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4 I Minnesota Guidance Goes Beyond Minimum Fire Code <br />MnDOT <br />MnDOT discusses dead ends and cul-de-sacs as part of fragmented street systems and states that "Fragmented street <br />systems also impede emergency access." It says local subdivision regulations should promote network connectivity. <br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />Ramsey is expressly listed as a Suburban Edge community. Met Council describes that pattern as including cul-de-sacs and <br />limited access to major thoroughfares and identifies improving street connectivity as a planning challenge. <br />MPCA /MIDS <br />Minnesota site -design guidance recommends minimizing residential cul-de-sacs and reducing total residential street length. <br />MIDS model guidance uses a 500-foot threshold with exceptions and separately considers fire/building requirements, <br />emergency -service routes and likelihood of street obstruction when evaluating secondary access. <br />WHAT IT ESTABLISHES <br />Minnesota governmental guidance recognizes connectivity, emergency access, street efficiency, secondary access and possible <br />obstruction as legitimate planning considerations beyond a simple minimum -code test. <br />WHY IT MATTERS <br />The question before Ramsey is not whether Minnesota mandates 600 feet β€”it does not. The question is whether <br />concerns addressed by a local objective standard remain legitimate. Minnesota's own guidance says they do. <br />Limitation: These sources do not mandate Ramsey's number. MPCA/MIDS material includes site-design/model guidance rather than binding <br />statewide cul-de-sac law. <br />MnDOT Access Manaaement Manual <br />Met Council β€” Suburban FLagg <br />Minnesota Stormwater Manual <br />MIDS Community Assistance Packaae <br />October 13, 2026 I Ramsey cul-de-sac / dead-end street policy Page 5 <br />