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CITY of RAPID CITY Agenda Item Summary |
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Public Works Committee Meeting Date: March 31, 2015 |
City Council Meeting Date: April 6, 2015 |
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Staff Contact: Nicole Lecy, Project Engineer |
Petitioner: Boomshockalocka, LLC |
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Location: NW1/4 of the SW1/4 and the N 926’ of SW1/4 of the SW1/4, just north of the Seger Dr and Dyess Ave intersection on the east side of Seger Dr, Section 21, T2N, R8E, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD. |
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Agenda Title: |
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Approve with the Requirement to Sign a Waiver of Right to Protest a Request from Boomshockalock, LLC for a Variance to Waive the Requirement to Install Sidewalk per City Ordinance 12.08.060 Along Dyess Avenue for the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 and the N 926’ of SW1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 21, T2N, R8E, Rapid City. |
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Summary: |
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A request was received in the Engineering Office on 3/9/15 requesting the requirement to install sidewalk along Dyess Ave per City of Rapid City Ordinance 12.08.060 be waived. A 5’ sidewalk is required to be constructed along Dyess Ave at the time of building permit, with the property having approximately 1370’ of frontage along Dyess Ave. The requested variance will allow for construction of an industrial cold storage building on the property without the installation of sidewalk in the adjacent right-of-way. Adjacent Dyess Ave is a minor arterial street with no sidewalk, and a rural street section with ditches to accommodate drainage. The property is unplatted and will ultimately require 100’ of right-of-way when the property is platted. Sidewalks today may interfere with the existing drainage ditch in the Dyess Ave right-of-way and grading and drainage culverts are necessary to accommodate the sidewalk installation.
Since the property in question is not platting, they would have two options for sidewalk; 1) install the sidewalk 1’ inside the section line ROW which may have conflicts with existing utilities and the roadside ditch, or 2) install sidewalk at the future location which would be on private property and would require a pedestrian easement. Currently there are no sidewalks on Dyess Avenue north of East Mall Drive.
Based upon the rural nature of this site and the lack of pedestrian traffic in the area, it seems reasonable to allow a variance to the sidewalk requirement until development in the area necessitates construction of an urban street section and sufficient right-of-way is dedicated along Dyess Avenue. The Rapid City Council has the authority to order in sidewalk at any time, should sidewalk in this area become necessary.
A sidewalk variance request was approved with a waiver of right to protest by City Council for 3356 Dyess Ave located immediately to the north on 6/18/12 and a sidewalk variance request was approved with a waiver of right to protest by City Council for 3660 Dyess Ave located two parcels to the north on 11/5/12.
Sidewalk to Dyess Ave & Seger Drive intersection is included in the current City construction project which includes handicap ramps at all 4 quadrants of the intersection and a 10’ wide sidewalk along the north side of Dyess Avenue. After the completion of this project, sidewalk will be 340’ south of this property. |
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Recommendation: |
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Action: Approve with a waiver of right to protest. |
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City Council Options: |
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Approve, approve with a waiver of right to protest, or deny. |
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