Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/01/2007

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Commission Business Acting Chairperson Levine called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:37 p.m. Commissioner VanScoy asked what the mechanism is for changing the right-of-way from 60 feet to 45 feet. Assistant Community Development Director Frolik replied City Code establishes right-of-way for service roads at 45 feet. Given the proximity of this plat to CR 5 it was agreed by staff to use the service road requirements. Secondly, the R-2 residential density requires a main public spine street through all multi-family developments; it requires a public road, not just public frontage. Commissioner Cleveland requested input from staff regarding the access to this development being directly across from the Lord of Life entrance versus what has been included in the plat. City Engineer Jankowski indicated in all cases it is desirable to have accesses line up across from each other. This is a unique situation in that it is not a public road; it is a driveway into the Lord of Life complex, which likely has heavy usage at certain periods. The other issue is that to have the access line up directly across from the Lord of Life entrance is not within the ability of this developer; as the access would have to move north and he does not control that property. Commissioner Brauer stated Chairperson Nixt had strong feelings about the original plat for this parcel. He has reviewed the minutes of that meeting and written down the questions raised by Chairperson Nixt, which likely apply to this plat as much as they did to the previous plat. Commissioner Brauer reviewed the following issues raised by Chairperson Nixt regarding the previous plat: Lining up the streets: Commissioner Brauer stated even though they are close to the City guidelines, it is difficult to get in and out of the Lord Life entrance/exit now, let alone if they were to add another road across the street from it at such a close spacing. Need to plan for the whole area: Commissioner Brauer commented these landholders do not seem to be able to work this out. It is not within the City's power, nor should the City tell the landowners they have to work it out. Density: Commissioner Brauer noted this applied to the PUD more than to the R-2; this plat meets the R-2 requirements. The road being adiacent to Nowthen Boulevard: Commissioner Brauer pointed out the far part of the road on the plat is virtually only a few feet from Nowthen Boulevard. The question regarding that from a safety point of view is whether it will disorient drivers, especially at night. This is a safety concern. Commissioner Brauer commented it does not seem that this plat answers some of these issues any better than the previous plat did. Planning Commission! February 1, 2007 Page 7 of 12 P7