03/12/2003 P&Z Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

• Planning & Zoning Board February 12, 2003 Page 15 DRAFT MINUTES Mr. Lyden asked how many residents were within 5 minutes of the fire department. Chief Bennett stated the average response time from time of call to time of delivery was 7.03 on average. Mr. Lyden asked what was the acceptable response times. Chief Bennett replied that was a matter of opinion. He noted the ambulance route had the same route as the fire route had. Mr. Lyden noted without the Carl Street connection, they would still be below average. Chief Bennett replied he was not taking into account the response time, so he believed it was about average without the connection. Chair Schaps asked about having only emergency accesses. Chief Bennett noted he was opposed to that idea because they were not plowed in the winter and to stop to remove the barrier cost them in response time. He noted if the road was plowed, even though it would be only for emergencies, the road would be used by the general public. Mr. Rafferty asked if they would have more corners to take if they put Carl Street through. Chief Bennett noted an additional corner would not be an issue. Mr. Rafferty asked if he had a house at the end of Carl Street and it was currently a cul- de -sac, what would you think if a new development went behind you in and your cul -de- sac went through. Chief Bennett replied he could not speak on that issue. Police Chief Peecha stated their position was a little different than the Fire Department. He stated he had prepared a study on Grid 7 and stated for the emergency calls in that area it took 2 -5 minutes to respond to a medical emergency. Anything over five minutes, the Fire Department was usually there. He noted with the new development, he expected their response times to be similar. He noted there were several additional accesses off of Lilac and Sunset to get into that area. He stated it may or not be beneficial to have access off of Carl Street depending on where the officer was located. Chair Schaps asked if the police had any opinion about the access off of Carl Street. Mr. Peecha replied as long as they had sufficient access off of Sunset and Lilac, it did not impact them that much. Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. John Johnson, engineer, stated they were in agreement with the conditions in the staff report. He noted they still needed to discuss phasing in detail. He stated they had submitted two phasing plan. Option one would not include townhomes in the first phase and would not include a connection to Carl Street. At the completion of pahses one and two there would be 120 units. Option two would have 79 units in the first phase, which would include the townhomes and the Carl Street Connection. He noted this option would have 122 units. He stated they were optimistic they could begin construction in late April and they would start marketing the townhomes in late fall, early winter. He stated it was important to have all three products available in the initial marketing. He stated they needed to have an ongoing inventory of approximately 40 units to allow DRAFT MINUTES