14-10996r RESOLUTION NO. 10996
CITY OF RICHFIELD
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY IN SEEKING A VARIANCE FROM
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(MNDOT)FOR
DESIGN OF CURB REACTION DISTANCE FOR
COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY(CSAH) 53
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT 4B(EAST OF NICOLLET AVENUE S)
HENNEPIN COUNTY PROJECT NO. 1011
WHEREAS, Hennepin County and the City of Richfield are in preliminary design phase for the
reconstruction of County State Aid Highway 53 (66th Street S)between Xerxes and 16th Avenue S; and
WHEREAS, construction of the above mentioned improvements will be accomplished under
Hennepin County Project Number 1011 (State Aid Project Number 027-653-021); and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations Chapter 8820 set minimum design
standards for local state aid routes; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Rule 8820.9936 requires a minimum curb reaction distance of four (4)
feet; and
WHEREAS, The existing right of way does not provide adequate space to allow construction of
a three-lane roadway and provision for snow storage, bicycle space, and pedestrian space that would
meet Minnesota Rule 8820.9936.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield:
That the City actively supports the Hennepin County variance request of the Minnesota Department of
Transportation to allow design of the proposed County State Aid Highway(CSAH) 53 roadway
reconstruction project with a two (2)foot curb reaction distance instead of the four(4)foot standard curb
reaction distance, for the portion of the project east of Nicollet Avenue S.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 28th day of October,2014.
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Debbie Goettel,Mayor
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Nancy Gibbs,Ci lerk