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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Page 11 Wayne Deville, 904 Millwood Avenue 503 Mr. Deville reiterated the previous comments; and specifically addressed the aesthetics, 504 as he recalled the empty lot that always had water problems, creating a treat for 505 mosquitoes annually, based on his observations over the twenty-eight years in which 506 he’d lived there. Mr. Deville stated that this water issue was a big issue for him, and even 507 though the parcel was sure to be developed, he didn’t want to look at mansions, but 508 wanted the proposed homes to blend into the neighborhood and keep it the same way it 509 was. 510 Kevin Larson, 966 Millwood Avenue 511 Mr. Larson concurred with previously voiced comments; and stated that he could support 512 four (4) homes on the parcel. However, Mr. Larson expressed that his biggest concern 513 was with comparing the proposed cul-de-sac with a similar one on Lydia Avenue, noting 514 that that one didn’t come out directly only Chatsworth. Living near the corner of the 515 Millwood artery, Mr. Larson stated that people used it as a main thoroughfare, with 516 considerable traffic at higher than posted speeds. With the proposed development, Mr. 517 Larson opined that this would only serve to increase safety risks; and questioned if there 518 would be a stop sign on the cul-de-sac coming out onto Millwood. 519 Ms. Bloom responded affirmatively about the stop sign installation. 520 Chair Gisselquist closed the Public Hearing at 8:29 p.m. 521 At the request of Chair Gisselquist, City Engineer Bloom responded to questioned raised 522 during public comment, but not yet addressed. 523 Traffic 524 Ms. Bloom noted that traffic count projections had been included as part of the 525 background information provided in Section 5.4 of the staff report and as part of staff’s 526 review and analysis of the application for the proposed project. Ms. Bloom clarified that 527 both Millwood Avenue and Chatsworth Street served as collector streets; and currently 528 served 150-175 homes bounded to the north by County Road D and east by Victoria 529 Street, with a current traffic count of 3,500 vehicles per day, and used frequently by those 530 seeking a way in or out from Brenner, Chatsworth, Millwood, or Churchhill. Ms. Bloom 531 noted that West Owasso Blvd. was a narrower street than Millwood Avenue, and 532 currently supported 2,000 vehicles per day. Ms. Bloom referenced the traffic study 533 recently completed for Millwood Avenue; and noted the minimal impact these six (6) new 534 homes would create. 535 Regarding speed issues, Ms. Bloom recognized neighborhood concerns, and suggested 536 they consider options available to them through the City’s Traffic Management Program 537 adopted by the City Council in 2012 to provide solutions to these types of concerns. Ms. 538 Bloom invited those residents to get in touch with her if they were interested in this 539 process, noting the need for 51% of affected property owners to petition for speed control 540 measures, and 75% of costs for speed control measures would be assessed to benefitted 541 property owners. Ms. Bloom noted that the TMP was also available on the City’s website. 542 Ms. Bloom advised that Public Works/Engineering staff was not concerned with the 543 proposed capacity for neighborhood streets, or for any additional trips from either 4 or 6 544 homes. 545 Ms. Bloom recognized the concerns of the neighbors with demonstrated speed issues, 546 creating rationale for the City Council’s adoption of the TMP; and noted that the average 547 speed is 34.5 mph in this neighborhood. However, Ms. Bloom noted that this discussion 548 was outside the realm of this application. 549 At the request of Member Daire, Ms. Bloom reviewed peak hour loading for both 550 Chatsworth and Millwood and times for those peaks during weekdays and/or weekends. 551 Storm Water Management 552 Ms. Bloom advised that the storm water would be managed with deep basins designed 553 specifically for storm water management, and not defined as ponds. Ms. Bloom reviewed 554