Agenda Item Title:
Approve a Request from West River Holdings, LLC for a Variance to Waive the Requirement to Install Sidewalk per City Ordinance 12.08.060 along Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City.
Origination Group:
Public Works Committee
City Council Hearing Date:
12/05/2016
Petitioner:
Ferber Engineering Company for West River Holdings, LLC
Staff Contact:
Dan Kools - Project Engineer
Location:
1721 Tablerock Road. Lot 11R of Block 1 of Tower Ridge 2, Section 23, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD.
Agenda Item Summary:
A request was received in the Engineering Office on 11/17/16 requesting the requirement to install sidewalk along Mount Rushmore Road (Highway 16) per City of Rapid City Ordinance 12.08.060 be waived. A 5’ sidewalk is required to be constructed along Mount Rushmore Road at the time of building permit, with the property having approximately 490 feet of frontage along Mount Rushmore Road. The requested variance will allow for construction of a professional office on the property without the installation of sidewalk in the adjacent right-of-way. Adjacent Mount Rushmore Road is a principal four-lane divided arterial street with no sidewalk and a rural street section with ditches to accommodate drainage. There are currently no pedestrian access routes in the Mount Rushmore Road right-of-way.
There is one option for sidewalk; install the sidewalk 1 foot inside the right-of-way. At this time there are no sidewalks on Mount Rushmore Road south of the current Mount Rushmore Road reconstruction project that begins at Tower Road.
Based upon Mount Rushmore Road being a principal four-lane divided arterial street with a posted speed limit of 60 miles per hour and the lack of pedestrian traffic in the area, it seems reasonable to allow a variance to the sidewalk requirement until development in the area necessitates construction of pedestrian access along Highway 16. The Rapid City Council has the authority to order in sidewalk at any time, should sidewalk in this area become necessary.
A sidewalk variance request was approved with a waiver of right to protest by City Council for 1687 Tablerock Road immediately south of the property on 6/01/15. A sidewalk variance request was approved with a waiver of right to protest by City Council for 1760 Tablerock Road approximately 85 feet north of the property on 10/05/15.
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve
City Council Recommendation Notes:
1. Approve
2. Deny