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» CMP Part 4A. Transportation Plan Where identified right-of-way needs are unrelated to any proposed subdivision, the City will obtain needed right-of-way by gift, purchase or condemnation as circumstances may warrant. The City will establish and maintain an official map and records of all existing right-of-ways and easements for permanent reference. Access Management Management of access to principal and minor arterials is necessary to ensure a safe and efficient arterial system. Direct individual property access to arterials is regulated in the Orono Municipal Code by requiring development of local streets or private roads to serve new residential developments of 3 or more units; by limiting the number of curb cuts per residence; by prohibiting direct access to principal arterial's; and by a number of other regulations involving the location, type and number of access points to the arterial roadway system. It is the City's policy that new direct access to arterials is to be minimized to the greatest extent possible. However, many of southern Orono's arterials near the Lake Minnetonka shoreline have historically served a dual function as both arterials and as local/collector streets, due to geographic and topographic limitations. Minimization or consolidation of existing driveway and local street access points along these unique roadways is a complex matter which will often require the cooperation of multiple property owners. The City will encourage the use of shared driveways along existing developed arterials wherever feasible. Further, the City will continue to investigate the feasibility of closing existing direct local street access points to principal and minor arterials where suitable_alternative access points may be established. City of Orono Community Management Plan Page 4A-31 September 2000