PETITION TO KEEP CIRCLE DRIVE A 20-FOOT PAVED STREET

 

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the City Council deny the request of the Petitioners of Circle Drive.

Background

On June 17, 1999 the Public Works Department received a petition from residents of Circle Drive requesting that it remain a 20-foot wide paved street without sidewalks.

At the present time, three adjacent homes are being constructed on Circle Drive. Developers have been instructed by Public Works that when constructing the curbs and gutters, they are to allow for a 30-foot roadway – curb to curb.

At the onset of construction, residents of Circle Drive circulated the previously noted petition, requesting that no changes be made to the existing situation – that the width of the street remain a 20-foot wide roadway.

Analysis

The existing roadway on Circle Drive is predominately 20 feet wide although several of the newer homes have curbs and gutters constructed using the 30-foot wide roadway guideline. The 30-foot width is based on the fact that Circle Drive has a 60-foot wide right-of-way. A 30-foot wide roadway on a 60-foot right-of-way allows for curb parking on both sides of the street, the orderly movement of traffic in both directions and adequate sidewalk width on both sides of the street.

All private improvements within the 60-foot right-of-way are considered to be encroaching into the right-of-way. The City’s sewer main line is outside of the roadway on the west side within the 60-foot right-of-way. This makes it difficult for City personnel when providing sewer maintenance and repair. Staff requested that the developers of the homes now under construction build a new sewer main line, away from the encroachment area and the sidewalk.

For the above reasons, staff recommends denial of the Residents’ petition and to permit the construction to continue without change.

 

Alternatives

1. Approve Staff’s recommendation; or

2. Approve the request of the Petitioners; or

3. Take no action.