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Memorandum
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City of Springfield
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April 6, 2007
An~y Limbird, PlannedI
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Greg Kwock, P.E., Transportation Engineer
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, The Transportation Division has reviewed the materials provided with the subject application.
The comments ,outlined below are provided for y'our use in preparing'the land-use decision.,
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, Transportation System Impacts
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.' Laurel ~ venue arid Garden A venue abutting the site are unimproved local ~ccess roads
j (LARs),ilocated outside the Springfield city limits: The existing right of ways are 40 feet
wide on Laurel A venue and 50 feet wide,on Garden A venue. Average daily traffic on
these st}eets is estimated to be less than 200 vehicle trips per day., . ' ,
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j. The applicant proposes to dedicate an additional 10 feet of right of way along the west
side of Laurel Street abutting the site.
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J, . Based rin ITE Land Us~ Code 210 (Single-Family Detached Housing) full development
of the three crbated parcels with single-family residential uses would generate 30 ,
, additiorlal vehicle trips per day and 3 PM peak-hour vehicle trip onto the surrounding
street system. In addition, assumed development may generate pedestrian and bicycle,
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, Recommended Condition: Execute and record an Improvement Agreement for paving,
curb/gutter" sidewalk and street lighting on Laure,l Avenue and Garden Avenue. '
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Site Access arid Circulation'
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.. ~ ,As proposed, Parc61 I would have directfront"age onto Garden Av~nu~ and Laurel
, '" Avenue. ,The applicant proposes to widen the abutting existing concrete driveway to ,.
'" provide access to Parcel 2 and Parcel 3. :In addition, a 25' irrevocable public access imd. ~ ,,'
/ ' 'power easement is proposed until such time that Garden A venue is extended further west' "
of Laurel Av'enue. The north line of the proposed 25' irrevocable easement (the future'
'. 'street rjghtof way li'1e) would be aligned 7' south of the existing Garden A venue north,
'rightofway line., ' ' " " '
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" The ad?ptedConceptual Local Street Map calls for extension of G~rden Avenue
'westward along its existing alignment to the property boundary" To ensure that this
extensi~n is possible in the future, it would be appropriate to require the building
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SUB2007-00014',- Knight's Partition
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setbacks on proposed lots to be established with reference to the north line extended .from
the existing Garden Avenue right of way.
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Recommended Condition: Es~ablish the northerly line of the irrevocable public
access easement via an extension of the existing Garden Avenue north right-of-way
line westward through Parcels 1 and '2,
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