Considerapplication’sclaim:“Thereisnoknownlimittoemergencyvehicleaccesscurrently” <br />(p.47),statedunder EC9.8320(6)inrelationtotheCHPUDsite.Wecontinuetowonderwhy <br />theapplicationignoresactual,objectiveoff-siteimpactsthataffecttheproposedCHPUD.The <br />developmentdoesnotexistinisolation,butisconnectedbylimitedaccesstotheworldbeyond. <br />Thus,theproposedCHPUDwouldnotonlyseverelyimpacttrafficsafetyandemergency <br />servicesforthecurrentneighborhoodhouseholds,butalsowouldputatriskresidentsofthe <br />proposeddevelopmentitself. <br />Off-siteImpactsonParkingandStreetConnectivity <br />UnderthisCriterion11,ApplicationmakesclaimsaboutparkingwithintheproposedCHPUD <br />areathathavenobasisinfactbecausenoplansforunitsorCCRstodescribethemareincluded. <br />Thus,“homeswilllikelybedesignedwith2-cargaragesandanassociateddriveway”cannotbe <br />takenasaguarantee.NeithercantheApplicationsupportitsassertion“thatcarswillnot <br />spilloverintotheneighboringstreets.Theadditionalparkingprovidedwithinthedevelopment <br />helpsmitigateanypotentialoff-siteimpacts”(p.61,emphasisadded).Asnotedabove,thereis <br />noproposedoverflowparkingareaandspacealongtheproposedprivateroadwillbeseverely <br />limitedduetodenseclusteringandreducedfrontages\[SeeaboveIntroductionand EC9.8320 <br />(5)\]. <br />Finally,inamostegregiousandmisleadingstatement,Applicationclaims: <br />“thisdevelopmentterminatesatHendricksPark,wherethereisnothroughconnection.In <br />otherwords,thisdevelopmentisadeadend.Therewillbenocut-throughmotorvehicle <br />trafficandallmotorvehicletrafficwillbelocal.Potentialimpactsthatmayariseasaresult <br />ofthisdevelopmentaremitigatedthroughthedead-endstreet”(pp.61-62). <br />Thisisclearlyfalseonallaccountsbysimplylookingattheproposedprivateroadplan.Itisa <br />loopwitheachendintersectingalongthetravelwayofCapitalDr.Thereisnosecondary <br />connectiontoanotherlocalstreet.Wehavepointedoutthedangerofthisdesignthroughout\[See <br />aboveIntroductionand EC9.8320(5),(6)\].Thus,theproposedprivateroadisnotadeadend; <br />CapitalDr.isthedeadendatthetrailentrancetoHendricksParkwhichisnorthofthe <br />intersectionswiththeproposedprivateroad. <br />However,thelast125feetofCapitalDr.isnotproposedtobepaved,resultinginconstructionof <br />anon-conforminggravelroadwayvulnerabletoweather,wearfromusage,andestablishingan <br />unsafeconditionforthepublicaswellasresidentsofproposedlots#1and#2,whichrequire <br />accessfromthissegment. <br />JusttheoppositetoApplication’sassertions,theproposedprivateroadwouldbecomean <br />“attractivenuisance”stimulatingmoretrafficasanewrouteforthecuriouswalkers,bikers,and <br />evenvehicledriverswhowouldexploreandevenaddittotheirexerciseroutes.Theonlyway <br />theproposedCHPUDcouldcontrolvisitorsandsightseerswouldbeasagatedcommunitywith <br />lockinggatesorpersonnelinagatehouse.Nooff-siteimpactscanbemitigated,asasserted,due <br />toadead-endstreet. <br />170 <br /> <br />