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I I I r I I I I I I I I I I i i I i URBAN TRANSPORTATION POLICIES 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. Local streets in the urban area will be owned and maintained by the Cit>’. Because the land use and street use density of the urban neighborhoods is relatively high, the City will provide public street access to all urban properties. City responsibility for proper maintenance levels will ensure passable, all-weather streets available at all times for emergency vehicles and for general public ingress and egress. All urban properties should be directly served by the public street system. Urban density development is not appropriate on narrow or poorly maintained private roads. Significant exceptions to this rule are in the case of a planned residential or commercial development having private maintenance personnel, or on sensitive lakeshore lots where two homes could be served by one common private driveway to reduce hardcover and topographical problems. Urban streets will be constructed to urban design standards. Ail urban streets will be paved and of sufficient width to accommodate the number of properties being served. Intersections and driveway aprons will be designed and regulated according to commonly accepted engineering safety standards. Street drainage will be designed to utilize existing natural drainage systems and to avoid direct runoff into the Lake. Curb cuts and driveway locations will be limited for traffic safety. All new curb cuts and driveway locations will be subject to performance standards relating to sight distance, lot width and proximity to intersections or other driveways. All properties will be allowed access, but the number of access points and the location of allowable access will be limited for public traffic safety purposes. On-strcct parking will be strictly limited. No parking will be permitted on narrow streets or at hazardous locations. All urban development must provide adequate on-site parking facilities. The City will pursue additional pedestrian and bike-hike trail facilities. The completion of an interconnected bike-hike trail system is important to the furtherance of alternative transportation incentives. The City will encourage Hennepin County to speedily implement the planned bike-hike trail system along several county roads. The separation of bicycle and pedestrian traffic from vehicular traffic is of the utmost importance in accident prevention. CMP 4A - 14 I