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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 6: Transportation 83 Access Management The purpose of access management is to provide adequate access to adjacent land development while maintaining acceptable and safe traffic flow on higher level roadways. Access management consists of carefully controlling the spacing and design of public street intersections and private access points to the public roadway system. Because they are designed for higher speed, longer distance trips, arterials generally have restricted access, while local streets can accommodate much greater access. Collector roadways fall in between arterials and local roadways regarding the amount of access that is permitted. The agency with jurisdiction over a roadway sets access management guidelines. Access to I-35W must meet MnDOT access management guidelines. See FIGURE 6-8 and FIGURE 6-9 for MnDOT Access Management Guidelines. Hennepin County has established access management guidelines for urban (areas within the 20-year MUSA boundary) and rural areas (areas outside the MUSA boundary). Hennepin County access management guidelines are displayed in FIGURE 6-10. Hennepin County requires permits for new driveway access to County Roads and when land uses change at a site adjacent to a County Road. Hennepin County typically requires that new access points meet its guidelines; however, the County can make exceptions to the guidelines with sufficient justification. Ramsey County has also developed a draft set of access management policies. Rather than a set of specific standards, Ramsey County’s draft policies “are intended to apply accepted access management principles in a context-sensitive manner to maximize the possible benefits as development occurs or as existing properties are modified.” The draft policies are as follows. • A parcel has the legal right to one access from a public street. If access can be obtained from an adjacent street, access from a County Road or County State Aid Highway should be directed to the minor street. • Opportunities to combine or eliminate accesses shall be considered when new accesses are proposed. • Where feasible, the access spacing standards of the MnDOT Access Management Manual shall be met. • Where possible, new driveways shall be aligned with existing driveways or streets. • Any proposed new access or modification of an existing access to a Ramsey County Road or County State Aid Highway requires a County access permit, with approval subject to review by the County Engineer. • Any change in land use of a property with access to any County Road or County State Aid Highway, requires review of the access, in accordance with Minnesota Rules 8810.5200. Existing access is not automatically perpetuated.