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Show sioners then pointed out the precarious nature of the South access to the project which is the hair-pin turn off King Road which is often virtually impassable. im-passable. Lastly, members of the audience brought up a petition that had been signed by hundreds of residents who requested over a year ago that iuuiiuyriviarcnZ2, iyy the entire site be re-zoned Estate. Apparently, the City ' never took action on the petition which raised some questions regarding the repsonsiveness of City Officials to the wishes of their constituents. A public hearing on the proposed development has been scheduled or April 4, 7:30pm at Prospector Square. Norfolk Project Returns 47-Unit Quittin' Time B project proposed for Norfolk Avenue. The Norfolk Avenue extension exten-sion project, which was abandoned aband-oned by developer Jack Sweeney Sween-ey almost two years, reappeared before the Planning Commission Commis-sion this week under a new name. The development, now known as Quittin' Time A, Quittin' Time B, and Quittin' Time . Subdivision, calls for the exten-sion exten-sion of Norfolk Avenue across the steep hillside from Third to Eighth Streets and the construction construc-tion of a network of multi and single family dwellings. Engineering plans drawn up by Ted Warr show a 24 foot wide roadway on which no parking will be allowed on either side. The road would be shoared up on both sides by a concrete retaining wall ranging from three to eleven feet in height. Along the proposed road would be a series of twenty-seven twenty-seven single family units which would be contracted according to specifications set by the underlying Historic Residential Zone. Individual residents would be required to provide off-street parking for their units in break-outs along the Norfolk Avenue retaining wall. At approximately 451 Norfolk Nor-folk there would be constructed Quittin Time A, a 23 unit condominium complex. The condominiums are shown as being moderately Victorian in design in keeping with Historic zoning specifications. Developers Develop-ers will provide forty-six off street parking spaces. On a site southwest of 700 Norfolk Avenue, plans call for a 47 unit . condominium complex which extends up the hillside. Access VQuittmVrime B, as the project is known, would be provided by a thirty foot toad off the extended Norfolk Avenue. Although most of Quittin' Time B is on Estate zoned real estate, the developers would like to have the project treated as if it were entirely in the Residential Development Zone. Developers are asking for an increased density for the condominiums of approximately 1.6 units per acre should the project be treated under Estate zoning. Even if the project was entirely in the R-D Zone, Planner David Preece pointed out that it would still exceed maximum densityvpeci-fications. densityvpeci-fications. Another concetti of City Planners is the fact that the project sits on an old mine dump which could . be incapable of supporting the large modern buildings. More serious concerns were expressed over the 23 unit Quittin' Time A project which sits on property ranging from 25 to 50 percent in grade. A soils study done on the entire site showed a potential for earth slippage in the Quittin' Time A area. However, the study also , stated that with proper retaining walls the problem could possibly be corrected. Another concern regarding the site is the potential danger of avalanches. This fear was raised by a member of the audience who was trained in avalanche control. Planning consultant Van Martin, who made part of the presentation, said that he had researched the site and could find no historic evidence of an avalanche in the area since the turn of the century when the hillside had been stripped of vegetation to fuel the pumps in the mines. However, it was pointed out that the condominiums would lie directly beneath the Quittin' Time Ski Run which are presently void of any substantial vegetation. The avalanche expert ex-pert also maintained that anytime you have a slope of fifty percent, there is a potential for avalanches and City Planner David Preece added that the City could probably be held liable for approving the project should disaster strike. Preece also expressed his concern that the added use of the property could increase the potential for forest fires in the pines above the development. The proposed extension of Norfolk Avenue, which would service the entire 44 acre development, was the subject of some debate -- particularly pertaining to the width of the proposed road and the extent it would cut into the existing hillside. A traffic study of the site accomplished by Wayne Van Wagoner indicated that the proposed 24 foot wide road could handle peak hour traffic in the area as long as there was no parking on either side. Van Wagoner also stated in his study that the efficiency of the road also depends upon proper intersection design standards being carefully followed. The study also recommends that the extension of Sixth Street as a secondary access to the project. Primary access to the project would be via Lowell Avenue to the North and King Road to the South. Suspicious Commissioners however questioned the fact that there would never be a vehicle parked along the road. It was their feeling that there was no way to prevent parking along the road at all times and that ' there would probably be at least one vehicle illegally parked at . all times. They .also addressed the impossibility of extending Sixth Street due to the extreme slope between Park and Woodside Avenues. Commis- |