 are between two-way driveways. The spacings would <br />be reduced by half ~etween one-way driveways, provided the out-bound driveway is <br />upstream on the through street. <br /> <br />Where driveways ate to be signalized, a minimum spacing of 1,200 to 1,500 feet to any <br />other signalized int~,rsection should be maintained. If the signalized intersection is a T- <br />intersection with th~ remote possibility of future extension of the fourth leg, a minimum <br />spacing of 600 feet ifrom the nearest signalized intersection may be acceptable, depending on <br />traffic signal warrants and local capabilities. In any event, driveway signals are to be <br />directly coordinatedI with any existing or planned signals within one-half mile of the <br />signalized driveway} <br /> <br />Driveway/access point locations should be coordinated along any street. Where possible, <br />driveways on opposite sides of the street should be aligned to facilitate cross travel between <br />developments and t,q[ke advantage of median breaks. Where this is not possible, driveways <br />on opposite sides ofi the street should be off-set to provide sufficient storage for left-turning <br />vehicles. ~ <br /> <br />Page 3-43 <br /> <br /> <br />