Minnesota Administrative Rules

8820.4040 NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTE CONSIDERATION.

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

History:

18 SR 32; 32 SR 608

Published Electronically:

October 15, 2007