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March 13, 1997 Page 5 #2212 Rebers - Preliminary Subdivision The City's easement over Outlot D of Sugar Woods says that the City can't install a road in Outlot D until a building permit has been issued for Outlot E (in which case only a segment directly behind Outlot E is allowed to be constructed) or on Outlot F, in which case the road may extend the full length of Outlot D. Also, that easement requires that any road built by the City in Outlot D must have its southern edge abutting (or south oO the south boundary of Outlot D, to protect the Sugar Woods residential development. Development only within Outlot E, then, appears to allow the City to construct a 150' segment of frontage road across the north side of Outlot E in Outlot D, but does not apparently trigger or give the City the ability to develop the remaining portions of the frontage road further eastward. And, the easem ’it over Otten's Outlot C appears to preclude its development as road until the entire frontage road is built from Brown to Willow. A 150' segment of frontage road at the rear of Outlot E with no clear indication of when that road will be completed, may be less than desirable. Access Impact on Development of Outlot E Any business development within Outlot E will tend to be oriented toward the primary access to the property. If the City intends to eventually eliminate direct access to current Highway 12 and have all access directed to a frontage road, as is indicated in the Comprehensive Plan, then a developer of Outlot E might want to orient his building towards the future frontage road. If the City cannot define when that frontage road will be developed, the developer's only reasonable option is to orient his buildings to the southerly access. It may be possible for certain types of businesses to be j ^mted such that access could come from either or both north and south directions. The limitations on Outlot E's access due to the 1995-96 safety improvements would suggest that a rrfrontage road access would be of benefit to Outlot E. Since a semaphore currently exists at Willow, it would be appropriate from a traffic flow standpoint to develop the service road westward from Outlot E to Willow Drive prior, to development on Outlot E. Additional Items of Note The City's intent with this frontage road corridor was originally to have it also serve as a trail corridor, hence a 60' right-of-way width was established rather than the normal 50'. A width of 60' was platted in Outlot C of East W'illow Woods. However, Outlot D is 60' in width at the west end but tapers to only 40' at its east end. At the east boundary of Outlot E, an additional 7.05' of width is required in order to maintain a 60' width. This additional triangle of right-of-way should be platted at this time, with road/utility/drainage easements granted. The City Engineer has indicated that a drainage and utilities easement over Outlot D should I \