Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
Lifestyle Communities, Ltd. has committed to provide funding to the Department of Public Service for a public improvement project, which includes the design and construction of an eastbound left-turn lane on Morse Road to its proposed residential development located approximately 650 feet east of the intersection of Morse Road/Trellis Lane/Underwood Farms Boulevard, as necessitated by commitments contained in rezoning application Z08-011.
Rezoning application Z08-011 permitted access to Lifestyle Communities, Ltd.’s proposed residential development located on Morse Road (approximately 650 feet east of the intersection of Morse Road/Trellis Lane/Underwood Farms Boulevard) via a drive shared with the adjacent development to the east. The shared drive to the east of Lifestyle Communities, Ltd.’s proposed residential development is no longer a viable option and the Department of Public Service is supportive of creating an alternate access point for the proposed development with an eastbound left-turn lane on Morse Road. The need for the eastbound left-turn lane on Morse Road is based on anticipated traffic volumes for the proposed residential development and the existing traffic volumes on Morse Road.
The Department of Public Service is designing and constructing a public improvement project in the area (Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road - Preserve TIF Improvements project) in which the turn lane is required by rezoning application Z08-011. In an effort to lessen impact on the traveling public, the Department of Public Service has agreed to design and construct Lifestyles Communities, Ltd.’s required turn lane as part of the Department’s project. Lifestyles Communities, Ltd. shall contribute $70,000.00 towards this project.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into an agreement for the Department to design and construct the required turn lane and accept funding from Lifestyle Communities, Ltd....
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