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Council and local communities including -Gem Lake has <br />identified the need to establish. a.series,.of-continuous-arlex and <br />collector routes serving the northeastern portion of the <br />metropolitan area (see :Figure 9). The relocation of Otter Lake <br />Road connecting directly with County Road F in neighboring <br />White tear Lake might further this objective. However, Gem <br />Lake is.: aware that such wconnmtor between Otter Lake Road <br />and Country Road would tend to increase traffic sufficiently to <br />jeopardize Gem Lake's objective of maintaining a "rustic" <br />environment artd therefore, should take steps .to minimize the <br />impact of such a development on the rest of Gem Lake's road <br />system. <br />F h r dmjmment of private roads-serying more than one. <br />pmper,ty will be encouraged. The provision of private roads is <br />consistent with the Qty's desire to maintain a low profile. <br />government.. However, over the long-term this .policy could be. <br />detrimental to ,the City if a high level:6f construction standards <br />is not maintained. The City should monitor the development of <br />private roads to ensure that high standards are met. <br />•Accommodating through -traffic on new streqt5will b <br />discouraged. The:basic arterial and collector road systern.of Gem <br />Lake has been established. Therefore; future streets should be <br />designed too channel local traffic onto County Road E, Labore <br />Road and Goose Lake --Road. <br />• All_ -future streets ou d be designed to discourage additional <br />ur ce water, runoff irtto "Gent Lake" and its attendant <br />wetlands. Recognizing that Gem Lake and its attendant <br />wetlands do not have: a natural .outlet, additional storm runoff <br />created by.- ft. imperdio" surfaces of. streets into this basin <br />should.be discouraged. <br />• Access to tarcels letween U S Highway 61 Schu'eneman Raa <br />"and county Road E should be from Schmeneman Road <br />While the of Gem Lake has ,only limited need fpr public <br />transit service due tQ planned, low den.sftv development,_ it will <br />at�e corate with_ gdjacent communities to secure improved bus <br />service as ,needed along its minor arterial street system., Bus <br />service in other areas of the City will be.discouraged.consistent <br />with its planned low density and.de.sired "rustic" environment:. <br />m L fficially recognizesthat v m u . ffecti <br />navi f' nalir sl2acewithin -the c8m_rn1Lnijy iubject t <br />Minnesota a an rttnen_tof Tra_n ortation. Aeronautics Division. <br />Regul hQns. The community will therefore routinely consider <br />such regulations as part of the development review-proce4s. <br />• Ili Ci1Y of Gem Lake will eXU�lternative transit services <br />Comprehensive Plan A-GEMLK9501.00 <br />Gem Lake, Minnesota Page 22 <br />