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<br />City of Ramsey <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br />Transportation Element <br /> <br />. Classify driveways according to the following: <br />Commercial driveway: Access for retail, office, high-intensity residential, or <br />government/community services. <br />Industrial driveway: Access for large industrial, office park, mixed-use, or <br />warehouse developments, which may also accommodate heavy trucks. <br />Residential driveway: Access to individual residential sites. This category <br />should not be allowed direct access to arterial streets. <br /> <br />Access Point Spacing and Policies <br /> <br />Spacing between driveways 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 consistent with the through traffic speed and land development intensity along the <br />street. The City will adopt the following driveway spacing specifications. <br /> <br />A desirable spacing for principal arterials is 200 feet or more. Desirable spacing for minor <br />arterials is 185 feet or more. Where these dimensions are not possible, the following table <br />presents minimum spacing requirements. <br /> <br />The spacings described in Table 3-5 are between two-way driveways. The spacings would <br />be reduced by half between one-way driveways, provided the out-bound driveway is <br />upstream on the through street. <br /> <br />Where driveways are to be signalized, a minimum spacing of 1,200 to 1,500 feet to any <br />other signalized intersection should be maintained. If the signalized intersection is a T- <br />intersection with the remote possibility of future extension of the fourth leg, a minimum <br />spacing of 600 feet from 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 coordinated 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 take advantage of median breaks. Where this is not possible, driveways <br />on opposite sides of the street should be off-set to provide sufficient storage for left-turning <br />vehicles. <br /> <br />Page 3-43 <br />