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. - . e January 6, 1984 To: City Council and PlannIng Commission Via Steve North Fire Chi~~ Fire MarSha~~ Kehr Townhou~e Project - Fire Protection From: Subject: As a result of ~ review of the pr090sed project, ~ number of con~erns have arisen that we feel should be a~Jre8sed. We respectfully address these concerns and make the follo~ing recommendat1ons: CONCERN #1. The p~oposal to construct the street as a daad-end without a cul-de-sac or a tee at the end, presents a number of problems for operating fire apparatus. ~,ce into the c~plex, the fire apparatus would be required to back f'ut ~nto County Road "e". This presents a very dan%erous situation for the trucks, fire fighters and civilians in the area observing the fire Qperations and any vehicles parked on the street. A proposal to back the fire trucks into the private driveway and t~rn around also presents many problems aa thcre are no guarantees that there will not be any vehicles parked in the driveway. If the drive- ways are built to a 7 ton standard, damage to the drive andlor landscaping Is still possible and con- sidering this is private property, the City may en- ~ounter damage su~:s for the resulting dacage. With heavy snow piles along the streets., as we are experiencing this winter, further increasec the danger, unless parking is totally banned on the street. This cay present a severe hardship on the residents and their visitors. RECOMMENDATION Dl. If possible, construct the street as a through street at the ti~e of construction. If this 1s not possible. construct a 50' radius cul-de-sac at the east end of the street. An acceptable alternative would be a 30' wide X 100' leng tee at the east end of the street. The cul-de-sac or the tee would permit not only emer- gency vehicles but others (rubbish collection trucks. delivery trucks and others) to turn around without using private driveways. This size would allow the ladder truck or the snorkel to turn around safely with a minimum of diffic~lty.