HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 301 Concerning Streets and Roads Amending Chapter 501 and 502 of the Maplewood Municipal CodeORDINANCE NO. 301
AN tRAnLANCE CONCERNING STREETS AND
RmADS AMMI.NG CRAPTER, 501 Atli 502
OF THE MAPLEWOOD M MICIPAI. CODE
THE COUNCIL OF THE VZI.I (Z OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOi.T.CM r
Section 1. Chapters 501 and 542 are hereby amended in their entirety to
read as follows:
501. CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND ROADS' PRt`)CEDURE AND FINANCING
501,010. jURIsDic'aLAq. Pursuant to statutory authority of the Village
to regulate, control. and maintain Village streets as provided in Minnesota
Stastuteas$ Chapter 4120 the provisions of this ordinance are 'hereby declared to
apply to all streets hereafter constructed within the Village and are declared
to be necessary and essential because of the growth and expansion of said Vil-
laxg*.
501.020. BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE. No building permits will be issued for
any construction within the Village unless the building site is located adjacent
to an existiag street which is dedicated and maintained as a Village street, or
unless provision for .treet construction has been made in full compliance with
this code and in no case until grading work as provided herein has been completed
and certified to the clerk by the Village Engineer; except that in isolated in -
P tances the Council may enter an agreement with a property Owner for special
handling of an unusual situation which agreement shall be recorded so ns to run
with the land affected.
501.030. TMWVZm TS WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. Before any improvement
construction or alterattion, of any kind whatsoever is undertaken within the; limits
of as right of way, the person proposing such improvement, ent, construction or altor-
ation, shall procure at permit therefor from the Village.
501.844. SUM IMMOVFMENT PETITION FM. Requests for street construction,
improvement or re -construction shall be initiated d by a request to the Council
upon a petition form., nta form of petition shall be: available to the public at
all tis at the office of the Village Clerk or the Village Engineer, Such petition,
when properly executed, shall be filed with the Village Clerk. The Village Council
may initiate street improvement projects without submittal of a petition form.
501,050. pRELIMINARy RSpORT BY F.NCUEER. Upon receipt of a street improve -
anent petition# the clerk shall present ;same to the Council, All such petitions*
before being acted upon by the Council, shall be referred to the Village Engineer
for as preliminary report az to the feasibility of the improvement, and as to the
astimateed cost. When the engineer's report has been received, the Council shall
determine whether such improvement is to be s-sde and crew it shall be financed.
If the Council determines that the improvement shall be financed by assessment
a ainat benefited property, all further proceedings shall be in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 395, Lags of 19539 as amended. If the Council determines
that the improvement is to be financed by weans other than assesmuent of benefited
property, all further proceedings shall bre In accordance with 501.060 of this
section,
501.060. AEpoSIT OR SUREW Bon. (A.) 1,41hen the street improvement will
not be financed by asssssmenL, a copy of the engineer's preliminary report shall
be furnished to each petitioner. The petitioner or petitioners shall deposit
frith. the Village an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the preliminary estimate.
Thi, scan shall be used to defray expenses incurred by the Village for plans,
spci£ications, legal services, advertising, or any other expense in connection
therewith. In the event the work is not ordered by the Council, any money re
msintaZ in such ten percent (10) deposit after expenses as above specified have
been paid, shall be refunded to the petitioners.
(B) After the petitioners have paid the deposit required in (A) of this
section, the Council shall instruct the enZinecr to prepare final plans and
specifications and eatisute of cost for the improverent, construction or re-
construction including drainage and utility installations as petitioned and as
recommended by the engineer's preliminary report. When final pians and speci-
fications and estimate of cost are completed, the engineer shall preiant ;;cine to
the Council and shall furnish a copy thereof to the clerk fro transmittal to the
petitioner. Before the Council orders the work done or advertises for bids, the
petitioners'shall deliver to the Village a cash deposit, or a surety bond, as
the Council may determine, in the amount of one and one-half (1h) times the an-
ineer's final estimate; and such cash deposit sh_qll be used for, or such surety
bonus shall guarantee, the payment in cash for all work as specified in the pay-
ment terms of the contract as let by the Council.
If the petitioners fail to furnish said cash deposit or bond within thirty
(30) days from the date, the clerk forwards a copy of the engineer{s final estimate
to the petitioner, the project shall be terminated and the cleric shall forthwith
deduct all expenses incurred by the Village from the deposit provided in (A) of
this section. Any balance raining shall be paid back:. to the petitioners,
(C) Upon receiving) fmu the petitioner the crrh deposit or bond required by
(B), the Council shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 398,
Laws of 1953, and acts amendatory thereof, .for the purpose of advertising for bids,
and lettin contract for the work to be done. 1?Js language shall not be construed
to require the issuance of bonds by the Village nor to require assessments to be
spread.
501.070. STREET PATTERNS. in the development of a large subdivision or
plat the street conrtriction shall conform to the requirements of section 1006 of
the Platting Code.
501.050. StiB-STANDARD STREETS. Any tompor•iry or permanent street having a
width of less than sixty (RO) feet and any alley may »e considered as a permissible
variance from this ordinance providing the Village En;,ineer shall design such
street or alley in the beet possible manner for the contemplated use. The petitioner
may be required to enter into special agreements pertaining; to such sub-st,indird
streets or €♦ueh =:Heys.
501.090. T7SfLNC OF STREET CONSTMCT10N. The Village shall at all times have
the right to determine mid specify the timing of street construction and ntay, at
its discretion, contract for grading under a separate contract from, the finishing
or surfacing of the driving area. Whenever surfacing is delayed for a substantial
period of time after grading, the Village may provide for snow plowing and general
blading operations on such streets at the e4pense of the Village. If the Village
does provide for, snow plowing and blading, much action on the part of the Village
shall not in may way constitute or be decowd to be final acceptance by the Village
of such streets for maintenance. If conditions require, during the period of such
partial maintenance, the aggregate or gravel be applied to the entire driving sur-
face, the application thereof shall be dewed to be part of the street construction
to be paid for by the petitioner on a time ming rAterial basis to the Village,
Such Such partial maintenance ns provided for to this paragraph shall not be construed
to have any effect upon construction agrasomt:s existing between the Village and
the petitioner# but shall be const -ted to be part of such construction agreements
and shall be construed to be an exercise by the Council, of its rights under Chapter
3988 Law of 1955, and acts imendatory thereof, to perform part of the work an-
to elated by Village labor and Village equipment on a time and materials basics.
5029010. FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF STREM. The following functional.
classifications ,are estnbli.siaeed for Village st:reets. The Council may, from time
to time, designate certain streets to conform to these functional, 41assifectioxns.
W) Principal. Arterial - A roadway primarily designed to serve relatively
long trips offering minniarca.n service to abutting property through rather severe
access limitations, This type of facility combines service to major centers of
activity, carries, usually, the high"tr volume of traffic* and satisfies the long-
est trip desires* and would tae, in most instances, of intercomunity nature.
(B) Minor Arterial - A roadway offering entre land access orientation through
controlled rather than limited access. This level of roadway should serve an intra -
community need, carrying trips to, through, and/or :around major traffic generators.
(C) Major Collector W a raeodvay designed ts? carry trips either from a major
generator or minor collector to the arterial system. It literally "Collects"
trips .from major sub -divisions, industries, com.ercial districts, partes, aeaW the
like, and provides a reasonably high level of service to the arterial network.
(D) Hinor Collector - A roadway designed to distribute traffic from the major
c€tllector& and/or arterials to the mal System, amd conversely it "collects."
traffic from the local System and ch;wneels it into the: hider systemse Land access
and local traffic swve3mout* within the various neighborhoods and areas are provided
with a moderate lavtiel of service.
(E) Local Systim " the
primary 6*ction of
the
roadways within this
system
is to provide direct access
to abutting, property,
and
to the hl gheer order
systems.
02eO2O. UgSIGN STANDARDS. Street de sin shall be on the basis of future
as well as present: needs. Undergo utilities shall be installed prior to street
construction or in conjunction with street construction unless specifically exempted
I
y Lite Village Councils The following factors shall be considered for all street
des ens t
(A) metric design shall be established after an evaluation of the level
of .service desired; design speed; passing and/or stopping eight distance# both
cortical and horizontal; design hour volumes topography; and right -o£ -way restraints.
(B) "Eaoadway width design shall be eesta'ulished after are evaluation of the
design speed, desired l:eevel, of service, gage aural daily traffic, heavy com-
mercial average daily traffic, design hour soLune, xsccess requirements, intersection
frequency and design, topography, and available right-of-wael.
(C) Structural strewth shall be established after an evaluation of subgradee
anchor embankment stability in addition to the factors listed in (A) and <bi above,
All streets shall be dessisned to acco=iodate no less than nine (9) torn axle loadings
unless specifically eaxe opted by the Village Council. 1.
No surface improveraents to less then bath sides of a full bloc, of street
shall be approved except as necessary to coMlete the improver-wnt of a block vhieh
has previously been partially completed. Cum -rote curbing or curb mv3 gutter shall
be installed at the same time as street surfac%x , oxrept that where a permanent
"rural`} street design is approved by the Village Council, curbs will not be re-
quired. Sidewalks shall be placed near schools, heavily traveled areas, and other
locations wh®n approved by the Villa;e Council.
1. Principal and Hinor Arterial streets - shell be of adequate widt1i to
accommodate projected traffic volums.
2. Major Collector streets - shall normally be 4B - 52 feet in vidth,
measured between faces of curbs.
3. Minor Collector streets - shall no=wil.ly be 40 - 44 feet in width,
masured 'between faces of curbs.
4. Residential streets - shall normally be 31-36 feet in widtl►, measures;
between faces of curbs.
.5. Alleys shall be of 115 toW' or greater design, based on the anticipated
usage of the alley in question,
6. Ornamental street lit.iting, uhan insta-illed, shall be instilled in zm-
cordance wig the most recent staw-IL,rdi a€a established by the lllumioat-
inG t;ineer'r Society,
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon paasa a and publication*
Passed by the Council of the Village of haplevood
this l8th day of November, 1971.
Attest.,
Ayes - 5
Nay - 0
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
State of fflitmeso u
County of Ramsey
H. Theo. Lillie
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....... he ...................... I ...................... publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Maplewood Review,
and
s full krow[edge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper Is printed in the
English language in newspaper format and In column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at
least 900 square Inches. (2) Said newspaper Is a weekly and Is distributed at least once each week.
(0) Said newspaper has So percent of its news columns devoted to news of local Interest to the com-
munity which it purports to serve and does not wholly du Iicate any other publication and is not made
uo entirely of patents. plate matter and aolvertisernents. Pa) Said newspaper is circulated in and near
subscrlcers, has an average or al hast H percMr m in torsi clrcuiaTion CYrramT y paid or no more lean
three months In arrears and has entry as second-class matter In Its local costoffice. (S) Said newspaper
purports to serve the Village of Maplewood in Poe County of Ramsey and it has Its known office
of Issue in the Village of North St. Paul in said county, establishetl and open during Its regular
business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main-
tained by the publisher of said newspaper or persons in his employ and sublect to tris direction and
control during all such regular business hours at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news-
paper files a copy of each Issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Sold newspaper has
compiled with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi-
cation mentioned below. (a) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior
to January 1, 196, and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary
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ORDINANCE NO. 301
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
STREETS AND ROADS AMENDING
CHAPTER 501 AND502,. OF THE
MAPLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE
OF MAPLEWOOD DOES HEREBY
ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapters Sol and 502 ere
hereby amended in In.,,entirety to reed
as fol lows'.
501. CONSTRUCTIONOF STREETS
AND ROADS: PROCEDURE AND
FINANCING
501.010. JURISDICTION. Pursuant to
SMWWy authority of the Village to
regulate, control and maintain Village
streets as provided in Minnesota
statutes, chapter 112, Me provisions of
this ordinance are hereby declared to
apply k all streel5 hereafter constructed
within the Village and are declared to oe
gessary and essential because of the
owM and expansion of said Village.
501.020. BUILDING PERMIT
ISSUANCE. No building permits will be
sued for any construction within Me
Village unless the building site is located
adjacent to an existing street which is
dedicated and maintained as a Village
street, o umass provision for Street
.nstruction has been made in full
ompfiencwub ethis code and in-c—
unt
n no case
until grading work as provided herein
has been completed ane certreed to the
clerk by Me Village Engineer; except
that in isolated instances Me Council
may enterty
oeran �acgal reement handl nglof an�npsual
situation which agreement shall be
,ecorded So as to run with int land af-
fected.
$01.030. IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN
PUBLIC RIGHT.OF-WAY. Set— any
improvement construction or alteration
of any kintl whatsoever is undertaken
within Me limits of a right of way, the
Parson
proposing such improvement,
nstruction or alteration shell procure
a Permit MarafoM
r from e Village.
501.010. STREET IMPROVEMENT
PETITION FORM. Requests for street
construction , improvement o
construction shall be initiated byr a
request "Me Council upon a petition
form. The form of petition shall be
available to In public at all times at the
office of the Village Clerk Cr the Village
Engineer. Such petition, when Properly
ecufed, shall be filed with the Villag
Clerk. The Village Council may initiatee
street improvement projects without
submittal Of a petition form.
501 050 PRELIMINARY REPORT
BY ENGINEER. Upon receipt of a
street improvement petition, the clerk
shall present same to the Council. All
such petitions, before being acted upon
by Me Council, shall be referred to the
Village Engineer for a preliminary
report as to the feasibility of the im
provement, and as to the estimated cost.
When the engineer's report has been
received, the CWndl shall determine
whether such improvement is to be
made and tow it shall be financed. It the
Council tletermines that the
l
provement shall be financed ey
assessment
against benefited property,
all further proceedings shall be in ac
cordance with the provisions of Chapter
398, Laws of 1953, as amended, If Me
Council tletermines that the
provement is to tie financed by means
other than a meet of behetited
property. all further proceedings snail
he in accordance with 501.060 of is
section.
501.060. DEPOSIT OR SURETY
BOND. IA.) When the street Im-
provement will rot be financed by
assessment, a copy of the engineer's
Preliminary report shall be furnished to
acts petitioner. The petitioner o
petitioners Shap deposit with Me Village
an punt equal to ton percent (10
percent' Of Me preliminary estimate.
This sum shall be used to defray ex-
penses incurred by the Village for plans,
specifications, legal sefles, ad
vertising, or any otherexpedse
vection Marewith. In the event Me
work is rout ordered by the council, any
hey remaining in such ten per ent (10
percent) deposit after expenses as above
specified have been paid, shall be
relunde^ m Me petitioners.
deposes
....req . . ui... ..... ohMl5 _secti,F
red M IA) I
Me eouncu Shalliaryon,
ct the engineer to
Prepare final plans and specifications
and estimate of cost for Me i
provement, construction Or
siruciion including drainage and utility
insist ons as poli Honed and a
ended by the engineer's
rp�eliminary report. When final plans
cir
and specl fio s and estimated cost
are completed, the engineer shall
present same to the Council and shall
furnish a copy thereof to the clerk for
transmittal to the petitioner. Before the
Council orders the work done orad
vertises for bids, the petitioners shall
deliver to Me Village a cash deposit, Ora
surety bend, as Me Council may
determine, in the amount of One and one
half (14x) times the engineer's final
esllmate: and such cash items,, Shallbe
used Id, o even surety bond shall
guarantee, the payment in cash for all
work as specified in the payment terms
W the contract as let by Me Council.
If Me petitlo.rs fail to furnish said
cash deposit or bond within thirty (30)
days from Me date, the clerk forwards a
Copy of Me mgjneer's final estimate ro
Me petitioner, the doject shall be ren
snared and the clerk shall Mrmwith
deduct all eve—S incurred by the
Villageirom Mede,knit Provided in IAI
of this section. Any balance remaining
shall be paid back to the petitioners.
(C) Upon receiving from Me Petitioner
the cash depositor bond requiredby (B),
Me council snau Proceed in accordance
with Me Provisions of Chapter 398, Laws
of 19S3, and acts amendatory Mbe , for
Me purpose of advertising for bids, and
Ieffing contract for the work to be done.
This language shall not be construed to
require the issuance of bolls by Me
Village nor to require assessments to be
spreatl.
501.0)0. STREET PATTERNS. In the
development of a large subdivision or
plat Me street crostrucllon hall c
form to the requirements of section 1006
Of the Platting Code.
501.080. SUBSTANDARDSTREETS.
Any temporary or permanent Srreef
having a width of less than sixty 160) feel
and
any alley may be considered a
permissible v or e from this
dinance Providing int Village Engineer
shall design such street or alley in the
best possible for Me
templated use. The petitioner may be
required to enter ci
into special
agreements pertaining to such b
Standard sheers or such alleys.
501.090. TIMING OF STREET
CONSTRUCTION. The Village shall at
all times have the. right to determine and
specify Me riming of street construction
and may, at its discretion, contract for
grading under a separate contract from
the finishing or surfacing Of Me driving
ea. Whenever surfacing is delayed for
Substantial period of time after
grading, Me Village may Provide for
w plowing and general Wading
operations an such streets at the expense
of Me Village. If Me V illage does provide
ro
for cw plowing antl bladinq, such
actionw Me part d the Village shall not
any way constitute or be deemedto be
final acceptance by Me Village M such
streets for maintanance. If conditions
require, during Me peried of suchpartial
maintenance, the aggregate d gravel .
applied to Me Mtira driving surface, Me
application Merest shall bedeemed to be
part of Me street construction to be paid
for by the pelitioner on a time and
material basis to Me Village. Such
Partial maintenance as provided for in
this paragraph snail not be...hued to
have any effect upon construction
agreements existing between the Village
and
the petitioner, but snau be construed
to be part of Such construction
agreements and shall be construed to be
'se by the Council o its rights
under a Chapter 398, Laws M 1953, and
acts amendatory Merew, to perform
part of 1M1e work contemplatedby Village
labor and Village equipment on a lime
and materials basis.
502. STREET CONSTRUCTION
CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGN
STANDARDS
5 0 2. 0 1 0. F U N C T I O N A L
CLASSIFICATION OF STREETS. The
following functional .lasaifi.alions are
established for Village streets. The
Council may, from time to time,
designate certain streets to conform to
Mass functional tion
classificas.
(A) Principal Arterial A roadway
Primarily designed to serverelatively
long trips offering Minimum service fo
abutting property through rather Severe
omass I M,11rjons. This type of facility
bines service to major centers of
activity. c sudsy the highest
wlume Mariraffic, and satisfies the
longest trip desires; and would IS , in
osf instances, of inlercommunity
nature.
(B) Minor Arterial - A roadway of-
fering m e land accessorientation
through controlled rather than li mired
access. This level of roadway anould
tit—communirr need,
rrvMg fri'Sh" MrOugn, and ora ound
major M
traffic 91
a1
1
s.
ic, Major Collector - roadway
tlesioned to carry trips eitherfrom a
motor paneralor Or m <oll—or to
int arterial system, it literally
"collects" trips from major sub-
divisions, industries,n ial
districts, parks. and thelike, and
provides a asonably high level of
s
ervice to the arterial network. ID) Minor Collector A roadway
designetl M distribute traffic from the
major collectors and or arterials to the
Local System, and c selY it
'col leers" traffic from the Local system
and channels it into Me nigher systems.
Land access and local tr."ic movement
within the Various neighborhoods and
e providwith a moderate
levelsof sed service,
IE) Local System - the primary
function of the roadways within this
Sys lem is to provide directa.ass to
abutting property, and to the higher
order systems.
502.020. DESIGN STANDARDS. Street
tlesign shall be on the basis of future as
well as present needs. Underground
utilities snau be installed prior to street
casrrvcnon o Mivnmm� wdn
sheet construction unless specifically
sono oy facto s :hail ce coons ee�led io.
all sheet besions:
fAl Geometric design shall be
established after do evaluation W the
level of service desired; design speed;
Passing and or stopping sight distance,
both vertical and boriiontal; tlesign hour
volume; topography; and righLof.way
restraints.
(B) Roadway width design shall be
established after an evaluation of the
Mign speed, desired level of service,
rage annual daily tr.Hic, heavy
commercial average
m ial a rage daily traffic,
deni
gnhour volume,
requirements, intersection freplcienev
and design, topography, and available
right of way.
(C) Structural strength shall be
established after an evaluation of
Subgrade an 11 embankment stability In
addition to Me factors listed in (A) and
(8) above All streets shall be designed
to accommodate no less than nine (9) ton
axle loadings unless specifically
exempted
surface
empted by the Village Council.
improvements to less than
noon sides of a full block Of street shall be
approved except as necessary to com-
plete Me improvement of a block which
has previously been partially completed.
Concrete curbing or curb and gutter
shall be installed atthe same time as
sheet surfacing, except Mat where a
pormahem "rural" street design is
approved by Me Village Council, curbs
will not be required. Sidewalks stall be
placed tea schools, heavily traveled
proveand other locations when ap-
d by Me Village Council.
1. Principal and Minor Arterial
streets - sh,sil be of adequate
width toaccommodate praiected
traffic volumes.
2. MajorCollector streets . Shall
normall
be a 52 feet in width,
asured between faces of curbs.
3. M nor Collector streets - shall
normally be b.m feet in width,
measured between faces of e'r..
a. Residential treats -shall mal-
IV lured!
3136 feet in wiMh, mea
red between Laces of curbs.
5. Alleys shall be It "5 ton" o
greater tlesign, based on Me an
ticipeted usage of Me alley in
question.
6. Ornamental street lighting, when
installed, snau be installed In
accordance with the most recent
standara ds established by Me
Illuminalings Engineer's Society.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
affect upon passage and publication.
Passed by the Council of the Village of
Maplewood Mis 18th day d November,
1921.
A,e 5
Nay-
Lester G. Axdahl
Attest: Mayor
Lucille E. Aortitis
Clerk
)Review: Jan. 19. 19721