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p TRANSPORTATION JUNE, 1980 SCENIC PARKWAY Scenic parkway is a designation and classification used— - - - - - - -,- -— ^ by the Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and applied by Orono to those roads which traverse especially scenic and environmentally significant areas of the City. The scenic parkway is typically a narrow, curvy, slow speed road which provides access to recreational areas and special vistas of scenic attractions. High volume through traffic and commercial traffic is not appropriate on scenic par’ways because these users do not benefit from the attraction and because the physical nature of the roadway is not conducive to efficient through traffic movement. Because of environmental sensitivity, scenic parkways cannot be rebuilt into higher capacity collectors or minor arterials without adversely affecting the natural setting, the scenic quality of the road and/or the property rights of abutting landowners. Because of the natural topography of the area, scenic parkways also provide some of the traffic and local access functions of both local and collector streets. JURISDICTION; COUNTY OR CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH; 50-66 FEET LOCAL STREETS Local streets are public streets that function to provide direct access to abutting properties. Local streets carry traffic within neighborhoods rather than through traffic between neighborhoods. Inter sections with collector streets are controlled by stopping the local street traffic. JURISDICTION: CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH: 50-60 FEET DEAD-END; LENGTH WILL BE LIMITED BY PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS PRIVATE ROAD A private road is a privately owned and privately maintained road, located in the rural area or within a planned development, that functions as a local access street. The City will require that private roads be constructed and maintained to City standards. The City will acquire an easement for public ingress, egress and access to all properties but the City will allow the property owners to limit normal use of the road to the benefitting landowners and their invitees. Private roads will be located on platted outlots intended for joint and several ownership by all the benefitted property owners. JURISDICTION; HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WITH UNDERLYING EASEMENT TO CITY MAXIMUM SERVICE; APPROXIMATELY TEN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH; 30-50 FEET DEPENDING UPON NUMBER OF USERS DEAD-END; LENGTH WILL BE LIMITED BY PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS CMP 7-16