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3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418‐1699  www.savmn.com (612) 782‐3301 Fax (612) 782‐3302 Our mission is to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable, safe. PROCESS City staff will formalize the traffic safety concern or request. City staff will assist concerned residents to complete a “Traffic Study Request Form” (appendix A) and gather the pertinent facts to help clearly define the problem and seek a possible solution. Traffic Study Request forms will be reviewed by the City Manager (or designee), Public Works Director, Police Chief and City Engineer. City staff will complete an “Intersection Control Justification Worksheet” (Appendix C) and share the results with all interested parties. If a disagreement with the decision or additional information and/or facts that are persuasive as related to the City warrants/policies for the requested sign, interested parties may appear at a City Council meeting and present viewpoint. Any subsequent review of the same or similar request is at the discretion of the City Council. The City Council is the final authority on traffic safety matters, in all cases of traffic control changes to intersections under City of St. Anthony Village jurisdiction, approval by resolution by Council shall be required. Requests for removal of a sign will follow the same process. POLICY The following information explains St. Anthony Village’s policies on intersection traffic control and the correct use of stop signs. LOCAL STREET “RESIDENTIAL” STOP SIGNS The purpose of the local street stop sign policy is to provide fair and uniform treatment of all requests for stop signs in residential areas. 1. The provisions of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) shall be followed. Relevant speed, volumes, accident records and sight obstructions shall be reviewed when considering the installation of a stop sign. The following MUTCD standards will be applied: a. If an intersection experiences five (5) or more right angle accidents in a three (3) year period, stop signs should be considered. b. If the presence of a sight obstruction is contributing to accidents at an intersection, removal of the sight obstruction should be sought before considering a stop sign. c. If the 85th percentile speed on any leg of an intersection is more than five (5) MPH over the posted speed limit, a stop sign should be considered for the intersecting street. d. If traffic volumes exceed 500 vehicles per day on each of the intersecting streets, stop signs should be considered. 2. Absent traffic data which clearly indicates the need for a stop sign, a residential intersection should be left uncontrolled. 3. Residential stop signs shall not be installed in an attempt to control speed. 4. Residential stop signs shall not be installed in an attempt to control volume. 5. Residential stop sign appropriateness will be reviewed as part of any street reconstruction.