Development « South Gateway Neighborhood Association

Click here to see a document submitted by Geoffrey James of Land Design NW that provides a narrative description with a color vicinity map and site map of the proposed apartments to be located south and east of Rainier St South (just south of Davis Road).

This information was presented during the February 11th SGNA General Meeting.

The Planning Commission is scheduled to hear this proposal on March 2.

Changes Under Consideration

Because of the widening of Kuebler Blvd., there will be some changes in certain areas of SGNA during the next few months. Property has been or will be purchased along the Kuebler Blvd. right of way which is needed in order to widen that beltline and meet state and federal requirements.

One place under consideration is the entrance through the fence just west of Lone Oak Rd. which provides access to Kuebler Blvd. from Khyber Ct. (See pictures below).

If this entrance remains and becomes a part of the widening process, a concrete incline would have to be built with no more than a 7% drop down to Kuebler. The current drop is 3 feet. Because of the 7% requirement, this new concrete incline would have to be up to 60 feet wide. This change would be required because of A.D.A. laws.

If this entrance is eliminated, some adjacent personal property would not have to be purchased, and the City would save approximately $35,000. It has been suggested that walking or riding around the small block, adjacent to that entrance, is a short walking distance and that many people already use that alternative.

If you have any concerns or disagreements with the idea of eliminating this entrance, please feel free to contact SGNA and/or come to our December 10th meeting. Our Transportation Committee will be considering this issue over the next few weeks.

- Pat O’Dell