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DATE: July 19, 2010
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Consider a request for a waiver of the sidewalk requirement
FILE: 763-OB
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval.
Rob Clark has applied for a waiver of the sidewalk requirement along
the frontage of the BISD Agricultural Facility at 6150 Keith Rd.
In June, City Council approved an amendment to the Subdivision
Regulations that allows the Planning Commission to grant a waiver to
the sidewalk requirement if the applicant can prove that there is an
engineering reason for installing the sidewalk.
Mr. Clark states that his request is based on issues related to
construction, maintenance and pipeline restraints for this location.
He says that since the drainage along Keith Rd. is open ditch and
maintenance of said ditches would destroy any new sidewalk
construction. In addition, pipeline easements run parallel and
adjacent the full length of the agricultural field frontage on Keith Rd.
restricting construction interference with the easements. Finally,
entry to the agricultural facility is vehicle entry only to restrain live
stock and public from roaming animals. There is no pedestrian access
to this facility from Keith Rd.