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8820.4070 LOCAL STATE-AID ROUTE STANDARDS,FINANCING 30 Spot maintenance projects, such as culvert replacements or subgrade corrections, do not require notice. Statutory Authority: MS s 162.02; 162.021; 162.09 History: 18 SR 32; 20 SR 1041 8820.4080 NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTE SIGNS. Route markers must be posted at public road entry points to and at regular intervals along natural preservation routes. Signs posted must conform to the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted under Minnesota Statutes,section 169.06. Prop- erly posted signs are prima facie evidence that adequate notice of a natural preservation route has been given to the motoring public. Signs must conform to the requirements in part 8820.9990. Statutory Authority: MS s 162.02; 162.021; 162.09 History: 18 SR 32 8820.4090 NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTE DESIGNATION REMOVAL. A county board, after notice and a public hearing, may petition the commissioner by resolution to remove the natural preservation route designation if the board believes the characteristics on which the natural preservation route designation was approved have sub- stantially been lost. The petition for removing the designation must be based on such items as loss of aesthetic qualities, changes in land use, changes in road function, or significant increases in accidents. After receipt of the county board resolution,the commissioner shall approve or deny the petition to remove the natural preservation route designation from the roadway. The commissioner shall base the decision on the criteria in part 8820.4040, subpart 2, notify the political subdivision in writing of the decision and include a written explanation with the notification. Statutory Authority: MS s 162.02; 162.021; 162.09 History: 18 SR 32; 32 SR 608 EXHIBITS,FIGURES,AND TABLES 8820.9920 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS; RURAL AND SUBURBAN UNDIVIDED;NEW OR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. When the road authority has determined that the roadway will be specifically designed to include on-road bicycle facilities, and only if the roadway surface is paved,the appro- priate design criteria in the current MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual are recom- mended for design purposes.