Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 175 - Transportation Department
Chapter 8820 - LOCAL STATE-AID ROUTE STANDARDS, FINANCING
NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTES
Part 8820.4040 - NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTE CONSIDERATION
Universal Citation: MN Rules 8820.4040
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Commissioner approval or denial.
Following receipt of the formal request, the commissioner shall approve or deny the request to designate the roadway as a natural preservation route. The commissioner shall base the decision on the criteria in subpart 2 and shall notify the political subdivision in writing of the decision. If the request is denied, a written explanation will be included with this notification.
Subp. 2. Factors considered.
The commissioner shall consider:
A. the economic, social, safety, and
environmental impacts that may result from the designation or denial of the
designation;
B. the magnitude of
the effects on adjacent lands and the value of the characteristics identified
in part
8820.4020, subpart
2;
C. the number of persons, either residents or
the traveling public, affected by designation or denial of
designation;
D. the present and
future use of adjacent lands;
E.
safety considerations as they apply to pedestrians; bicyclists; the motoring
public; and fire, police, and emergency units; and
F. other related issues as may be pertinent
to the roadway that have been identified from information submitted in part
8820.4020, subpart
2.
Statutory Authority: MS s 162.02; 162.021; 162.09
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