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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-30-07 Letter 3007 West 3rd Place - Richard Crabill April 30, 2007 Richard Crabill Ramona Severson 3004 Georgia Place Anacortes, WA 98221 Subject: Rear Lot Access to 3007 West 3rd Place Dear Richard and Ramona, This letter is in response to your concerns regarding the proposed Rear Lot Access to 3007 West 3rd Place for a Single Family Resident, as outlined in your March 7, 2007 letter. Enclosed, you will find all of the correspondence that are applicable to this proposal. In March 13, 2006 a Letter of Request was submitted to the Engineering Department. For street access off of West 3rd Place and garage access off of West 4' Street. The Engineering Department visited the site to determine: 1) Existing improvements 2) Site conditions and 3) Potential use by adjacent and upstream properties. It has been established that the legal frontage for this Site would be off of West 3rd Place, which has existing Lot frontage improvements. The determined construction improvements for Erie Avenue and West 4" Street, based on the Anacortes Municipal Code and the Engineering and Development Services Standards, was reviewed by the Development Review Committee for compliance with City Design Standards, as well as meeting the needs of the Fire and Maintenance Departments. In February of 2007, a new Site Plan was presented proposing access to the property off of West 4" Street. It was expressed, by the owner that the driveway access off of West 3rd Place would have a grade of approximately 24% when the project was completed. The Engineering Staff determined that the construction improvements for Erie Avenue and West 4' Street shall follow the same guidelines previously mentioned. These improvements were reviewed by the Development Review Committee for compliance with the City Design Standards as well as meeting the needs of the Fire and Maintenance Departments. On April 20, 2007, the Engineer of Record submitted a Deviation Request that would reduce the previously required street width from 20-feet to 12-feet, additionally providing Fire Access stairway off of West 3rd Place. A meeting was held on April 23, 2007 with the Owners Representative, the Engineer of Record, the Building Department and an Engineering Representative. This proposal was reviewed by myself and again by the Development Review Committee. On April 25, 2007, a letter approving the Deviation Request, with conditions, was mailed to the Engineer of Record. The Public Works Department has consistently required frontage improvements with Single Family construction, pursuant to Anacortes Municipal Code — 15.20.050. On occasion we, the Public Works Department, have entertained alternative improvement solutions on a case by case basis that are site specific. An alternative improvement was proposed and considered because this site does have topographic constraints. As outlined in the April 25, 2007 letter, the improvements meet the City Design Standards. Future driveway connections to these improvements on Erie Avenue and West 4th Street by adjacent properties will be required to widen the road. If you have any questions or would like to meet and discuss, please call me at 360-299.1950, extension 226. Sincerely, CITY OF ANACORTES Fred Buckenmeyer Public Works Director sl CC: Steven Lange, Jeff Miller, Don Measamer, Rick Harvey, Dan Harju