HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 81-20CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 81-20
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 401.380 B. OF THE LAKE ELMO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF CUL-DE-SACS.
The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo ordains that Section 401.380 B. shall
be amended in the Lake Elmo Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 401.380 B. Local Streets and Dead-end Streets. Local streets should be so
planned as to discourage their use by non -local traffic. Dead-end streets are prohibited,
but cul-de-sacs shall be permitted where topography or other physical conditions justify
their use. Cul-de-sacs shall include a terminal turn -around which shall be provided at the
closed end, with a right-of-way radius of not less than sixty (60) feet.
Temporary cul-de-sacs shall comply with the following standards:
a. The plat shall be reviewed after three (3) years, by the City Planner, in order to
determine if the cul-de-sac shall remain temporary. The City Planner shall
review the status of the temporary cul-de-sac every three years.
b. The street shall not exceed 1000 feet in length in subdivisions in which lots are
less than 2.5 acres in size.
c. The street shall not exceed 2640 feet in length in subdivisions in which lots
are 2.5 acres or greater in size.
d. The cul-de-sac shall be designated as "temporary" on the Final Plat, with an
easement shown on the final plat identifying where the road will extend.
e. The cul-de-sac shall not have landscaped or natural islands within the cul-de-sac.
f. The street shall not serve more than 20 homesites.
2. Permanent Cul-de-sacs shall comply with the following standards:
a. The street shall not exceed 600 feet in length in subdivisions in which lots are
less than 2.5 acres in size.
b. The street shall not exceed 1320 feet in length in subdivisions in which lots
are 2.5 acres or greater in size.
c. The cul-de-sac shall be designated as "permanent" on the Final Plat.
d. The cul-de-sac may have landscaped islands or natural open space areas.
Maintenance responsibilities of these area shall be defined and recorded in the
covenants, on the deeds, and in developers agreement.
3. Temporary, platted cul-de-sacs which abut land proposed for development shall be
removed by the developer.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be in effect from and after the date of its
passage and publication.
ADOPTION: Passed by the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo the 20th day of June,
1995.
Wyn John, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary{u rer, Cit dmimstrator