HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW letter to S Schuster 11.12.10 Spyglass Rd Closure �o- T,� � Department of -Public Works
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4 J. Michael Crump,Director Oroville,CA 95965-3397
COV f4 Shawn H.O'Brien,Assistant Director (530)538-7681
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November 12, 2010
Stephen J. Schuster
Schuster Homes Inc.3746 e0
Chico, eefer Road
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Re: Spyglass Road Closure ORpV1441, ?®,�
Dear Steve: CAiI FO,gN�A
This letter is in response to your November 8, 2010, letter to the Board of Supervisors concerning Sierra Moon
Subdivision's approval condition 26a. This condition was approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 28,
2004, the subdivision approval was challenged in Court and as part of the Court settlement, which you signed, this
condition was amended to read as follows:
26(a) Place a note on an additional map sheet stating the following:
"A temporary gate is required across the road section between the new and old sections of Spyglass
Road, prohibiting the passage of all traffic. The gate shall be removed and traffic shall be allowed
to flow between the two sections of Spyglass Road after the end of September 2012. The gate shall
be of a break-away design to ensure circulation during times of emergency. This condition is
intended to provide time for the financing of additional infrastructure in the North Chico Specific
Plan area prior to the allowance of traffic flow between the two sections of Spyglass Road."
The developer is required to install the gate and construct the road connecting the two road segments to
County standards (an RS-8-LD-1 County road standard is permitted during the time the road is gated)prior
to Final Map recording for Phase. The developer shall be responsible for removal of the gate at the
conclusion of the closure period.
We cannot arbitrarily amend conditions that are part of a Court settlement, however your letter clearly points out
that your gate is not in conformance with your conditions of approval because it is not "of a breakaway design to
ensure circulation during times of emergency." In the interest of public safety please provide us with a design, for
review and approval that complies with your conditions of approval. We would like to note that several of our
gated communities have siren activated openers.
If you should have any questions concerning this matter, please contact this office Monday through Friday, 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at(530) 538-7681.
Sinc y,
Mike Crump,P.E.
Director of Public Works
cc: The Honorable Board of Supervisors