1318 37TH ST 2018-01-02 MF Import

. 1.6 P23 AN .25 197 12:00 37th moved meat, the road would be straightened ' rid .iraised to' improve the sight-distanoe conditions us oars used the road: The attempt would be to use existing contours and the need for better visual use of the road, in tandem, to balance out the most effective condition for the roads and the project. The curvature of the 37th ant) Grand as they moved went toward Merton was also a limiting condition on sight -distance. It was mutually agreed that Kahne would deed some of his property to the City to increase the radius of the road and, thus, create better visibility. The combination of greater radius of the roads and the raising of the road elevations resulted in a lowering of the retaining walls at that cull", which was another positive fenture of what we were doing. We also .lowered the general. grade of the site by a minor amount, so that again lowered the retaining wall heights and aided in the sight condition. A concern was discussed about the planting to be required between the retaining walla and the new property line as it, might affect the visibility around that curve. Since plantings would be an item to be reviewed by the Planning Department, you commented that you would be able to get them to agree to plantings which were compatible with your needs for the beat sight -distance conditions in relation to the existing site and rouds. I mentioned that a need had been registered by planning to put ivy on the retaining wallet so basic g;een existed along that line already in our minds. The straightening of 37th as it went west, from the crown at the alley resulted 'in a piece of land, in the City right-of-way, between the new road and the property line. I asked If we could trade for the property being deeded to increase the road radius, but you advised that, such would not be possible. We would, however, be given the ability to Landscape that area to be compatible with the project. The sethaok at, the tight curve of hire newly created road boname small as a result of the Pnr_t. that Kuhns was deeding land to the City, but that also was riot considered to he a problem, because of the overall effect to the benefit of the road system and because there was more that~. suffioient setback in other locations. If the land was not deeded to the City, there would be more than sufficient setback. But the sight-distnnoe conditions would be worse as a result. 'Phis "trade" nondition was also compatible with Conversations very early in the project evolution between Steve Black of the architect'e office and Steve Ingalsbe of Planning in which it was ageed that the setback requ:irementa would not be Lightly enforced if there was a reasonable balance to the landscaping setback where greater landscaping setbacks somewhat offset the losser setback areas. This condition r.xist.s on the site. Where Gratui comes into 37th at the north of the site, a low spot would result on the small triangular piece of private property owned by others. We could either put road slopes there, or we could buy the land and infill it. Roast slopen would make a rather worthless and small piece of property even more worthless. Either condition would be acceptable to you. I have tried to enter into the sale and we even agreed on the price, but. Wheeler is really a moving target and nothing has been ronsumated there... On 38th, from the alley going east to Ruoker, there is no sidewalk. Tf it were put on the north, the neighbor would lose usable property, a large retaining wall would 06/26/97 10:37 TX/RX N0.0956 P.003