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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 Roston felt that evaluation will show there is not undue hardship to warrant granting a Variance for a cul-de-sac longer than 500 feet. Roston felt there was no provision in the City's Code to process a temporary cul- de-sac without a Variance. Roston questioned what is considered temporary. He noted that it is unlikely that the proposed stub connections will be developed within the next few years. Roston stated that the City's Code is a set of rules and these rules haue to be applied uniformly. Roston pointed out that in addition to the legal issues, a traffic engineer was asked to look at this development as well. Roston noted that the Council has James Benshoofls report and resume and asked that it be entered as part of the public record. James Benshoof, traffic engineer representing Mr. and Mrs. Gores and some of the adjacent neighbors to proposed Richie Place, reviewed his resume as well as his September 26, 2007 traffic report relative to the proposed development. The report addressed traffic safety implications relative to the proposed cul-de-sac. Benshoof noted the question of safety on a cul-de-sac longer than 500 feet and asked if the City can be assured that the road would be extended. Benshoof noted recent discussions relative to cul-de-sac length in a concept review for development of the Steinert property. During that review the City Planner noted concerns with emergency vehicle access on cul-de-sacs longer than 500 feet. Benshoof reported that he has visited the Richie Place site and looked at the topography of the property. His conclusion was that there are traffic safety concerns with the cul-de-sac length property, and noted that there are not assurances as to when the cul-de-sac would be extended. Benshoof noted that what is before the Council for review is a cul-de-sac of 1,050 feet in length, not a temporary cul-de-sac. Blesener reported that he has lived on a cul-de-sac that is considerably longer than the one proposed for the past 39 years, and there have been no issues of concern. Blesener noted that the City Council has the opinion of the City Attorney, City Engineer, and City Planner that this is a temporary cul-de-sac, thus exempt from the 500-foot limitation. Montour indicated that his biggest concern is the additional traffic that would be added to LaBore Road. Montour noted that Mr. Benshoof did not address this as a concern in his report. Benshoof stated that the addition of traffic from 16 single-family lots onto LaBore Road would not be a problem. 12