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<br />Lawrence - Williams Addition 72 Units - Site Plan Review <br />City Council Memo - August 2, 2004 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />. Sidewalks and trails <br />. Parking <br />· Verify timing of Traffic Study to ensure inclusion of High School. <br />. Architecture <br />. Tree Preservation <br /> <br />June 28, 2004 - Planning Commission Meeting <br />The Planning Commission voted to deny the request. Staff provided the following <br />information based upon the June 14th meeting requests. <br /> <br />. Sidewalks and Trails in the Neighborhood - Whispering Lane is not part of the <br />sidewalk and trail plan. The sidewalk and trail policy calls for placement only along collector <br />roads and highways, or to provide links to community amenities (schools, parks, etc.). <br />Whispering Lane is 36 feet wide (curb face to curb face); wider than the 32 foot standard <br />currently in place, providing additional width for bikes and pedestrians. <br /> <br />· Parking - Adequacy On Site and On Street - Parking meets the 2 space per unit <br />minimum requirement (144 spaces) of the Zoning Ordinance. Parking is allowed on both <br />sides of Whispering Lane in the area. Whispering Lane is 36 feet wide (curb face to curb <br />face); wider than the 32 foot standard currently in place. The City has just enacted changes <br />to the parking code to limit on street parking to no more than 24 hours. Any change to <br />restrict parking could be approved by the City Council after review by the Public Works <br />Director. <br /> <br />· Architectural Issues - The applicant's architect David Harris has submitted additional <br />information including a color rendering of the building and analysis of conformance to the <br />City's Architectural Standards. He has also included property information and pictures of <br />adjacent residences. <br /> <br />· Traffic Study - Benshoof and Associates, author of the original Traffic Study in July, <br />2003 has re-analyzed traffic along Featherstone, 4th Street, and Whispering Lane to <br />include traffic from generated by the High School. They have concluded that their original <br />projections on level of service are unchanged even with the school traffic. Please see <br />attached memo for further information. Traffic Count reports for 4th Street and other <br />comparable streets have also been included for comparison. <br /> <br />· Tree Preservation Plan - The grading plan has been modified to include preservation of <br />nine significant trees at the northwest corner of the property. The City Forester has <br />reviewed the plans and they have addressed the comments of his previous reviews. He <br />notes that given the density previously approved on the property (prior to Tree Preservation <br />Standards) it is virtually impossible to meet all of today's tree preservation guidelines with <br />the approved density. <br /> <br />- <br />