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Engineer tells Denton trustees reduced cul‑de‑sac design would impede emergency access
Summary
Village engineer said the cul‑de‑sac as drawn would not allow a single car or emergency vehicles to turn; trustees required the revised plat to show a 90‑foot paved turnaround within a 100‑foot ROW.
At the Feb. 12 special meeting the village engineer cautioned trustees that the proposed cul‑de‑sac at the west end of 6th Street, as drawn on the preliminary plat for St. Mary’s Addition, did not meet the subdivision’s minimum street standards and would not allow safe turnaround for emergency vehicles.
Craig Bennett of Miller and Associates showed turning‑movement diagrams and recommended the standard 90‑foot paved surface within a 100‑foot right of way so emergency vehicles can perform the maneuver. When asked about other options, Bennett said, “Options mean hammerhead, offset temporary or looped private circulation.” Trustees instructed the developers to revise the plat to the engineer’s recommended dimensions as a condition of preliminary approval.
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