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Request for Council Action continued Page 2 February 18, 1999 Saga Hill Park Access____________ The advantages of Option A are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. The access drive would be located in an area that is currently used for open space and informal recreation activities. It does not affect unique natural features. It has limited impact on existing residential development. The access is a short distance from the park area, and particularly from the area of the park that has the most flexibility in terms of the types of amenities and activities that could occur. Options B and C have the same advantages of Option A except that they do have a more significant impact on the Palmer property, and they would require acquisition of property from two separate property owners. The additional advantage of Options B and C is that the property required from the Fairview Covenant Church is approximately equal to the amount of property in the alleyway right-of-way that crosses the Church property. A vacation of the alleyway right-of-way on the Church property would be an even trade for the amount of property required for the access roadway. As indicated above, the Garden Lane right-of-way has also been considered as an access option. Although this option has the advantage of being an existing right-of-way, it also has a number of disadvantages. These are as follows: 1. 2. 3. Because the area south of the pond on the 9 acre park parcel is low and wet, an access using the Garden Lane right-of-way would need to continue to a location north of the pond. This would require building an access drive across the end of a ravine that is a unique natural feature of the area. It would be preferable to limit access in this area to a pedestrian trail to preserve the natural character of the area. An access on Garden Lane that extends north of the pond would require a substantially longer access drive than the options using the Fairview Covenant Church property. The Garden Lane access drive would be approximately 400 feet in length. The access drive on the Church property would be approximately 200 feet in length. The estimated cost of a 20 foot wide access drive is $35.00 per lineal foot. The cost of an access drive on Garden Lane would be approximately $14,000 versus a cost of $7,000 for an access on the Church property. The City does not want to encourage properties along the Garden Lane right-of-way to develop using a road on the Garden Lane right-of-way.