May 2011 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

T+-z--r—•,:T"a..••�„p�.—.—..+a._'T^r��—.+,;T._T.^.'�.--.s .T..ne _ (4/25/2011)Catherine Hostetler - MtgMin_Des0902236 'Sec166�14apr11.pdf Page 2 a. The 10 -foot path is too wide. 5'-6' wide would be preferable and more congruent to other sidewalks in the area. b: The path is too close to his front door. (The north side of the path is 32' feet from the south side of Mr. Wheeler's house. The edge of Adams Road is currently 53' from the house). c. Ms. Clark reiterated the design guidelines. Mr. Wheeler stated that if the path were to remain 10 feet wide, then he preferred that it be located closer to Adams road. 5. There was discussion regarding the project's impacts to the characteristics of the property contributing to its eligibility to the National Register of the Historic Places. Mr. Glass asked if any of the trees were identified as character defining features in the Historic Properties Report. No specific trees were identified; however the report does reference a "well -shaded" yard. 6. Ms. Hostetler explained that the Historic Preservation Commission would have to approve any changes to the site through the review of a "Certificate of Appropriateness." The next meeting this project could be placed on the agenda is May 16'', and materials must be submitted by May 2nd Ms. Hostetler's primary concern with the project as initially presented is that there is too much pavement too close to the house. 7. At this time, the meeting relocated to Mr. Wheeler's property, where realignment options were discussed further. 8. Through discussion of the project and a visit to the historic property, the following revisions to the project design were finalized. Please refer to the attached exhibit, which includes notes and dimension describing these changes. a. The path will be realigning immediately adjacent to Adams Road b. Under this alignment: a. The path would be 10 feet wide. Although design guidelines allow an 8 -foot path, the alignment nearer Adams Road forces trail users nearer vehicular travel lanes, and they tend to prefer the center of the path, essentially narrowing the path. 8 feet wide would not be preferable when aligned so close to Adams Road. b. A curb and gutter (2 foot gutter with 6 inch reveal) would be constructed as a barrier between vehicular traffic and trail users. c. Upon performing detail design of this alignment after the meeting, the north side of the path is now 42.4 feet from the south side of the house and 15.4 feet south of the right-of-way line (compared 32 feet from house to path under the original design). c. The utility poles on the southeast comer of the property would need to be relocated to the north. This could impact the mature tree on the corner of the property (tree #7 as identified in prior Section 106 Coordination). It appears as though the tree already has a 15'-20' clear zone from the overhead wires. The redesign shows that utility poles on the southeast corner will have to be moved a minimum of 3 feet. Conditional upon AEP's approval, this shift will not result in the loss of the mature tree nearest the southeast corner of the property. d. The first mature tree to west of the house (Tree #6 as identified in prior Section 106 documentation) can remain. The path will be adjacent to Adams Road until it would curve around the tree and hug the right-of-way line. - Mr. Wheeler stated that he would not oppose the removal of this tree. Page 2 of 3 http://aec.troyergroup.com/proje cts/s joetfl9110-00/design_docs/Mtg Mkdoc