The existing sanitary sewer to the property, was a 6" pipe installed some years ago to accommodate a maximum of 36 multiple family units on this site. The new standard requires a minimum 8" pipe, even though the proposal was for only 10 single family units. The existing pipe would have to be replaced with the larger one, at the developers expense, through lands now owned by the municipality.
The minimum requirement for a public street on this site would have to allow for street parking on both sides, on a paved surface 30 feet wide. The proposed street would also be required to end in a cul-de-sac measuring 92 feet curb to curb. Public roads with reduced widths are not permitted, regardless of the size of the project.
Of the two access points into the site, the one chosen as being the safest and most practical, exited onto Karen Drive, a quiet local residential street. Because of existing grades, the installation of a small retaining wall was required in order to contain all roadway construction to within the existing road reserve. This access option was dismissed, when the municipality announced that it Adoes not permit the installation of retaining walls on public property@. The only other access was directly onto a busy 4 lane highway.
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| Access to site off Karen Drive |
A small area within the site was designated as a park area. The municipality required that a sidewalk be built within the new road right of way, to facilitate access to the park area for residents of Karen Drive, even though there is no sidewalk on Karen Drive to connect into.
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