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-250- Centex Addition Preliminary Plat Review August 21, 2001 Page 2 of 6 4. DensiW: The subject property is 74.37 acres and the net density is 2.10 un/ts per acre, Street Plans: The proposed plat provides two accesses (Yakima and Xk/mo) to the collector street to the south (Alpine Drive or aka 153~d Avenue). Yakima Street will also be extended north to provide a through street to 156th Lane. The plat proposes two more connections with e,'cisting adjacent streets at 155th Lane to the west and Waco Street to the north. Per the direction of the Planning Commission, Ute Street is not proposed to be constructed and connect with Ute Street to the east in Stanhope Terrace. The southerly extension of Waco Street will terminate as a cul-de-sac on the north side of Alpine Drive to avoid an additional increase in traffic on Waco Street south of Alpine Drive. The street names should be modified as follows: .Waco Circle should be Waco Court, Xkimo Court should be Xkimo Street. At the Planning Commission meeting on August 7, Mr. John Westrum of 15551 Waco St. N.W. indicated that he had forwarded some alternative street layout designs to you for consideration. Those were not available for review at the Planning Commission meeting and the Commission directed that those alternative designs be included in the City Council case for preliminary plat approval for additional consideration. The three options presented by Mr. Schuster are attached for your information. The City offers the following comments on Options 1, 2 and 3 presented by Mr. Westrum. All of the alternatives eliminate access to the existing roads to the north. These would not be preferable to the street layout that was approved by the Planning Commission as they would not provide an alternate route to and from the development and would intensify the traffic on the remaining connections. Each of the alternates also provides a jog in 155th Lane to dissuade traffic from utilizing the connection to the existing 155th Lane. Where--~ this is an important goal, this objective was accomplished with the preferred layout that was passed by the Planning Commission. Another disadvantage to the three alternatives that were provided is the connection of the Yakima Court cul-de-sac to the south of 155th Lane N.W. Whereas this would also provide for a more direct access to 153rd Avenue N.W., it also fills in the pond that is being proposed to drain the entire subdivision. Alternate 3 proposes to connect Waco Street so there is a 4- rd way intersection at Alpine Drive N.W. (aka 153 Avenue N.W.) and Waco Street. This connection was eliminated throughout discussion of the preferred plan due to the possibility that vehicles may go straight south and increase the traffic concerns that have been expressed over the past few years on Waco Street south of Alpine Drive N.W. I I I I ! I ! I I I I' ! I I I I