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Mr. Steve Ach <br />May 18, 1995 <br />• Page Two <br />^ The two major points of access for the plat aze CSAH 1 on the south and <br />Proctor Avenue (County Raad 77) on the east. Given the lazge amount of <br />traffic which will use these two points for ingress and egress upon full <br />development of the area, we would recommend a slightly wider road section <br />at these two points. Specifically, we would recommend that Upland Avenue <br />between CSAH 1 and Rush Drive and 195th Drive between County Road <br />77 and Rush Drive be built to a 36-foot wide street section. This will <br />provide for two lanes of traffic with a slightly wider shoulder area. The <br />wider shoulder area should provide adequate space for pedestrian <br />movements such as bicycles, or vehicle movements accessing the lots <br />adjacent to these roads. It also provides a larger degree of safety, for <br />instance, for persons stepping off the curb to access their mailboxes. <br />In addition to the wider street section, we believe these two segments of <br />road should be built with minimum 30 mile per hour horizontal and vertical <br />curves for safe movement of the expected lazger volume of traffic. This <br />will require a redesign of the layout of Upland Avenue on the south end of <br />the plat where fairly sharp curves are currently proposed. <br />• These proposed road sections can easily be constructed within a 60-foot <br />wide right-of--way. However, if a detached pathway of some kind is also <br />proposed in these areas, consideration should be given to requiring a wide <br />right-of-way, perhaps 70 feet, with the road slightly offset to allow more <br />mom on one side for the pathway. <br />^ This plat needs to provide access from the south boundary out to CSAH 1. <br />The submittal documents currently do not show any construction south of <br />the plat boundary. Additional information relative to the road access to <br />CSAH 1 needs to be provided. <br />^ A temporary cul-de-sac should be provided on Highland Avenue at the east <br />plat boundary, and also on the stub street coming south of 195th Drive at the <br />south plat boundary. These temporary cul-de-sacs can either be of a gravel <br />nature off of the plat itself with permission from the appropriate land owner, <br />or can be a bituminous surface cul-de-sac of a smaller diameter constructed <br />within the existing right-of--way. <br />^ The Preliminary Plat contains several ouUots which should be briefly <br />discussed. It is our understanding that Outlot B neaz the access to County <br />Road 77 is intended to be attached to the existing residential property <br />• immediately south of this plat to provide some additional buffering from the <br />development. It is also our understanding that Outlots C and D immediately <br />230!256-1802.mny <br />