Correspondence 1985-1989 Dahlgren

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• � �� 'Plannin Office Hours g September 28, 1986 • Page 6 Access to this property is via a narrow strip of frontage on a hammerhead type cul-de-sac on the west end of Woodland. The property to the north is owned by an association that has maintained the property and kept it available for use by a group of neighbors over a period of time, going back to the late 'S0's. I suggested that developing the land with the street to the rear of �he existing lots, fronting on Woodbridge, would be destructive to the property and result in building the houses out in the swam�. Sam inquired as to a townhouse P.U.D. We suggested this would be inappropriate behind �hese single family houses with th� small outlet, noting too that his t�wnhouses done last in the City were disappointing� It appeared that the land coulcl be used �or a single building site, and realis�i- cally that might be as much d�vel,opment as should occur. In r�sponse to his qu�stion, I suggested that th� most appropriate u�e for the land �ou1d b� for a City park, as was originally proposed. He gave us a copy of an ad which advertis�� th� property for sal� by khe exi,sting owner. A copy af that ad is atta�ch�d. Its permitt�ci u�s� is far a singl� family house. A�king pric� for the seven acre site app�ars to b� �75,000. if the Ci�y is �v�r going fi�� n��r- ta�in purchasing the area, p�rhaps r�ow is th� appxopri�k� time. �nce it gats sQld to a d�v�loper, tt�cr� wil� Ii{kel�r be proposals for dev�loprnEnt» 10. Backes, 9"�4-?100 R�n 8ack�s, f�om �helarc] Developmcnt Compan�r� a►as �.n w,ith Hill Brisl�y, �rchirtect � to r�vie�a additionsi r�vised }a]�ans for �h� developm€�r�t o� �he tir. l�ous� Froper�y �a�t �� Ric� St�e�+�, sou�h of Tr�n�it Avenue. I suggested � revisi+�n �o the p�rkinc� l�yaut, ��k�r�g �h� g�rkir�g away from �he front �� thQ stru�ct�re, �llowing fo� l�att�r visibility �nsi a��far frontage more t�rpical of good si�o�ping c�nter d�sign. �°his prov�de� for gr��te� space fo� the ��ar, and m�a��ar layou� for the center as �a whale, as i�. relates to th� St�ichen's stor� to the s�uth. Th3.s looks like a goed propos�l. That wi�� includ� th� dev�lopment of � north/sou�h pr��a��e roadw�;y conn�c�ing �-2 to Transit � wt�ich will m�ake thc circulation work w��.l, as originally anticipa�t�ci in the P.U.a. filed by �r. Haus� fivQ c�r �ix years ar�o. This ultimatcly �hould b� proc�ss�d as a ��.anned Unit Dovelo�m�nt. The land is zoned H-2 and B-3.