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Walker planning commission tables preliminary site plan amid access and easement disputes
Summary
The Walker Planning Commission on Aug. 20 tabled preliminary area site plan review (Case 24-015) for a proposed residential development after staff and residents raised unresolved emergency-access, easement and HOA-agreement issues; vote to table was 5-2.
The Walker Planning Commission on Aug. 20 voted to table preliminary area site plan review for Case 24-015, a proposed residential development between the Coventry/Ipswich neighborhood and the English Hills/English Ridge condominiums, after commissioners, staff and residents raised unresolved concerns about secondary emergency access and legal authority to use an existing private drive.
Planning Director Paula Privee told the commission staff could not recommend approval because the developer’s proposal provides only an emergency access lane and “does not adequately meet the ordinance requirements for sufficient redundant secondary access.” She cited Walker’s zoning requirements that cul-de-sac streets with only one point of entry shall not serve more than 25 dwelling units and quoted section references in the city zoning code that require adequate access for public safety and circulation.
The city attorney provided a written…
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