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| Barbara & Michael Carlson | 11/13/2006 9:29:21 AM |
| 1. At least 4 dwellings appear to be precipitously close to the bluff edge. Setbacks should be 25' from the top of the bluff per MOA Buildiing Safety requirments. This is important due to the likelihood of the bluff sliding during an larage siesmic event and to reduce erosion of the steep bluff slope 2. We protest the vacating of the easement up Snead which should be preserved as a public overlook of the ACWR to which there should be a pedestrian/bicycle facility from the future upgraded sidewalk or trail along W Dimond. If this easement is vacated the land will be built upon & gone as a public viewing spot forever. It needs minor develpment, such as viewing deck, so that it can be used as a spot to appreciate the Refuge, its inhabitants & migrating visitors. 3. 44 dwellings on a 9 acre area is totally out of character of the immediate neighborhood. Less would be more. 4. Currently roundabouts are being considered on W Dimond at Sand Lake and Snead as a way to safely & efficiently route traffic while slowing it down. If more easements are needed for these improvements they should be considered & placed on this plat. Coordinate with MOA Public Works and R&M Consultants to make sure this replat doesn't foreclose the potential. 5. The east entrance of the project is too close to the intersection of Sand Lake Road and West Dimond Blvd. to be safe. This is a dangeroous intersection that has seen numerous accidents. The introduction of an ingresse/egress point so close to this intersection can only increase the already hazzardous situation. This entrance should be moved to the west. 6. That said, the entrance at Snead across from the West Park subdivision is at the crest of an extremely dangerous stretch of road, where a number of people have been killed in accidents. One of the considerations in the upgrade of West Dimond/Jodhpur is to lower the speed limit. That would help, but it would not make it as safe as it will need to be. A roundabout might be the only way to go. 7. The landscape buffer along Dimond is puny to start with and will quickly be decimated by moose. A more significant ammenity should be provided for a dense development like this along a major collector street. | |
| Kirsten Ballard | 10/10/2006 12:29:56 PM |
| Additional improvements to the area, i.e., school, sidewalks and a bike lane along Dimond Blvd, Jodphur and Kincaid are needed. Turn lanes and a stoplight are going to be needed at Sand Lake Road & Dimond before the population density increases significantly, as it will with this development along with the one in the "Pit". City water and sewer need to be provided for this and any other developments in this are. Gravel Pit next to Jade Park should be expanded into parkland. | |