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DATE: October 21, 2013
TO: Planning Commission and City Council
FROM: Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT: Consider a request for a waiver to the sidewalk requirement.
FILE: 840-OB
STAFF REPORT
Planning staff recommends approval.
Tom Neild, on behalf of Agriland Farm Credit, is requesting a waiver to the requirements
for a sidewalk. The new construction is to be built at 7185 IH 10 S.
The ordinance states that:
(3) The planning and zoning commission may grant a waiver to the sidewalk requirement
if the applicant can prove that there is an engineering reason for not installing a sidewalk.
(Chapter 26, Section 26.03.004 (3))
There are several reasons why it is logical and acceptable for a sidewalk waiver to be
granted in this instance. The developer outlines these reasons in the attached letter. It
should be noted, however, that the fact that there are no sidewalks in the area is not an
appropriate measure of the applicability of the ordinance.
Exhibits are attached.