HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-20-07 Deviation request HERRIGSTAD ENGINEERING PS
Civil Engineer
4320 Whistle Lake Road Dale Herrigstad,P.E.
Anacortes,WA 98221 (360) 299-8804
March 22, 2007
Don Measemer
Asst. Planning Director
City of Anacortes
PO Box 547
Anacortes,WA 98221
Cc: Jay Smith, Colleen Sargent
Subject: 3007 W 3rd Street access through W 4th Street ROW.
Dear Mr. Measemer,
Would you please consider the following proposal for access to the Smith property at 3007 W 3rd
Street as shown on the attached drawing. In response to the February 14, 2007 review response
letter from Steven Lange for a previous submittal please consider the following:
1. We are proposing a 12' wide driveway with no fire access. Fire access is much better
provided with a stairway from W 3rd Place. By limiting the driveway to 12' we could
limit the impervious impact as well as aesthetic impact. There is no physical way to
reduce the driveway grade below 19%so I doubt the fire depart would want to use it
as access.
2. You have asked for a minimum 20' alley width. I believe at most two homes would
access this driveway. One is only proposed. Again since no city service will utilize
this driveway, minimizing the impervious impact is desirable. The driveway does
provide the city the benefit of access to an existing sanitary sewer manhole that had no
previous access.
3. A recent field survey was completed and the attached drawing represents the current
conditions. The driveway would be provided with a thickened edge to the new catch
basin at the base of the slope as well as a new storm pipe for the open ditch on this
steep slope.
4. The grade of the driveway will be 19%. There is no physical way to reduce it to 12%.
Does a deviation request need to be submitted for a driveway? I believe the access
proposed provides both greater safety as well as public benefit(sanitary sewer access).
Please let me know if we can discuss this project in more detail or at a DRG meeting. Let me
know if this request as it stands requires an approval from the City Council and I will discuss with
the Client if he would like to pursue the approval.
Thank you for your help. pi
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