05-31CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-31
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY DUST CONTROL POLICY
WHEREAS, the City of Otsego still has various gravel roads within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, increased development and traffic within those areas with gravel roads has
increased requests from residents for City dust control ; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that a written dust control policy is needed to
notify residents of the City's established policies in regards to dust control; and
WHEREAS, the written dust control policy also clarifies dust control payments and
assessments relative to the City's adopted Assessment Policy.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Otsego,
Minnesota as follows:
Dust control shall be provided to property owners requesting dust control by
application to the City received on or before April 1 of the year. The application
form shall be generated by the City and shall include a request for application of
dust control at a certain designated area on an abutting gravel road and shall
include an agreement to pay the amount established by the City Council yearly for
dust control, as well as an agreement to have any unpaid amount assessed against
the requesting property.
2. One unit of dust control application shall consist of five hundred (500) feet of
application over the normal width of a gravel road within the City. Payment shall
be for one application to be applied by the City. The amount of a single
application shall be determined yearly by the City Council on the same date that
other yearly fees are established by the City Council either by Ordinance or
Resolution.
3. In the event that the City determines that a gravel road serves as collector street,
additional dust control, if required, will be done at City expense. The area that
will receive City funded dust coating will be determined by the City. A
determination of collector street status for any road course does not have to be
consistent with other designations of collector streets included in City ordinances
and policies. The City may take into account the following factors in determining
whether or not to designate a gravel road as a collector street;
A. Whether or not traffic utilizing the gravel road is primarily local or primarily
utilizing the road as a corridor from one area to another.
B. If ordinary or unusual circumstances exist, such as construction activity
within the area, which will result in an increase in traffic requiring dust
control over certain gravel roads.
C. Whether or not weather or other circumstances have resulted in unusual
amounts of dust requiring more wide spread City dust control measures.
4. Any determination that a gravel road is a collector route rather than a local route
is not a permanent designation and be reevaluated by the City Council from time
to time.
5. The City Council, at its discretion, may consider additional applications for dust
control after the stated dates upon unusual circumstances.
ADOPTED thisa-1 day of June, 2005 by the Otsego City Council.
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