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011 1) That on June 2, 1980, the developer presented a preliminary plat to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission. 2) That the plat presented on June 2, 1980, was a revised plat consist- ing of less acreage than a preliminary plat presented by the developer at an earlier date. 3) That because of the similarity with the earlier plat and the plat presented on June 2, 1980, the Planning and Zoning Commission determined that a new public hearing was not necessary. 4) That the City Engineer made certain recommendations regarding the plat ~n a letter dated June 2, 1980 and addressed to the Planning Commission, and which letter the City Council has reviewed. 5) That the Planning and Zoning Commission passed a resolution approving the plat subject to the City Engineer's recommendations along with other matters, and that said resolution is incorporated herein as if fully set forth. (See E~ibit #1 attached) 6) That the City Council reviewed the previous preliminary plat on March 11, 1980, and it was a consensus that the park dedication should include corridors on both sides of Trott Brook instead of only one side. Consequently, the developer deleted a portion of the plat adjacent to the brook. 7) That there was extensive discussion amongst the Council [and the tdeveloper's representative Paul Johnson,.concerning .the len~th~ofthe proposed cul-de-sac. 8) That the City's subdivision regulations provides in Section 170.038C7, that "The maximum length of cul-de-sac streets shall be six hundred (600) feet, measured along the centerline from the intersection of origin to the end of' the right-of-way. (See Exhibit 2). 9) tP~at several Council members on July 8, 1980 questioned the safety factor of pe~,itting lengthy cul-de-sacs with the resultant one access problem to the six (6) lot plat plus the existing platted areas of Brookview Estates and White Pines Estates. 10) That in the past, the City has permitted one access situations to occur by allowing the plats of Trott Brook First and Second Addition, Forest Hideaway, Woodlawn Estates, Whispering Pines Estates Plat #3, Rum Acres, White Pines Estates, Mississppi Acres, Itasca Heights, Caroline Acres, Rodeo Hills, lower portion of Riverwood Hills, Brook- view Estates, Menkveld's Country Park and Gateway North Industrial Park. (See Exhibit #3)