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Novembers, 1998 <br />Page 2 <br />4.The length of the cul-de-sac is in violation of applicable city ordinances, <br />and there is no hardship or other reason that the Subject Property <br />should be given a variance to accommodate the extra length. <br />There are a number of alternative designs that would eliminate the above <br />concerns. Some of those alternative designs are as follows: <br />1.The first alternative would be to have a road running along or in close <br />proximity to the westerly boundary of the Subject Property. The lots to <br />the West of the Subject Property have a topography that rises from East <br />to West, and there is a tree line along the common property line. This <br />topography and tree line provide the lots in Crystal Creek a fair degree <br />of privacy from a road built along or near the conunon boundary line. <br />In addition, there is a drainage pond constructed along the border of the <br />property on Lot 1, Block 2, Crystal Creek, and there are various <br />drainfield areas located at the rear of the Crystal Creek lots, which areas <br />are staked to prevent future development. All of this affords additional <br />privacy to the Crystal Creek lot owners, should a new road be located at <br />or near the westerly boundary of the Subjea Property. <br />The only lot where the change in elevation is not as pronounced is on <br />Lot 5, Block 2, Crystal Creek, but, with respect to that lot, there is a <br />wetland located at the Northwest comer of the Subject Property, and <br />the road serving the proposed subdivision could terminate short of the <br />wetland or bend slightly to the East, so that the privacy of Lot 5 could <br />be assured as well. With the location of the tum-around circle moved <br />to the interior of the proposed subdivision, the owners of the new lots <br />can themselves police, control and supervise cul-de-sac activities. <br />With the road along or near the westerly line of the Subject Property, <br />the lots in the new subdivision could be stacked South to North, as they <br />are in the subdivisions to the East and West of the Subject Property, so <br />that approximately the same number of lots could be obtained, and so <br />that the privacy of our westerly boundary could be maintained. <br />In addition, this alternative and the next have the advantage of having <br />only one curb cut on Watertown Road, which is roughly equidistant <br />between Crystal Creek Road to the West and Wear Lane North to the <br />East.