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☒City Council Approved: 6/21/1993
☐City-Wide Revised:
☐Department
RESIDENTIAL STOP SIGNS
PURPOSE: The purpose of the residential stop sign policy is to provide fair and uniform treatment
of all requests for stop signs in residential areas. A consistent application of the policy serves both the
motorist and resident within the City.
PROCESS: The staff member you have contacted will formalize your traffic safety concern or
request. That person will work with you and gather the pertinent facts to help clearly define the
problem and seek a solution. City staff will review those facts, determine if the request is warranted and
will share this determination with you. If you disagree with the recommendation or can bring for the
additional information and/or facts that are persuasive as related to the City warrants/policies for the
requested issue, you may request that the Traffic Safety Committee review the issue.
POLICY: 1. The provisions of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD) shall be followed.
2. Relevant speed, volumes, accident records and sight obstructions shall be reviewed when
considering the installation of a stop sign.
3. Absent engineering data which clearly indicates the need for a stop sign, a residential
intersection should be left uncontrolled.
4. If an intersection experiences five (5) or more right angle accidents in a three
(3) year period, stop signs should be considered.
5. If the presence of a sight obstruction is contributing to accidents at an intersection,
removal of the sight obstruction should be sought before considering a stop sign.
6. If the 85th percentile speed on any leg of an intersection is more than five (5) MPH over the
posted speed limit, a stop sign should be considered for the intersecting street.
7. If traffic volumes exceed 1,000 vehicles per day on each of the intersecting streets, stop signs
should be considered.
8. Residential stop signs shall not be installed in an attempt to control speed.
9. Residential stop signs shall not be installed in an attempt to control volume.