• <br />Subsection (2) does not apply as the applicant is providing right-of-way that will accommodate <br />an emergency vehicle turnaround. <br />An exception, to the maximum cul-de-sac length of 400' proscribed in subsection (3) is <br />Warranted per EC 9.6820(5)(b) because any-connecting street between Oakleigh Lane and East <br />Hilliard Lane or McClure Lane is precluded due to existing residential development. <br />The need for and timing of a public accessway from the end of Oakleigh Lane is discussed at EC <br />9.6835, which is incorporated herein by reference. . <br />EC 9.6830 Intersections of Streets and Alleys <br />This standard is not applicable as no new intersections are proposed or required. <br />EC 9.6835 Public Accessways <br />This standard requires developments to dedicate and improve public accessways for pedestrian <br />and bicyclist use to'connect the development site to an adjacent cul-de-sac or to an adjacent <br />site that is undeveloped, publicly owned, or developed with an accessway that connects to the <br />subject site, provided the city makes findings to demonstrate consistency with constitutional • <br />requirements. Public accessways must be designed and constructed in accordance with the <br />City's adopted Design Standards and Guidelines. <br />Staff notes that there are several connecting paths from the nearby dead end streets east to <br />the West Bank Bike Path, with the nearest existing connector being located to the north at East <br />Hilliard Lane. Additionally, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan identifies a future connector <br />from the east end of McClure Lane to the riverfront path. The proposed. development identifies <br />an internal sidewalk system that ultimately connects to the McClure system to the south, which <br />will be available for private use only. Additionally, as depicted'on Sheet A1.1, there is an <br />existing informal path which extends from the existing end of Oakleigh Lane to the riverfront <br />path system. Staff notes that an improved bike-ped connection to the West Bank Bike Path <br />would. benefit the residents of the proposed development as well as provide public benefit to a <br />number of residents living on Oakleigh that would otherwise need to travel north or south on <br />River Road to access the East Hilliard and McClure Lane connections. <br />On page 31 of the written statement, the applicant indicates that the path "will be improved <br />and maintained by Oakleigh Meadow, LLC. Referral comments. from Parks Planning staff <br />indicates that POS staff would support a publicly accessible path through the park to the bike <br />path, but that there are no funds to build the connection at this time. Although this standard <br />provides for dedication and improvement of connection to the bike path, staff concludes that <br />the timing is not correct for the construction of a bike path at this location because the precise <br />design of a future bike path is not known and because funding is not currently available. <br />PDT13-01 Oakleigh Cohousing Page 8 of 22 <br />1262 <br />