September 17, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 79 along Oval Road, and the Highlands has two points of access to Oval. It has Bongart Drive and there's Barnard Road, which interconnects inside with its other connecting roadway system, Davey Drive, Kuzik Drive, all of that starts to make a multiple grid of streets that connect. So the existing Highlands would not be classified as a cul-de-sac. So the project as it stands is a system of roads that are, are characterized as minor access. Now, go on to say that there has been discussion through the year about Howell Drive and the emergency access connection. If you recall my testimony from over a year ago, I indicated that I believe that's a good component of this project. It's certainly supported by the IH zone and it will benefit not only the people that live in this community, but it will benefit the remaining portion of the community by providing another point of access for emergency services. However, I would note that quite frankly we don't need it. If that went away the only cul-de-sac that would be classified one the internal system would be Road D. Road D extending from the roundabout back to Building D would then be come a multifamily cul-de-sac. A multifamily cul-de-sac has a required ADT of no more than 1000 vehicles per day. Building D of 166 units would