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PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 8 May 4, 2005 BOARD MEMBER McKAY felt that it was appropriate to word the condition to “resolve the need” which allows the petitioner to address the question with ADOT. She noted that the question is whether the road should be constructed out to the Old Seward Highway, which does not abut the petitioner's property. She felt it was not fair to the petitioner to require construction if that road will be torn up in a couple of years. BOARD MEMBER WALSH stated she would favor the amendment as worded or to state “Resolve the need with PM&E and the State of Alaska to construct Abbott Road to urban half street standards with curb, gutter and sidewalk on the north site from Old Seward Highway, west, extending at least 60 feet beyond the eastern boundary of the Long Street intersection." BOARD MEMBER CARESS so amended his amendment. BOARD MEMBER WALSH concurred as second. CHAIR PHELPS noted that there are typically delays on major highway projects and a major project of this type usually is done in five or six years, not three years. Amendment AYE: Caress, Phelps, Linnell, Shriver, McKay, Walsh, Kreger NAY: None PASSED D. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Time Extension a. S-10549-2 Ridgemont Subdivision 2. Finding of Fact 3. Commercial Tract – None 4. Other 5. Resolutions for Approval Without objection, the Consent Agenda was approved.
PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 9 May 4, 2005 E. OLD BUSINESS – None F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Public Hearings a. S-11302-1 Wal Mart Stores Inc. Attn: Eric M. Strauss. To subdivide two lots and four tracts of land into one lot with the vacation of the north 30 x 300 feet of LaTouche Street. Located west of New Seward Highway, north of East Dowling Road and east of Old Seward Highway. Staff member MARGARET O'BRIEN reviewed the requests for the Board. She explained this request is a reversion to acreage of two lots, two deed parcels, and two unsubdivided parcels into one lot. The petitioner is also requesting a vacation of LaTouche Street that runs north/south within the property and to vacate a 15- foot wide public use easement along the north property boundary. The site is zoned I-1 and is 29 acres and is undeveloped. It is surrounded by I-1 uses with R- 3 and PLI to the east that includes multi-family residential and Polaris School; that is across the New Seward Highway. The purpose of the plat is the development of a Wal Mart super center of approximately 240,000 square feet. The property is impacted by Type C wetlands. The Army Corps of Engineers (COE) has exercised jurisdiction over a portion of the wetland site on this parcel. There is a proposal to create a wetland conservation area in the northwest corner to preserve it as undisturbed because it provides an important drainage function and filtering of sediments before entering the storm drain system in East 66 th Avenue. An application has been submitted to the COE. The public comment period on that permit began April 19 th and will conclude May 19 th . The other issue affecting the development of the site is traffic impact. The traffic impact analysis (TIA) was prepared. ADOT has accepted the TIA, which does include a number of items such as widening 56 th Avenue at the Old Seward Highway to include an additional turn lane and to create a two-lane approach. The Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Station is to the north of the petition site across 56 th Avenue and for a two-week period there is a free dump day and traffic becomes backed up along 56 th Avenue. ADOT is requiring coordination of traffic control efforts on those days. ADOT wants Juneau Street to be designed as a minor collector. An 80-foot wide dedication is proposed on the west property boundary and construction will be to urban industrial half-street standards. ADOT also wants to review the signal operations at each intersection, which was part of the final TIA. ADOT has requested a median in Dowling Road from LaTouche to Rosemont. If traffic warrants, they want that median extended to the new Juneau Street to allow a right-in/right-out from this site. A memorandum of
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