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CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL PLAT FOR ANDES ADDITION, DEFERRAL OF PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR FLOOD AVENUE, AND ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC DEDICATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLOOD AVENUE SOUTH OF WEST ROBINSON STREET)
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BACKGROUND: This item is a final plat for Andes Addition and is generally located on the west side of Flood Avenue approximately 685' south of West Robinson Street. This property consists of 0.57 acres and one commercial lot to provide office and storage of construction materials.
City Council, at its meeting of October 26, 1954, adopted Ordinance 899, placing this property in C-2, General Commercial District. City Council, at its meeting of October 22, 2013, approved the preliminary plat for Andes Addition.
DISCUSSION: Street widening of Flood Avenue is the only required public improvement for the addition. The Flood Avenue widening consists of adding four (4) feet of additional roadway and replacing the curb and gutter. Approximately 81 linear feet of Flood Avenue will be required to be constructed to City standards as a collector street (minor arterial). Section 19-602 B 1.2. (a)(b)(c) and (d) of the City Code establishes a method of deferring public street improvements under the following situations: (a) where incompatible grades exist; (b) where there are inadequate or a lack of connecting facilities; (c) where construction of the improvement would not immediately function for its intended use; or (d) where such improvement would be replaced by a planned future project. The developer is required to post a certificate of deposit or cash with the City in a special account to be used with a future paving project or at such time as development occurs adjacent to the property. Staff has observed over the years that gap paving or "piecemeal" paving has been less than effective for arterial streets. There have been times over the years paving improvements have been constructed and then replaced ...
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