r It is also in the public interest to have a connected street and bike path system that allows <br />pedestrians and bicyclists to safely and efficiently use the public system as a means of travelling <br />throughout the City and to use alternative modes of transportation when traveling between the <br />commercial, residential and recreational areas of the City. <br />There is a nexus between the requirement to dedicate a 13 foot public accessway and the public <br />interest at issue. The dedication of a 13 foot public accessway will allow for the construction of a <br />12 foot wide bike path connecting Oakleigh Lane to the West Bank Bike Path. The 13 foot public <br />access way will also allow for the south edge of the bike path to be aligned with the south edge of <br />the future Oakleigh sidewalk and provide an additional six inches on each side of the bike path for <br />constructability purposes. Because 13 feet is needed to construct a bike path connector in this <br />manner as 'a standard 12 foot wide bike path, the public interest in safe pedestrian and bicycle <br />travel between Oakleigh Lane and the West Bank Bike Path and throughout the City will be at risk <br />if the 13 foot public access way is not dedicated. <br />Dedication,of the 13 foot public access way is roughly proportional to the impact that the <br />proposed development will have on the City's transportation facilities. The proposed development <br />will result in 29 residential units. By creating new residential units, the proposed development will <br />increase the number pedestrians and bicyclists using the bike path system. Using LCOG's Metro <br />Trans Model "EMME 2" to determine vehicular and non-vehicular components for the street <br />system, projections for bike/pedestrian trips generated by a proposed residential development of <br />29 units would generate five percent of the estimated 168 Average Daily Vehicular Trips from the <br />development, or approximately eight bike/pedestrian trips per day. However, based on the <br />applicant's written statement and because of the proximity of this development to the West Bank <br />Bike Path, it is safe to assume that the number of daily bike/pedestrian trips from this proposed <br />development would be significantly greater than the projected eight trips. Regarding the size of <br />the dedication in comparison to the size of the proposed development site, the total area of the <br />public access way is approximately 312 square feet, or approximately 0.3 percent of the total <br />development site. This development application is the last opportunity that the City will have to <br />require the dedication of the public access way prior to the City needing the public access way for <br />bike path construction. <br />The above findings and conditions. demonstrate compliance with: EC 9.6805 Dedication of Public <br />Pays; EC 9.6835 Public Accessways; EC 9.6870 Street Width; EC 9.6815 Street Connectivity; and EC <br />9.6820 Cul-de-Sacs and Turnarounds. Based on compliance with EC 9.6870, the street standards at EC <br />9.6850 Street Classification Ma are also met. Public Works staff confirms that the following street <br />standards do not apply: EC 9.6830 Intersections of Streets and Alleys, because no intersections are <br />being created; EC 9.6810 Block Length, because no new local streets are proposed or required; EC <br />9.6840 Reserve Strips because, given the location of the required right-of-way, a reserve strip would <br />not prevent access to adjacent properties, which would be the only purpose of a reserve strip in this <br />case; EC 9.6845 Special Safety Requirements because the street is a dead-end and, therefore, <br />discourages use by non-local motor vehicle traffic; EC 9.6855 Street Names, because no new streets <br />are being created; EC 9.6860 Street Right-of-Way Map, because the proposal does not amend the <br />adopted map; and EC 9.6875 Private Street Design Standards because the internal access is a <br />driveway, rather than a private street. <br />Staff Report: Oakleigh Meadows Cohousing September 2013 Page 16 <br />HO Agenda - Page 23 1003 <br />