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During construction, City staff will work with those property owners who wish to make driveway improvements. The cost of any private driveway improvements is the property owner's responsibility. Staff will notify all owners of non-conforming driveways. Owners of these driveways will be given an opportunity to bring their driveways into compliance or to go through the setback permit or variance process as appropriate. Efforts will be made to protect and retain the trees that currently exist in the right-of-way. When necessary, however, trees will be removed to allow the proposed improvements. Staff will work with other public and quasi-public utilities to coordinate other utility improvements with the street reconstruction project. Minor changes to the existing electric, telephone, and cable TV are necessary for this project. II. A. SPECIAL CONSIDERA nONS Street Design: The new South Owasso Boulevard design shall meet all applicable MSA street design guidelines where possible. When considering the new street cross section it is important to take into account the existing street alignment, right- of- way, traffic volume and parking needs. The existing conditions for all of these items were discussed in the previous section. 1. Road Alignment: The existing intersection of South Owasso Boulevard and Western Avenue is fairly wide. We propose to "tighten" this intersection to 90 degrees to help define driver right- of- way. We have determined that a three way stop sign is warranted at this intersection. Also by making this intersection a stop condition, it eliminates the issue of the curve not meeting state aid design speed. Between The railroad tracks and Dale Street, the proposed alignment of the new road is substantially the same as the existing alignment. This is due to right- of- way constraints along the BNSF railroad right- of- way. a. Ladvslipper Park Master Plan: As a part of the planning process City Staff worked with the surrounding property owners on how a reconstructed S. Owasso Blvd would relate to Ladyslipper Park. In January 2005, the Parks and Recreation staff began a Ladyslipper Park master planning process. This process resulted in a Park master plan that was adopted by the City Council in March 2005. The park master plan called for the realignment of S. Owasso Blvd through the city parcels located south of the road between Matilda and Marion Street. Project P-ST-SW-05-06 S. Owasso Boulevard Reconstruction Feasibility Report 18