Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/10/2015

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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 6: Transportation 1. Adopt access management ordinances in local zoning code. 2. Reduce the number of access points to major public roadways by consolidating multiple points of access into a single point of access where appropriate. 3. Emphasize safety and mobility on collector and arterial roads by limiting access on these roads and encouraging access on local streets whenever possible. 4. Adhere to Mn/DOT and Anoka County access management policies on state and county highways to the greatest extent possible. Regarding TH 10/169, CSAH 116 and TH 47 specifically, the community should be guided by the access management recommendations found in the respective corridor studies, subject to any updated reports the City may request. The recommendations found in these reports can be summarized as follows: • Phasing out all direct access from individual properties to TH 10/169 as frontage roads are completed. • Closing median breaks on TH 10/169 to discourage U-turns and direct access. • Reducing the number of driveways to TH 47 with the ultimate goal of eliminating all private driveways as redevelopment opportunities arise. • Limiting full access on TH 47 to city or county road intersections at spacing of roughly half a mile or greater. • Limiting full access and number of driveways on CSAH 116 in accordance with access study. 2. Jurisdictional and Functional Classification Anoka County has identified two roadway jurisdictional changes. Anoka County has proposed transferring a portion of TH 47 to the County's system. The current functional classification system for Ramsey is generally expected to be adequate for the traffic demands of 2030. A few classification changes will be desirable as several roadways change their functional character (see Table 6-3). The only arterial expected to be added to the roadway network is the extension of CSAH 116. Metropolitan Council planning guidelines indicate that minor arterials should be spaced one to two miles apart in developing areas, and should support trips of two to six miles long. Several streets that are currently classified as local roadways should be reclassified as collectors. Among these roadways are Alpine Drive, 167th Avenue, Sunwood Drive, McKinley Street, and the south Highway 10/169 frontage road. The reclassification of these roadways will be necessary as a result of the expected increase in traffic and change in functional usage of these roadways as they are extended or connected into the greater roadway system. In order to include theses planned facilities on the TAB map, the City needs to formally request their inclusion through the TAC Planning Committee, which is a process separate from the Comprehensive Plan Update review City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Pg. 6-17