measurements (17ft9in-18ft7in), leaving the proposed PUD with no emergency access that <br />meets standards (given the route via Madrona-Cresta de Ruta is even worse, as described by <br />the Fire Dept.) In fact the primary emergency access route, at 18ft, is not wide enough to <br />accommodate two 10ft wide emergency vehicles to pass by each other while responding to <br />an emergency. Thus, the proposed CHPUD is inconsistent with the intent of the street <br />connectivity standards stated in EC 9.6815 (1) (a): Streets are designed to efficiently and <br />safely accommodate emergency fire and medical service vehicles, making it clear that the <br />CHPUD proposal does not meet criteria 5 and should be denied. <br />The issue of relying on Capital Dr as the only reasonable yet inadequate emergency access <br />for a development with over 30 new homes was driven home again yesterday when we saw <br />this large temporary sign at the 5-way stop informing us that Capital Dr would be closed on <br />Thursday, March 22, 2018. We asked, and it is for periodic tree trimming around powerlines. <br />The road will be closed that day and blocked by large tree trimming trucks. (This is yearly <br />maintanance and Capital is closed for other reasons such as Utility repair/work as has been <br />documented in the CHPUD Response Group report) Emergency responders will have to use <br />the much less desireable Madrona-Highland-CrestaDeRuta route that “would require <br />additional maneuvering of the fire vehicle and would potentially greatly <br />reduce response time.” (Fire Department 2-20-18) I would also like to add that along that slow <br />windy route there is a very narrow portion of Madrona between Malabar Dr and Highland Dr <br />that if blocked for whatever reason would require the emergency response to use Malabar Dr <br />and make an extremely sharp turn onto the other side of Madrona which would then allow the <br />Emergency Vehicle to access Highland and proceed up the hill. (This turn was shown in the <br />presentation with the Firetruck trying to make it and Fireman out of the truck helping. It is <br />similar to the Cresta de Ruta to Capital Dr turn the Fire Department described above) This is <br />very clearly unsafe and does not meet EC 9.6815 (1) (a). This also shows the CHPUD <br />proposal does not meet EC 9.8320 Criteria 5 and Criteria 6 and should be denied. <br />Capital Dr will be closed Thursday, 3/22/18 (SIGN: CAPITAL CLOSED THURSDAY) <br />EC 9.8320 Criteria 6 says The PUD will not be a significant risk to public health and safety, <br />including but not limited to soil erosion, slope failure, storm water or flood hazard, or an <br />impediment to emergency response. Given the explanation above and the letter from the Fire <br />Department from 2/20/18 (especially the Concern Realities 1 and 2) it is more than clear that <br />this CHPUD proposal is a significant risk to public health and safety and clearly presents an <br />impediment to emergency response, not meeting Criteria 6 and should be denied. <br /> <br />