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10 <br /> <br />With regard to widening the street, Staff suspects that trying to maximize the <br />street width may be difficult from a standpoint of obtaining permits from other <br />government agencies such as the Watershed District. The Watershed will likely <br />contend that the City is increasing the impervious surface and thus increasing <br />runoff from this area. In the end, the Watershed may not issue a permit or they <br />may require very elaborate and expensive techniques to address the additional <br />runoff. In addition, a need has not been demonstrated for widening streets in the <br />project area. <br /> <br />What are the residential street widths in other cities? Spring Lake Park used 32- <br />foot wide roadways in their six-year street replacement program, Blaine uses 27- <br />foot wide streets for new development, and Woodbury uses 29 feet. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that Council consider a street width standard of 28 feet, <br />measured from face of curb to face of curb for the 2003 Street Improvement <br />Project. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />