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Planning Commission 4 <br /> Derrick Investment Co. <br /> July 23, 1996 <br /> • However, the private road design will be widened to 30 foot wide road <br /> throughout the project. Off of that main 30 foot road will be various <br /> driveways to serve each of the units within the planned unit development. <br /> Some of these driveways are proposed at a width of 16 feet. However, the <br /> Fire Chief has requested that each of these driveways have a minimum <br /> width of 20 feet throughout the entire project. <br /> At this time, it is proposed that the main roadway that winds through the <br /> development would have surmountable concrete curb and gutter while each <br /> of the individual driveways from that loop road would have a rolled <br /> bituminous curb. Staff has had an opportunity to visit other townhouse <br /> projects similar to this one and would recommend that the surmountable <br /> curb be expanded to include some of the secondary roadways or driveways <br /> which are 20 feet in width and branch off from the primary ring road. Not <br /> only would the curb and gutter provide a much cleaner finished appearance, <br /> but also help facilitate the drainage of the parking areas and driveways as <br /> well as clearly defining the driveways from the landscaped areas. It is rather <br /> difficult to explain the exact location of staff's recommendation for the curb <br /> and gutter in a narrative form and therefore, staff would be prepared <br /> Tuesday night to illustrate for the Planning Commission the exact locations <br /> • that we would recommend the surmountable curb and gutter. <br /> Some of the driveways off the main ring road are much wider than a <br /> standard driveway. These driveways should be narrowed as much as <br /> possible. <br /> • Pedestrian Circulation <br /> The planned unit development is being proposed as a small community <br /> possibly intended for a majority of people nearing their retirement age that <br /> would like to reside in a active community, but not have the ongoing <br /> maintenance issues associated with owning a home. One of the other <br /> elements that has been noticed when looking through other similar projects <br /> is the incorporation of a pedestrian system that would allow the convenient <br /> movement of pedestrians around this planned community. It would be <br /> recommended that the primary loop road serving the townhouses include a <br /> sidewalk along one side of the road. Also, as part of the preliminary plat, it <br /> would be recommended that a sidewalk be constructed along the north side of <br /> Highland Road, as Highland Road is identified as a collector street between <br /> Freeport and Proctor further to the west. At this time, there is no sidewalk <br /> on Highland Road; however, it is anticipated that at some time in the future <br /> given the collector status of Highland a sidewalk would be included from <br /> O Jackson Avenue to Proctor. This sidewalk along Highland Road would also <br />