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r' AUG 131980 BOOK 44-PAGi271 COMMISSIONER LYONS INQUIRED ABOUT THE DEDICATION OF TRACT E WHICH CONNECTS WITH GROVENOR ESTATES AT 12TH ST. S.W. AND MR. RANSON STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THIS, BUT THE PLANNER FELT THAT PERHAPS SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE NEEDED. HE NOTED THE SUBDIVISION ROADS ARE PRIVATE ROADS. ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT BY ALLOWING THESE TO BE PRIVATE ROADS, THEY ARE RESTRICTING ACCESS FOR POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, ETC. MR. RANSON FELT THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT WITH THE ACCESS STREET DESIGNATED AS TRACT C, WHICH GOES INTO KELLEY ROAD. HE FELT THIS PROVIDES AN ESCAPE VALVE FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE SUBDIVISION. SENIOR PLANNER MARSH NOTED THAT KELLEY ROAD IS AN UNPAVED ROAD UP TO THIS PARCEL. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT CONTINUED TO QUESTION THE FAIRNESS OF REQUIRING THIS SUBDIVISION TO PAVE THE HALF ROAD ON 39TH AVE. WHEN THEY DO NOT REALLY NEED IT, AND MR. RANSON ARGUED THAT THE ORDINANCE, AS HE READS IT, ONLY REQUIRES THE DEDICATION. MR. MARSH STATED THAT ALL ROADS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAVED UNDER THE ORDINANCE. MR. RANSON AGREED BUT STATED THESE ROADS ARE NOT IN THE SUBDIVISION. COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY THAT THE COUNTY GET A DEDICATION ON 39TH AVENUE AND 12TH ST. S.W. AND THAT THE DEVELOPER EITHER PAVE THESE OR PUT UP THE SURETY DOLLARS BECAUSE THE ROAD IS THERE AND IF THE DEVELOPER CHOOSES TO BACK THE LOTS UP TO IT, HE DID NOT FEEL THAT ELIMINATES HIS RESPONSIBILITY. DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO WHAT THE REGULATIONS SAY ABOUT DEDICATING AND PAVING. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS FELT THE REGULATIONS STATE THAT ALL ROADS AND HALF STREETS HAVE TO BE PAVED; HE NOTED THAT IF 12TH ST. WERE TO BE MADE PUBLIC, THE DEVELOPERS WOULD BE RUNNING INTO ANOTHER PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRIDGE IS A PRIVATE BRIDGE. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT YOU CAN KEEP THE ROADS PRIVATE AND HAVE AN EASEMENT WITHIN THE DEDICATION GIVING THE RIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC TO CROSS OVER AND LEAVING THE MAINTENANCE, ETC., TO THE DEVELOPER. 56