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CASE # ~ Public Hearing REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO CUL-DE-SAC LENGTH FOR THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF SHADE TREE CREEK; CASE OF SHADE TREE CONSTRUCTION By: Breanne Dairies, Associate Planner Background: Shade Tree Construction has submitted an application for preliminary plat to develop the pamel of land directly south of 177th Avenue NW and Erkium Street NW as a cluster subdivision. The applicant has requested a variance to cul-de-sac length of 600 feet in order to extend Erkium Street through the plat as a cul-de-sac. Also, staff has requested that the developer construct 177th Avenue to the western boundary of the parcel to make an important link in the eventual connection to Highway 47. The extension of 177th will result in the construction of a temporary cul-de-sac. This will also require a variance to the maximum cul-de-sac length of 600 feet. The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) d) Site location map Proposed plat Proposed findings offact Proposed variance Notification: In accordance with State Statute, owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property were notified of the request for variance. In this instance, property owners within 700 feet were notified. Observations: City Ordinances limit the length ora cul-de-sac to 600 feet. The area where the variance is being requested is located on a parcel with limited access opportunities. The extension of Erkium Street is the only plausible road that provides access to this site. There are no possible road connections to be made to the south due to Trott Brook, resulting in the necessity for a cul-de-sac to the south. To the southwest, the subject property contains wetlands that limit the construction of through roads on the site. The City is exploring the possibility of pursuing the connection of 177th Avenue on the northwest portion of the property. As the City is requiring the construction of 177th Avenue to the western edge of the plat, an additional variance to road length is needed. 3