The City Council of the City of Grant, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows:

86.01 Purpose and Requirement.

A. Purpose. This Ordinance is passed in order to meet the two (2) main goals expressed with the Transportation Component of the City's Comprehensive Plan, namely as follows:

Goal 1: Maintain a transportation network at reasonable costs and adequate to meet the safety, health and welfare needs of the community.

Goal 2: Enhance the rural character of the community through the design and construction of roadways.

B. Requirement. Treadways shall be constructed within the right-of-way of new and upgraded roads within the City. Treadways shall be designed to enhance a sense of community connectivity and to provide rural recreational opportunities and alternative transportation avenues.

86.02 Definitions.

Treadway or Pathway. The terms "pathway" or "treadway" are used inter-changeably in this Ordinance. Either term means an area, separate from the main-traveled portion of the road, which is designed for non-motorized travel (such as pedestrians. bicyclists, and/or equestrians)

Upgrade of Existing Roads. Shall mean when an existing road is upgraded from a gravel road to a paved road or when a paved road is re-built so that the existing pavement is removed, sub- grade corrective (repair) work is done, and the road is re-paved.

86.03 Design Standard.

The City shall, with the advice of the City Engineer (and others), approve of a design standard for treadways. It is not the intent of the City Council that all treadways will be alike. but that, instead, they shall be tailored to meet the needs of the neighborhood where they will be constructed. Some treadways will be built on ditch bottoms. Others could be built along the side of a paved public road (for example, by extending two additional feet onto a gravel shoulder). All proposed treadways and pathways shall be evaluated to insure that they promote the purposes and

86.04 Exceptions.

As Grant is already a partially developed community, it is clear that some areas of the City will not be conducive to the establishment of treadways. In evaluating whether or not a treadway, or treadway segment, should be required, the City Council shall take into consideration the existing topography, structures, landscape, and/or features of the area that have particular historic, cultural or aesthetic beauty. It is envisioned that rarely, if ever, will exceptions exist with respect to new developments. Exceptions will generally be considered only as it relates to the upgrading of an existing road. The Council will be guided in determining when exceptions should exist by the '"key policy" outlined within Goal 2 of the Comprehensive Plan, namely that roadway design and layout criteria shall be established to work with the existing physical characteristics of the landscape in order to maintain the rural character and quality of the City of Grant. Additionally. economic considerations alone shall not be considered as grounds for the approval of an exemption as authorized under this Ordinance.

86.05 Severability

In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance no specifically included within that judgment.

86.06 Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall be in frill Force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law.

Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Grant, Washington County, Minnesota, this 1st day of February. 2000.

Attest:
Stephanie Marty City Clerk