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,Cave' Assoc., Case No. 2504 Page 2 consider whether he was ready to develop the property in the near future with the suggested cul-de-sac. He informed the City staff last week that they are not ready to develop and that any plans to do so would be two or three years away. We have taken the liberty of updating the sketch for the redevelopment of the Tschida parcel (see attached). The plan, only a suggestion, assumes that Sam Cave's four lots develop with access to Western and that two more lots, like Cave's, also take their access off S. Owasso Blvd. The remaining land can serve five of six lots off of Stanbridge Circle. Offering this sketch does not guarantee that the City would approve a plat like this for the Tschida parcel. It would still be up to them to show that each lot is of sufficient size and that the grading and other considerations would work. The question about safe access and sight distances on Western Avenue was covered in our september 1992 Planning Report. A drawing from that report is attached, as well as a memo from Lon Aune confirming that the appropriate sight distances will be maintained with the Cave plan as proposed. 2. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION The proposed plat follows closely last year's lot split approval. Platting the Cave and Tschida parcels together would be preferred, but the Tschidas have no plans to develop for several years. To hold up Sam Cave's application is unreasonable, we believe, and the Tschida parcel can be developed in a reasonable way wi thout the Cave parcel. We reiterate our recommendation for approval of the request with the following conditions, based on the 1992 lot division approval: 1) That the owners grant the City a 10-foot-wide visual access easement along the inside curve of the Western Avenue frontage. The easement would prohibit any significant obstruction to visibility from the ground to 8 feet off the ground within a 10-foot setback from the right-of-way line. If any access to the property is built off Western Avenue, the property owners will be required to. maintain the easement free of such obstructions. 2) That grading plans be submitted for review and approval by City staff for any new building permits that are requested on any of the lots. 3) That a driveway turnaround be provided on any lot if it is developed.