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CAPITAL HILL PUD
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Public Comments submitted at hearings official hearing
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CodeSectionEC9.8300 isonlylistedatthispoint(p.58of67)withoutApplicationoffering <br />anycommentsorevenreferencebacktoitsearliertreatment(pp.12-18of67).Apparentlyitis <br />includedhereasnecessarytojustifymakingthefollowingrequestsforflexibilityregardingthe <br />CodeCriteria.AswestatedinourIntroduction,wewilladdressEC9.8300indetailhere,rather <br />thanintheApplication’searlier,disorganizedmethodofpresentation. <br />EC9.8300PurposeofPlannedUnitDevelopment.Theplannedunitdevelopment(PUD) <br />provisionsaredesignedtoprovideahighdegreeofflexibilityinthedesignofthesiteand <br />themixoflanduses,potentialenvironmentalimpacts,andareintendedto: <br />(1)Createasustainableenvironmentthatincludes: <br />(a)Sharedusesofservicesandfacilities <br />Applicationclaimsthatproposed“clusteringofresidentialstructures...isanexcellentexample <br />ofsharingofservicesandfacilities,”andalso“energyconservationgoalsareachieved”(p.13 <br />of67).Nosupportingevidenceisofferedfortheseclaims.Tothecontrary,servicesandfacilities <br />totheexistingdwellingswithintheproposedCHPUDareaandwithintheadjacentneighborhood <br />arepresentlyinadequateandunavailableforthelevelsrequiredbytheproposeddevelopment. <br />Thereareseriousdeficienciesandproblemsthatwouldbeencounteredforinstallationof <br />infrastructureforroads,sewerandwastewater,stormwater,potablewater,andwaterpressure <br />foremergencyneeds\[Seeabove,EC9.8320(1)PolicyA.10,(7),(10)(j)\]. <br />InitialReferralCommentspresentedbyEWEB(September12,2017)state:“Existingwater <br />infrastructureintheareaisinsufficienttoservetheproposeddevelopment.”EWEB’sfinalletter <br />(January15,2018)requiresa“RestrictiveCovenant”tobeissued“makingdevelopment <br />contingentonthenewinfrastructurebeingfundedandoperational.”Anewpumpingstationis <br />requiredtoremedytheinsufficientcapacityforneeded“domesticandfireflows”forthe <br />proposedCHPUD.Obviously,thetimeframeforcompletionofaone-tothree-milliondollar <br />capitalprojectcannotbeanticipatedatthispoint.Thisconditionshouldbesufficienttodeny <br />outrightthisproposedCHPUDTentativeApplication <br />Consequently,theapplicationfailstoaddressandcomplywith(1)(a)regardinghow <br />existingandproposedneededservicesandfacilitieswouldbeshared. <br />(b)Acompatiblemixoflandusesthatencouragealternativestotheuseofthe <br />automobile. <br />Applicationstates(p.13of67):“Itishighlylikelythatalternativessuchaswalking,passive <br />recreation,andbikingwillprovidesomealternativetoutilizingtheautomobile….” <br />Hereisanotherexcessive,overgeneralized,andunsupportableclaim.Applicationdevotesa <br />paragraphtodiscussing“abundantaccesstorecreation”;however,ouranalysiscannot <br />substantiatethisclaim\[See EC9.8320(8)\].Moreover,heretheApplicationincludesnothing <br />abouthowvehicletrafficontheinadequatelocalroadwayswillbereducedby“alternatives.” <br />Whatis“highlylikely”isthattheproposeddevelopmentwouldsignificantlyboostvehicleuse <br />142 <br /> <br />
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