Minutes-10/03/2007

r Tiffin City Council and Planning and Zoning-Commission October 17, 2007 Colvin asked about setback requirements for sidewalks from roadways. Hart noted one, location on Oakdale that had been altered due to need to meet grade at the end of the property. Surine said she could see real problems with children playing on larger eight foot sidewalk's and people attempting to use a trail way for running or biking. Jack Burnham of Hart Frederick Consultants and citizen noted that more than developer Portwood would benefit by a reduction in sidewalk"size requirements. There were two or three developers still working that would be impacted by a change. Portwood explained that he just hoped to save his homeowners in DeerView money, and that he was just a voice for them. Bartels said that perhaps a five foot sidewalk between the south and Oakdale Blvd to provide a school route as a compromise on this disagreement. Petersen said he walked on sidewalks all over as part of his job everyday delivering packages, and he saw no problem whatever walking on a four foot sidewalk anywhere. Motion Petersen, second Wright to approve a sidewalk plan and have Engineer Hart prepare a sidewalk and trail map to include the following and make alteration to the Design Standards for approval by the city council,to the following: 1. Four foot sidewalks in all local roads within residential areas. 2. Four foot sidewalks adjacent to all collector streetways. ' 3. . Four foot sidewalks on one side and Eight foot sidewalks on the other side along arterial roadways as approved by the city council in planning. 4. Six foot( or greater if proposed use should demand larger as determined by city engineer or city council) sidewalks in all' commercial zones. 5. Eight foot trails in locations designated by the city as city trail routes, unless trail , granting authority requires larger size and as approved by city.. With these additional items in regard to existing streetways: 6. Roberts Ferry Road— 8 foot and 4 foot 7. Oakdale Blvd— 8 foot and 4 foot 8. Croell Blvd— 5 foot( north side) and 6 foot ( on south side) between Hy6 & Oakdale 9. Goldfinch Drive- 5 foot on north side and 6 foot on south side continued to planned intersection of Jasper Ave 2