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• In order to maximize interconnections between all areas within neighborhoods,street and block lengths shall be generally limited to 800 feet for all local streets. A minority of streets within a neighborhood may exceed this length,providing that through-block,pedestrian connections occur at distances no greater than every 500 feet. In instances where proposed locations of through-block pedestrian connections are determined by the Community Development Director to be in conflict with the health,safety and welfare of future residents,such connectionscan be eliminated. The amendments proposed for the Neighborhood"F"Special Purpose Plan address development - - along the Wicklund Crossing entrance to the community, alleys, clarification of bicycle paths and route locations within Neighborhood"F", windrows between the school and park, driveway configurations, second units and various minor corrections. Wicklund Crossing Developmentand Streetscape:The currently adopted Neighborhood"F"Special Purpose Plan has multiple family housing fronting on Wicklund Crossing. The proposed amendments remove the requirementto develop higher density attached units across from the neighborhood commercial site along Wicklund Crossing by deleting 2.1.7 e), 3.2.1 a), 3.2.2 a)and b), and 4.1 e)and then amending the special purpose plan map to show single family development backing up to a sound wall along the south side of Wicklund Crossing. Trimark is proposing this amendment because it believes that there is not a current market for multiple family housing at this location.A series of amendments are also proposed to address streetscape designs so that the entryway will still be an active public area even though there are no homes fronting the street. Wicklund Crossing is the main entryway to Neighborhood"F". As such, special treatment is needed for this area. It is intended to bean active and attractive area with commercial,public and residential uses. This area is also subject to high traffic noise levels requiring either a sound wall to attenuate noise or housing with mechanical ventilation to meet interior noise requirements. The proposed amendment maintains an active,attractive entryway by proposing a highly landscaped setting with trees,shrubs and groundcoversurrounding a pedestrian promenade with alcoves and benches. The soundwall will be mostly screened by the nature and depth of the landscape treatment. See proposed amendments 3.2, 3.2.1 a)and b),3.2.2 a),b)and c),and 3.2.3 a)and b). Alleys: The proposed amendments delete the reference in 2.1.7 c)and to encouraging alleys behind lots fronting the school and park and requiring rear access parking for development across from the neighborhood commercial are in 3.2.3 a). Alleys were recommended by the Special Purpose Plan for the school/parkarea primarily to decrease traffic conflicts and volumes from the homes fronting the school and park onto the collectors circling this area. Rear access parking for homes along Wicklund Crossing was required to decrease traffic conflicts on this entryway collector. Trimark is proposing to remove these alley references in order to reflect the design of the proposed Neighborhood"F"subdivision which has alleys along Central Parkway only. Development along Wicklund crossing is proposed to back onto this street such that there would be no access to the street,a similar traffic outcome as fronting on a street with rear parking access from an alley. In addition,no onstreet parking would be necessary on Wicklund Crossing to serve the residential uses as reflected in the proposed deletion of 3.2.2 b). The removal of references to alleys across from the school/parkarea deletes an optional requirement since the Special Purpose Plan does not require, but only encourages use of alleys in this area. Trimark proposes to amend 3.1.3 b)to locate driveways in pairs, to the greatest extent feasible, in order to minimize driveway/collector street traffic conflicts. This is an appropriate proposal to offset the affect not having alleys. 6