HomeMy WebLinkAboutOVERLAND RIDGE (SIENA) PUD - PRELIMINARY - 39-95 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - APPLICANT COMMUNICATIONALLEY CRITERIA
Alleys are to be 16 feet wide, paved with a 3 foot concrete pan
to handle drainage. 20 foot garage setbacks will allow cars to be
parked in driveways without protruding into alleys and provide a
turning radius adequate for maneuvering.
Accumulation of weeds, rubbish and debris will be the
responsibility of a home owners association and the city will not be
relied upon in any way to deal with landscape maintenance in the
alleys.
Trash collection will be provided along the street in the fronts
of homes and will not be allowed in the alleys. The home association
will select one trash company on an annual basis to service the
entire subdivision.
Large commercial vehicles and construction traffic will be
discouraged from using the alleys.
By limiting trash service to one company, the negative aspects
of noise and air pollution, gas consumption and safety hazards are
reduced. Most Importantly however is limiting the number of 40,000 to
60,000 pound trucks to what is absolutely necessary. Reducing trash
pickups from as many as four, to one time per week on the streets and
eliminating completely the destructive effects of these vehicles from
the alleys will dramatically improve the life expectancy of the
asphalt for the entire subdivision.
In addition the alleys provide a better means to control
stormwater by channelling between the rear of lots. This in turn
allows the grading of streets to meet a less than 5% grade.
OVERLAND RIDGE PUD
ALLEY PROPOSAL
The developer is proposing; two alleys each 320 feet long
servicing ten homes each, one alley 700 feet long servicing 16 homes
and one alley 700 feet long servicing 21 homes, bisected by a 250
foot alley\pedestrian access lane. The alleys are proposed as public
right of way with the lot lines stopping at the alleys edge. We are
requesting the city be responsible for asphalt and concrete
maintenance. A home owners association will be responsible for all
other aspects including but not limited to control of; weeds, debris,
rubbish and snow removal.
PURPOSE OF ALLEYS
A rear -loaded lot the allows builder to offer people a different
and better product architecturally. This is especially significant
regarding medium to smaller homes 2000 sqft and under. When the
garage makes up 1\3 to 1\4 of the total structure, a home buyers
choices of prominent features facing the street is often times
limited to a garage with an attached house. Limiting home designers
as such translates to a streetscape dominated by an overall concrete
yard, with a protruding box structure whose dominant feature is a 20
foot wide 9 foot tall door. The "rear -Loaded" parking improves the
streetscape by eliminating numerous driveways and the sight of cars,
boats and rv's parked in driveways. Removing the garage from the
front of the house facilitates the architects ability to enhance
features like windows, porches and landscaping into the prominent
view of a home which in turn lends itself to a greater pride in
ownership. Further, by reducing driveway entrances, the space on the
street can be used more efficiently for additional parking needs
CITIES RESERVATIONS
The Street\Engineering departments concerns about the design of
alleys in a new subdivision and the cost of maintenance is a serious
issue and must be realistically addressed by the developer. We can
effectively deal with these concerns by doing the following. Y