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interoffice <br />M E M O R A N D U M <br />Department of Community & Economic Development <br />Division of Planning & Neighborhood Development <br />235-9660 <br />To: Angela Jacob <br />From: Larry Magliozzi <br />Subject: Request to Vacate Priory Lane <br />Topsfield II, Part I Subdivision <br />Date: August 13, 1996 <br />The Division of Planning and Neighborhood Development has reviewed the above-noted request <br />to vacate Priory lane <br />We recommend that the request be denied, and that Priory Lane remain a dedicated public <br />right-of--way. <br />Modem subdivision design principles, reflected in the City of South Bend Subdivision <br />Regulations, dictate that the design of new streets consider the long term effect of internal traffic <br />circulation patterns. Whin new subdivisions are reviewed; a variety of factors aze consider, such <br />as the proposed land use, configuration and zoning of adjacent properties, and existing and <br />desired street layouts and circulation pattens. It is not desirable to limit circulation options, since <br />that has the potential of placing greater traffic emphasis on fewer streets. Interconnectivity of <br />streets provides more efficient circulation for school buses, postal delivery, sanitation trucks, and <br />emergency vehicles. <br />There is a 28.5 acre vacant pazcel directly north of Priory Lane. This parcel is appropriately <br />zoned "A" residential and has approximately 500 feet of frontage on Ironwood Road. Priory <br />Lane is the only means of secondary access to the parcel, in addition to being in the position to <br />provide the connection to the continuity of the developing internal traffic circulation pattern. <br />Lm/lots37 <br />