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Y ? ' PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 14, 1985 PAGE 3 3) Pheasants Walk Subdivision - Phase Development Plan, location is north off Lorain Road and east off Wellesley Ave. Proposal is to separate the approved subdivision into phases of development. City Engineer Schaller explained that originally the subdivision had been approved by Planning Commission and Council for 61 sublots. De- veloper is now requesting approval to develop in phases, since they cannot get financing for entire development. Phase 1 consists of 31 sublots on Pheasants Walk Dr. from Lorain and terminating in a tem- porary non-conforming (over 500') cul-de-sac; Wood Path Dr. would be completed as planned to Wellesley. . the Engineering Department has concerns regarding amounts for deposits: performance bonds, maintenance bonds, and f inancial guarantees to the City that all improvements (for the entire development) would be completed. Assistant Law Director Dubelko recommended that the entire project be bonded in order to guar- antee completion of the entire subdivision and that a def inite time period for completion be agreed upon. Bond should be sufficient to cover completion of the improvemerits by the City if necessary. Council- man Wilamosky advised that the cul-de-sac on Wedgewood was supposedly temporary, was completed 10 years ago•and the city is still living with it. He suggested a split bond, one for the cul-de-sac area for a specified period of time, perhaps 2 yeaYS,and one for phase 1 which could be reduced as work is completed. Mr. Schaller stated that cul- de-sac could be concrete where road is .to be continued, with asphalt around outer circiimferance Mr. Puzzitiello, the developer, was not agreeable to the bond for the second phase or the time limitation; however, he would agree to the entire cul-de-sac being concrete. Ac- cording to Mr. Dubelko, Planning Commission would have authority to approve the temporary cul-de-sac, as long as bond would assure that roadway will be completed; only Council could grant a variance for a non-conforming cul-de-sac. Alternate proposal could be to end two streets in legal 500' cul-de-sacs. This could result in the removal of some trees which would remain otherwise. Chairman Burns and Mr. Morgan agree that they prefer the plan the way it is submitted; this would make for a more desirable subdivision; toQ many restrictions could eliminate the development entirely. Mr. Dubelko stated three options: 1) approve plan as submitted requiring bonds for both phases 2) plans be revised to make two legal cul-de-sacs with each phase bonded individually; and 3) to approve as submitted to Council with the contingency that Council grant the variance for the cul-de-sac. T. Morgan moved to approve Pheasants Walk Subdivision as submitted ending in a temporary cul-de-sac, the center portion of the cul-de-sac being concrete, the ears (the outer diameter) being an acceptable material and of proper minimum diameter required for a cul-de-sac, contingent upon Council's approval of the granting of the 500' (length) variance for the cul-de-sac and with the notation that there are two other options, but that Planning Commission believes that this would be the best plan for the City, seconded by E. Traczyk, and unanimously approved. Mr. Burns was advised that the ordinance for the rezoning which was required for Pheasants Walk has had its first reading. V. COMMUNICATIONS: No items.