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• SSR & W Minor Subdivision page 5 PLANNING & ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION The P & Z considered the application on November 14, 2001. The P & Z agreed that a road easement along the eastern edge of the property is appropriate but that it be 33 feet instead of the full 66 feet. The other 33 feet would be acquired when and if property to the east develops. OPINION Staff originally recommended dedication of a sixty -six foot wide right -of -way running north -south from Main Street to the existing unimproved Duffee Drive right -of -way. Dedication of this right -of -way was intended to satisfy three issues as follows: 1. It would satisfy the ordinance requirement regarding full frontage on a publicly dedicated street. 2. It would allow for the future implementation of the City's transportation plan that includes a proposed southerly extension of Rondeau Road to Oak Lane. 3. It would address access issues with the property immediately to the west . of the subject property that, at the time, shared a driveway across the applicants property. This recommendation was not supported by the applicant's lot purchaser (Mr. Racutt), the Planning and Zoning Board, nor the City Council. Following further discussions with Mr. Racutt, staff proposed the following: 1. dedication of a 33 foot wide strip of right -of -way along the east side of the property, to satisfy the frontage on a public street requirement and to conform, in part to the City's Transportation Plan. 2. a dedication of 50 feet of right -way parallel to Main Street to provide access to the adjacent residential property to the west, avoiding a new access point onto Main Street and providing Mr. Racutt with a buffer from that property. This option was subsequently rejected by Mr. Racutt and a decision was again postponed. Staff's last recommendation, presented to the Council on February 11, 2003, was to deny the request based on potential legal issues with public right -of -way only open to specific individuals and possible public safety issues. The City Council requested that the application be brought back to the Planning & Zoning Board. However, following additional discussions with the Public