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TO: Danielle Garber, Addi Jadin
FROM: Celine Saucier, PE
DATE: May 3, 2021
JOB NO.: 4192.025
RE: Resolution 4784
CC:
Urgent For Review Please Comment Please Reply For Your Use
This memo presents information for the proposed Boulder Creek Apartments to meet the criteria
for using Cash-in-lieu of Parkland dedication per Article 38.27, BMC. It is our interpretation of
Section 3 of Resolution 4784 that this property has the following favorable circumstances for
acceptance of Cash-in-Lieu:
- The travel distance from the nearest point of the development to the nearest point of two
or more existing neighborhood, community, or regional parks is within 0.25 miles of the
development site or a single neighborhood, community, or regional park is within 300
feet of the development site. We are also providing direct pedestrian connections to
nearby open spaces across Sherwood Way to the south of the property which is less
than 300 feet from the development site. Additionally, open/park spaces within a ¼ mile
radius include a picnic shelter off Rosa & Annie Street, the Laurel Parkway playground
and the open space trail system along Baxter Creek. The soccer complex is also within a
½ mile radius.
- The proposed development is unable to meet the parking development standards, e.g.
frontage or accessibility. The property does not have much usable street frontage areas
for the park to be accessible to the public, except where the retention facility is located.
- The acceptance of cash-in-lieu enables accomplishment of other City priorities such as
infill, enhancement of existing parks to better serve the dedicating development and
other users. The cash-in-lieu can be used to help the City and GVLT with the Westside
Paths and Trails Project. The funds can help establish the Oak Street Shared Use Path
as well as trail improvements or gaps in the trail network that still need to be installed.