Agenda Item Title:
Request from Ryan Gruba for a variance to waive the requirement to install sidewalk along Sturgis Road and Pine Hills Drive, Rapid City, per City Ordinance 12.08.060.
Origination Group:
Public Works Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
06/25/2019
City Council Hearing Date:
07/01/2019
Petitioner:
Ryan Gruba, G3 Properties LLC
Staff Contact:
Eric Mack
Location:
4095 Sturgis Road
Agenda Item Summary:
A request was received in the Engineering Office on June 3rd, 2019 requesting the
requirement to install sidewalk along Sturgis Road and Pine Hills Drive per City of Rapid City
Ordinance 12.08.060 be waived. A five-foot wide sidewalk is required to be constructed along
Sturgis Road and Pine Hills Drive, at the time of building permit / development plan, with the
property having approximately 426 feet of frontage along Sturgis Road and 157 feet of frontage
along Pine Hills Drive. The frontage along Pine Hills drive has a steep cross section and there is
a guard rail in place behind the curb. Sturgis Road is a rural street section that has no curb and
gutter and has a ditch that runs along it. To install street-side sidewalk would be a hazard to the
pedestrians and to place property line sidewalk would put the sidewalk in the center of the
property’s parking lot. Staff has taken a look and there are plans for the DOT to complete an
urbanization reconstruction of Sturgis Road in 2027. It seems to be appropriate at that time to
look at having sidewalk placed in the area on all properties at that time.
Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve