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Show : ;OS(S) vMi (Si IIjulS DliipKiiili By MARK D. MICKELSEN FARM1NGT0N The county commission may have set a precedent Tuesday when they voted unanimously against requiring curb and gutter gut-ter improvements in a rural subdivision near Mutton Hollow Hol-low in the unincorporated sector sec-tor of Davis County. BACKERS OF the 15-lot development de-velopment say by installing strips of redwood along the subdivision road they can effectively slow down the amount of run-off water and decrease any problems the water wa-ter may cause to local landowners. land-owners. One of those landowners. Ira Egbert, said his property lies in a "low spot" near the proposed subdivision. He fears that when the development develop-ment is finished, storm water will accumulate near his home and cause some damage. HE TOLD the commissioners, commission-ers, "In a ten-minute storm." the water backs up horren-dously horren-dously near his place, often flooding a nearby irrigation ditch, w hich in turn leaks onto his land. "What are you proposing." , Com. Ernest Eberhard asked him. "I'M PROPOSING you do something about it," Mr. Egbert told him. Mr. Egbert said the developer's develop-er's plan to contain the water problem will only "slow down the flow," but not stop it. "THE MORE houses that come in." he said, "the more problems I'm going to have." Dan Gardner, one of the developers de-velopers of the subdivision, said the county planning commission com-mission had discussed the possibility pos-sibility of a curb and gutter provision for the development. develop-ment. BUT MR. Gardner told the commission he didn't feel there was a need for a curb and gutter in a rural subdivision. One of the problems is that curb and gutter requirements must be followed by an adequate adequ-ate sewer system, and the developers de-velopers at this point don't, feel like they want to design de-sign an immaculate sewer system sys-tem in only a rural subdivision. MR. GARDNER said he feels the redwood strips with adjoining drainage pipes are adequate enough to route drainage water into existing storm channels. The system is better than a curb and gutter, he said, "be- : -cause a major part of the water would dissipate into the ground." before ever reaching the existing drainage channel. ' ' COUNTY Surveyor Glenn : Austin told the commission he feels the developers have !::. "some" responsibility to lake "" care of any drainage problems. but said "we'd be better off on these acre lots not having a ' curb and gutter." - - He explained that eventual- ' ly the amount of water being piped into the existing drain-age drain-age channels will require some revamping ofthe pipe systems. HE SUGGESTED that the county will some day have to ' use bigger pipes to rid land- ' owners of excess storm w ater. Developer Gardner added : ,:" that total development of the area will probably take be- '- ' ' tween five to ten years. The " 15-lot subdivision is located near the intersection of Mutton Hollow and Fairfield Road. ALBERT COLE, assistant county planning director, said most of the residents of Mut- ton Hollow have expressed a '- ; wish to see larger lots. - And currently, drainage fees per lot in the sector are $300. a charge Mr. Cole and Austin : said barely covers the cost of ' providing adequate drainage : protection. ' - IN MAKING their decision. the commission voted to waive ;' curb and gutter requirements for the subdivision, but said it is the county's option to re- -quire the improvements at a la- ter time. |