Attachment 9- Private Street Signs •
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9 CITY OF CHANIIASSEN
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Stephanie Smith,Project Engineer
DATE: September 25, 2017
SUBJ: Private Street Signs
Issue
The City Code does have requirements for regulatory,warning or guidance signage on private
streets. Private developments are installing signs that do not meet signage standards set by the
Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Devices. This can result in difficulty to read and driver
confusion.
Chanhassen's City Code is silent on signage requirements for private developments and private
streets.
Alternatives
1) Do nothing.Non-standard signs would continue to be installed.
2) Amend Section 20-1103 to require private street signage to follow the most recent
version of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Devices.
Recommendation
Staff recommends Option 2 to make signage consistent within the City. The revised ordinance
could read:
Sec. 20-1103. Private streets.
(a) Private streets are prohibited unless created and maintained pursuant to City Code
subsections 18-57 (n), (o) and (r). Lots of record created prior to December 10, 1990
are exempt from the private streets requirements.
(Ord. No. 209, § 3, 6-27-94; Ord. No. 324, § 24, 7-9-01)
(b) Private streets are required to use signage that is consistent with the most recent version
of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
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