14-11016r RESOLUTION NO. 11016
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY IN SEEKING VARIANCES FROM
THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(MNDOT)
FOR
DESIGN OF CURB REACTION DISTANCE,LANE WIDTH AND BICYCLE PATH CLEAR
ZONE
FOR
COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY(CSAH)53
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT—LOW IMPACT(WEST OF PENN AVENUE)
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 two(2)
feet and a minimum lane width of eleven(11)feet.; and
WHEREAS,Minnesota Rule 8820.9995 requires a minimum shoulder/clear zone for bicycle
paths of two(2)feet; and
WHEREAS, The existing right of way does not provide adequate space to allow construction of a
five-lane roadway and provision for snow storage, bicycle space, and pedestrian space that would meet
Minnesota Rules 8820.9936 and 8820.9995.
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 1.5 foot curb reaction distance instead of the two(2)foot standard curb
reaction distance;vehicle lane widths of 10.5 feet and 10.8 feet instead of the eleven(11)foot standard
lane width; and a bicycle path shoulder/clear zone of 0.5 feet instead of the two (2)foot standard,for the
segment of CSAH 53 west of Penn Avenue.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 9th day of December,2014.
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Debbie Goettel,Mayor
ATTEST;
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Elizabeth VanHoose,City Clerk