Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 51, June 17, 2024
Part 8820.4040 - NATURAL PRESERVATION ROUTE CONSIDERATIONSubpart 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; andF. 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