07-40RESOLUTION NO.: 2007-40
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FIVE -TON WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR A PORTION
OF 77TH STREET WITHIN THE CITY OF OTSEGO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, the 77" Street between the west boundary of Otsego and Jalger Avenue
is a public street under the jurisdiction of the City of Otsego; and,
WHEREAS, 77th Street was constructed 77th Street NE was constructed in October
1994 as part of a cooperative experimental project between the Finnish National Road
Administration and several units of Minnesota government including the University of
Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Local Road Research Board,
Wright County, Steams County, Benton County, Sherburne County MnDOT and the City of
Otsego; and,
WHEREAS, prior to the Finnish Overlay Paving project, this section of 77th Street
was reconstructed along with the Mn/ROAD Research Project located to the south and west
by subcutting 2 feet to remove unsuitable soils and replacing with good subgrade soil, 4
inches of Class -5 aggregate and 2 inches of Class 1 surfacing aggregate; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the cooperative Finnish Overlay project a 2 inch layer of the
Finnish oil gravel mix was placed on an additional 6 inches of Class 5 aggregate base and
surface was built to 22 foot wide with 1 foot wide shoulders for this section of 774h Street;
and,
WHEREAS, tests were taken on the in place soils of this section of 77th Street and
found to have R -values between 8 and 12, indicating a soft subgrade; and,
WHEREAS, this section of 77th Street was constructed in numerous test sections
varying in thickness to determine which area will maintain a passable road condition the
longest; and,
WHEREAS, this section of 77th Street constructed during this experiment does not
meet the City of Otsego's current commercial/industrial street section established by the
adopted City Engineering Manual; and,
WHEREAS, this section of 77th Street has already required maintenance and
patching due to some sections failing; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council directed at their meeting on 11 June 2007 that this
section of 77th Street be designated as a minimum maintenance street as part of the City's
Annual Street Maintenance Program; and,
WHEREAS, no properties in the City of Otsego access directly to this section of 77th
Street; and,
WHEREAS, one property in Monticello Township currently accesses this section of
77th Street; and,
WHEREAS, the Wright County Board of Adjustment approved a variance on 22 June
2007 allowing development by Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc. of a parcel in Monticello
Township not abutting this section of 774h Street based on access only to 77th Street across
an abutting property using a private drive; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc. development is a
commercial wholesale business related to restoring wetlands, woodlands and shorelines;
and,
WHEREAS, the opinion of the City Engineer, Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc., is
that 77th Street in its current condition does not have the capability to support heavy truck
traffic generated by a business such as Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc., whether
proposed in the City of Otsego or Monticello Township; and,
WHEREAS, use of this section of 77th Street by a business such as Minnesota Native
Landscapes, Inc. has the potential to cause damage to the public street outside of expected
normal wear increasing the burden on the City's Public Works Department and City budgets
for Street maintenance and construction.
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues 169.87 allows Cities to prohibit the operation of
vehicles upon any such roadway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be
operated upon any such roadway, whenever any such roadway by reason of deterioration
will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or
the permissible weights thereof reduced.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the section of 77th Street between the City of
Otsego's west boundary and Jalger Avenue shall be weight restricted and enforced to not
more than five tons per axle until repealed by resolution of the City Council
MOTION BY: CM HEIDNER
SECOND BY: MAYOR FOURNIER
ALL IN FAVOR: Mayor Larry Fournier; Councilmembers: Vern Heidner, Jessica
Stockamp, Mark Thorsted and Tom Darkenwald
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THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 25th day of June, 2007.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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u y Hn, Zoning Administrator/City Clerk