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MEMO To: Greg Schroeder From: Lee Elfering Subject: Pitrina Park Terrace Date: 5/17/01 It is our understanding that the homeowners association for the Pitrina Park Terrace development is requesting the cul -de -sac streets be transferred from private to public status so the City would be responsible for ownership and maintenance. Below are some issues that should be considered before making a decision on the acceptance of the cul -de -sac streets within the Pitrina Park Terrace development. Street The current City typical street width is 28 feet wide face of curb to face of curb with a section consisting of a minimum of six inches (6 ") of aggregate base and three inches (3 ") of bituminous. The City's standard cul -de -sac radius is 45 -feet. The cul -de -sacs within the Pitrina Park development are currently 28 feet wide back to back with surmountable concrete curb and gutter. City records indicate that the existing street section for the cul -de -sacs is eight inches (8 ") of aggregate base, one and a half inches (1'/i') of bituminous base, and one and a half inches (1' /s ") of bituminous wear on top of between one foot and two feet of corrected subbase. The cul -de -sacs have a paved radius of 45 -feet. Although the street width is slightly less than the City's typical width, the section appears to be adequate. Right -Of -Way Right -of -way widths throughout the City vary from 100 -feet to only 40 -feet. However the latest development (Parkview Court) had a 50 -foot wide street right -of -way which is the current city standard. A 55 -foot radius right -of -way exists around the cul -de -sac in the Parkview Court development. There is typically a 10 -foot drainage and utility easement outside the street right -of- way. There is no existing street right -of -way for any of the cul -de -sac streets in the Pitrina Park development. However, the streets lie within drainage and utility easements that are 50 -feet wide with a 50 -foot radii on the cul -de -sacs. If these easements were dedicated to the City as street right -of -way, the street would match the width of the right -of -way in Parkview Court, but the end cul -de -sacs would have a smaller right -of -way and there would be no drainage and utility easement outside the street right -of -way. Set Back The City's set back requirement for the front of a building in area zoned R2 is 30 -feet from the right -of -way. As mentioned before there is no designated street right -of -way for the cul -de -sacs within the development, however if the existing drainage and utility easement was used a street right -of -way C: \Little Canada\Pitrina Park Memo.doc Page 38