Mr. Tom Dohr said there were questions at the time these plans were being |
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developed as to whether or not they wanted multiple access to Crooks Rd. |
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or whether, from a Planning standpoint, they should have a shared access. |
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In terms of who pays, it's generally the developer who wants to have access |
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at that time. He said this is not uncommon and happens just about |
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wherever you go. He pointed out that Austin Drive will someday be |
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continued to hook up with Devondale. They had to meet the requirements |
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of the city and bring it all the way to the property line even though there is |
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not a drive access for the last 200 feet. It's not uncommon to require |
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consideration for future developments in current development situation. In |
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this case, being in the county's right-of-way, there was a requirement for a |
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private road agreement, which the applicant applied for and received, |
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along with a permit. He recalled that this was a big issue, not only with the |
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staff and the Planning Commission, but also with the Road Commission of |
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Oakland County. From a planning standpoint, the question was, "do you |
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want to share a driveway and if so, it needs to meet certain standards?" If |
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the applicant is looking for a pavement section that's less than the standard, |
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at the time the north and south properties were developed, the drive would |
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have to be brought up to that standard. As far as a private road agreement, |
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Mr. Dohr said he didn't know what ability the applicant would have to recoup |
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some of those costs from the abutting properties. |
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Member Nowicki said by the time Crooks Rd. is widened and the |
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acceleration and deceleration lanes are installed, there won't be much of a |
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drive approach left. He felt that it was questionable as to the proper |
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location of the drive approach. Since there are no proposed plans for the |
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property to the north and south, the access may have to come in off of the |
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property to the south and around to the back end to access the property to |
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the north. He thinks the industrial drive should come in through that southern |
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vacant piece of property and around the back to access the larger parcel to |
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