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DATE: November 4, lgo4 ~a~='~~r~i~~'~ °~;r'
TO: Perry Scott,-City Manager IUUV~ X1964
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FROM: Bartlett L. Kennedy, City Engineer SICTIJkie~yD ,1:0 "rH~
SUBJECT: O'Hildebrandt Building at Arizona and Ocean Avenaes,'~?~.
As you know, the City Council, at its meeting of February
11, 1864 (Item 8-E}, authorized the issuance of a permit to Mr.
Brandon O'Hildebrandt for the construction of an underground parking
structure under a portion of Arizona Avenue adjacent to his proposed
building, said permit to be subject to certain terms and conditions.
One of the conditions precedent to the permit was that the entrance
to said underground parking structure must be from Arizona Avenue
and must be at least five feet from that alley (First Court}.
This condition was imposed in order to provide the maximum
safety to pedestrians using the sidewalk on Arizona Avenue, since it
would provide for an,adequate curb face between the alley and the
driveway and thus prevent a car from cutting diagonally across the
sidewalk in going to or from the garage. This requirement (not allow-
ing a driveway to encroach into a curb return} has been City policy
for many years.
Mr. O'Hildebrandt has been aware of this condition since
the inception of the project and in previous discussions has inter-
posed no objection to it. Nevertheless, when his plans were submitted
to the City for checking a short time ago they provided for only two
feet between the alley and the driveway, thus making it impossible
to provide adequately for pedestrian safety as outlined above.
Mr. O'Hildebrandt has informed me, after checking with his
engineer, that it is not now econornically feasible to change the
design of the structure to comply with the five foot clearance condi-
tion set forth in the application for permit. He has requested that
this requirement be waived.
Since the original condition was approved by the City
Council, Mr. O'Hildebrandt was informed that any change in said
conditions could only be authorized by the City Council.
BARTLETT L. KENNEDY
City Engineer
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