1 Milltown Park Subdivision Replat CITY ... - City of Sandpoint

Archeological Sites:Traffic and Parking Implications:Access and Street Design:N/A.Any development on the replatted lots will be subject to theCity’s current parking requirements for the uses proposed.The provisions of the Commercial “B” zone prohibit thelocating of off-street parking, driveways, and othervehicular accesses between any buildings and the street.The Public Works Director has noted that a traffic impactanalysis will not be required for this subdivision, but maybe required of individual developments within the plat.The development is accessed from Larch Street on the southand Boyer Avenue on the west. The submitted subdivisionplans show extensions of Spruce and Chestnut Streets and anunnamed north-south right-of-way. As drawn, Spruce wouldextend between Lots 1 and 6 with a portion extending southalong the eastern boundary of Lot 1 to provide access toLots 3 and 4. Chestnut Street is being extended to theeastern boundary of the development with a hammerheadeasement being provided on Lot 5. The unnamed right-ofwayextends north between the lots fronting Boyer Avenueand Lot 10 to the northern property line. Future 60-footaccess easements are shown between Chestnut and Spruce,and Spruce and Larch Streets.According to Sandpoint City Code 10-1-6.A.7, doublefrontage lots are “prohibited except where unusualtopography, a more integrated street plan, or other conditionsmake it undesirable to meet this prohibition.” Subdivisionsincluding alleys or platted, landscaped common space (25-foot-wide minimum between lots and right-of-way) are notconsidered double frontage lots. The PlanningCommission’s approval recommendation indicates thedouble frontage lots will allow for a more integrated streetplan. Their recommended conditions include therequirement that Boyer Avenue be considered the primaryfrontage for Lots 6, 7, 8 and 9.The Public Works Director indicated that Boyer Avenue isslated to be widened, with a future right-of-way width of 70feet. It appears an additional 5-feet may have been dedicatedto the City during the last plat. If the current right-of-waywidth is 65 feet, no further right-of-way will be required.The entire frontage along Boyer will be required to bewidened to match the cross-section in place adjacent toLot 1. The proposed 60-foot width is acceptable for the new8 Milltown Park Subdivision Replat