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~ . . New Street Desil!n Standards The City has adopted a set of Design Standards for new street construction or reconstruction. The standards have been developed in conjunction with recommendations from the City Engineer, Public Works Director and staff, City residents and Council members. Street design standards address such things as street widths, pavement thickness, concrete curb and gutter and surface drainage. There are four functional classifications of streets within the City of Arden Hills (not including highways and county roads). A brief description of each and the recommended standards follows: Community Street: Provide access to the residences, institutions and businesses on that street, providing a route through the neighborhood or business district for residents of other neighborhoods. (6.0 miles throughout City) Recommended Street Width: Case Specific, (minimum of 32 feet) Neil!hborhood Street: Provide access to residences on that street and provide a route through neighborhood for residents on other streets. A large proportion of trips have neither an origin or destination on that street. (4.5 miles throughout City) Recommended Street Width: 32 feet Residential Street: l'nma..ly serve adJoming reside liS with iitLe or no thr Jugh trafDc. Aimo.;t aH (rips hav~ either an origin or destination on that street. (18.5 miles throughout City). Recommended Street Width: 28 feet Special Cases: Definition: Streets which do not fit into any of the three above descriptions and have a very low usage, (1-3 residences), streets which provide secondary access (ie alleys) or streets defined by extreme limitations due to narrow ROW, topography etc. (0.3 miles throughout City) Recommended Street Width: Case Specific Additional Considerations for Street Width Determination Arden Hills is a community with a wide variety of neighborhoods, each with special conditions which must be taken into account when considering reconstruction of streets. The residential and neighborhood street widths listed above are desired goals but exceptions to these widths will be considered by the City Engineer and Council on a case by case basis. A number of factors in addition to street classification will be considered including: Topographical Constraints (steep hills, lakes, etc.) Existing Street Widths Existing Average Daily Traffic volumes Existing Right of Way width pv.~th"(T T,pe< ~f>'~"""~"6 ~ "" ....