[Vision2020] City Council approves preliminary plat forGreensides Hill subdi

[J Ford]

What the crap does that have to do with the fact that, once again, Mike 
Hoffman lied to the Council and to the citizens of Moscow?!  From what I saw 
of the meeting, he did a LOT of dancing and the Council bought into it.  
Again.

My only "comfort" in all this is that like all of Mike's other projects, 
this one will most likely not go anywhere.  Certainly not on time.  Anyone 
see the mess that the Mt. View property is in right now?  Got a pump?  I'd 
sure hate to be the sucker that buys a house on it in the future.

J  :]

P.S.  Leave it to you, Doug F, to bring up the wrong object of a discussion 
or issue.





>From: heirdoug at netscape.net
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council approves preliminary plat 
>forGreensides Hill subdivision
>Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:19:57 -0500
>
>I guess that Jackie Woolf still lives in Moscow.
>
>
>Â Congrats, Mike H!
>
>
>---In today's DN.-----
>
>City Council approves preliminary plat for Greensides Hill
>subdivisionNeighbors concerned about fire lane, narrow streets, open
>space
>
>By Omie Drawhorn, Daily News staff writer
>
>Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - Page Updated at 12:09:53 PM
>
>The Moscow City Council on Monday conditionally approved a preliminary
>plat for a subdivision that would include 37 single-family homes.
>
>The proposed development, called Greensides Hill, will be located on
>just over 8 acres on the west side of North Polk Extension if its final
>plat is approved by the City Council.
>
>Conditions include forbidding non-emergency vehicular traffic on the
>fire lane connecting Mallard Court to Pintail Lane, and the
>construction of a six-foot green strip between the curb and sidewalks
>and a fence along the west side of the property to prevent vehicles
>  from accessing the fire lane. The open spaces would be designated as
>public access from the public path.
>
>The proposed subdivision would include a mixture of 35, 28- and
>22-foot-wide private drives, internal pedestrian pathways and open
>space.
>
>Stormwater retention would be handled onsite with two pond areas.
>
>Mike Hoffman would act as developer for the property, which he owns
>along with Doug and Nancy Wilson and Matt and Laura Gray. The three
>properties currently are developed with single-family homes and
>outbuildings.
>
>The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a planned unit development
>for the subdivision during a January meeting.
>
>Assistant Community Development Director Andrew Ackerman said the
>proposed property density is less than permitted by the R2, or
>single-family, zoning designation. But the site likely wouldn't
>accommodate the 37 proposed homes without the flexibility of the
>planned unit development option because of existing slopes and the
>possibility that the subdivision's streets won't meet city standards.
>
>The PUD allows flexibility in development standards in exchange for
>public amenities or attractive design features.
>
>"This is part of the smart growth idea, with more people on smaller
>spaces of land," Ackerman said.
>
>Council members and residents expressed concerns about narrow streets,
>four lots that use alleyways for access to parking, and whether the
>open space in the development was available to anyone. There also were
>questions about the possibility of future council members removing
>bollards that keep vehicles from traveling down the fire lane that
>connects Pintail Lane and Mallard Court, where residents say many
>pedestrians walk.
>
>Area resident Beverly Bafus said she was concerned about the number of
>homes that would be moving in below her development, as well as the
>homes that would use the alleys to access garages.
>
>"There are four lots in the alley that could have up to eight cars
>apiece going down the alley," she said.
>
>Hoffman said that with 193 parking spaces in the subdivision, there
>should be plenty of parking on the streets, so additional cars could
>stay out of the alleyways.
>
>Moscow resident Jackie Wolf had another concern.
>
>"What is going to keep this from turning into a college dorm?" she
>asked, alluding to Christ Church pastor and New Saint Andrews College
>faculty member Doug Wilson, who currently lives on the property.
>
>Moscow resident Roberta Radovich said she was concerned about the
>number of streets and alleyways dumping into the narrow streets and
>culdesac of the subdivision in the case of a "sweeping fire."
>
>Omie Drawhorn can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 234.
>
>
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