Dan,
Thanks for the follow-up. Regarding the approved Dollar General access easement, we are currenting revising the site plan to reflect this. We are also revising the site plan to include enhanced pedestrian connectivity to abutting properties.
You markup below shows a N/S access to Hwy 213 along the boundary of TL 4900 and 5000. Can you please forward any documents you have showing approval for such an accessway?
Thanks again,
Zach Pelz, AICP - Associate
AKS ENGINEERING & FORESTRY, LLC
P: 503.400.6028 Ext. 410 | F: 503.400.7722 | www.aks-eng.com | pelzz@aks-eng.com
From: Dan Zinder <dzinder@cityofmolalla.com>
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Subject: Private Access Drive On North Side of Cascade Place
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Zach and Daisy,
I was taking a look at the site plan you sent for this week’s pre-app and it opened up some additional questions regarding Cascade Place Access.
The circled easement has already been approved for the Dollar General driveway access and they will be bringing their waterline through it so portions of the proposed development cannot be located over it. Additionally Gerald (City Engineer) is going to require that the access drive extend across lot 4900 and the subject parcel at the same width and connect with the access drive between lots 4900 and 5000 to OR-211.
D5 (MMC 17-3.3.030 Vehicular Access and Circulation) Where the spacing standards of the roadway authority limit the number or location of connections to a street or highway, the City Engineer may require a driveway extend to one or more edges of a parcel and be designed to allow for future extension and inter-parcel circulation as adjacent properties develop. The City Engineer may also require the owner(s) of the subject site to record an access easement for future joint use of the approach and driveway as the adjacent property(ies) develop(s).
Beyond that, it’s the developer’s call whether to continue the access to Lot 390 to connect the gas station with Cascade Center. We will not require that.
Second point of clarification – In the letter, I commented specifically about pedestrian access between the gas station and apartment complex and about connecting the apartment phases, but generally there ought to be pedestrian access between the apartments and other lots that aren’t currently directly connected with pedestrian access.
Thank you,
Dan Zinder
Associate Planner, City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave | PO Box 248
Direct: 503.759.0226 | Office: 503.829.6855