Posted: October 04, 2018
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: PW100918-08

Agenda Item Title:

Request from Dustin Swanson, for a Variance to Waive the Requirement to Install Sidewalk along Pine Hills Drive, Rapid City, per City Ordinance 12.08.060.

Origination Group:
Public Works Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
10/09/2018
City Council Hearing Date:
10/15/2018
Petitioner:
Dusin Swanson
Staff Contact:
Eric Mack
Location:
Pine Hills Drive Lot 86 of Pine Hills Sub, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD.
Agenda Item Summary:
A request was received in the Engineering Office on September 17, 2018 requesting the requirement to install sidewalk along Pine Hills Drive per City of Rapid City Ordinance 12.08.060 be waived. A four-foot wide sidewalk is required to be constructed along Pine Hills Drive at the time of building permit, with the property having approximately 750 feet of frontage along Pine Hills Drive. The requested variance will allow for construction of a single family home on the property without the installation of sidewalk in the adjacent Pine Hills Drive right-of-way. Adjacent Pine Hills Drive is a two lane local street with no sidewalk and paved rural street sections. Pine Hills Drive is currently void of pedestrian access routes. The nearest sidewalks are approximately 1,660 feet to the southwest from the subject property. The ground changes more than fifty feet in elevation over very uneven terrain. Given the location of the nearest sidewalks, and the street having rural street sections, it seems reasonable to allow a variance to the sidewalk requirement. Public Works recommends approval of the sidewalk variance request. The Rapid City Council has the authority to order in sidewalk at any time, should sidewalk in this area become necessary.

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve

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