Streets.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 69.501
in effectSec. 69.501. - Streets.
(a) Standards. Streets shall conform to the comprehensive plan and the official map, if any. No new residential subdivision shall be created without provision for streets which meet these requirements and design standards. In cases of commercial/industrial subdivisions, the director of public works may require different standards.
(b) Alignment. All streets should connect with or terminate at other streets to the extent possible. Cul-de-sac streets are discouraged except where traffic safety or physical site constraints make them necessary. New streets shall provide for the continuation of existing streets of adjoining subdivisions and for projection of streets into adjoining properties which are not yet subdivided.
Local streets shall discourage use by through traffic. Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed minor arterial, the planning administrator may require marginal access streets reverse frontage lots which contain screen planting in a nonaccess reservation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service alleys or such other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and the separation of through and local traffic.
(c) Width. Except in the Highwood area (as defined in Section 69.200), all right-of-way widths and roadway widths shall conform to the following minimum dimensions unless modified by the director of public works:
Right-of Way Width in Feet | Roadway Width in Feet
Minor Arterials | 80 | 44
Collectors | 66 | 36
Local Streets | (Director of Public Works)
Industrial Streets | (Director of Public Works)
In Highwood, local streets created after the effective date of this ordinance [Ordinance No. 17890] shall have a minimum roadway width of twenty-four (24) feet and minimum right-of-way width of fifty (50) feet. When existing local streets that were less than twenty-four (24) feet wide as of October, 1990, are disturbed for installation of city services or resurfacing, they shall be rebuilt at their original widths, as reported to the director of public works by the Highwood Task Force in October, 1990, (Appendix A), unless a wider street is requested by petition of abutting property owners. Because of narrower streets, on-street parking may be restricted to ensure adequate width for emergency vehicle access.
(d) Deflections. When the centerline of connecting streets or the centerline of a single street deflect from each other at any one point by more than five (5) degrees, they shall be connected by a curve with a radius appropriate to the design speed of the street; such radius shall be approved by the director of public works.
(e) Grades. All centerline gradients shall be at least one-half of one percent (0.5%) and shall not exceed the following:
Grade
Major Arterials | 6%
Collectors | 6%
Local Streets | 10%
(f) Intersections:
(1) Jog: Street intersections with centerline offsets of less than twenty-five (25) feet shall require prior approval by the director of public works.
(2) Angle: In general, all streets shall join each other so that, for a distance of one hundred (100) feet, the street is approximately at right angles to the street it joins. In no case shall any street intersect any other street at an angle of less than eighty (80) degrees.
(3) Size: Intersections of more than four (4) corners shall be prohibited.
(g) Cul-de-sacs. Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed six hundred (600) feet in length and shall terminate in a circular turnaround having a minimum right-of-way radius of fifty (50) feet and a roadway radius of forty (40) feet.
(h) Industrial and commercial streets. The director of public works shall establish different requirements and standards for commercial and industrial streets.
(i) Street names. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the city council. No street names shall be used which will duplicate or be confused with, either phonetically or by spelling names of existing streets. The name of an extension or continuation of an existing street shall be the same as that of the existing street. Generally, no street should change direction by more than ninety (90) degrees without a change in street name.
(Ord. No. 17890, § 3, 11-21-91; C.F. No. 03-1028, § 1, 4-7-04)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITVIIIZOCO_CH69ZOCOUBRE_ARTVGEREDEST_S69.501STFetched: 11/1/2026