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been done to correct the situation. He stated that the name of the street should e be changed to Hawkins Heights Freeway. Mr. Teitzel responded to the complaints by stating that the bike lanes conform to the ,Bicycle Master Plan of the City and ~hat for a street such as this, two bike lanes are required because the bicyclists are required to adhere to the rules of the Toad just as an automobile, and if lanes are put in on only one side of the street it encourages the bicyclist to ride on the wrong side of the road. He further responded in regard to water in the gutter that there are springs on the hill and it was felt that the expense of a storm sewer was not warranted. He stated that after the construction a storm sewer was put up part way because water was jumping over a driveway apron where a house was built below the road and the only way this could be taken care of was with a storm sewer to catch the water before it reached the driveway. He stated that a few years ago the lip was removed from driveway standards because of the frequency of accidents with bicyclists running over the lip at an angle. Mr. Teitzel stated that in regard to Mr. Widmer's property that a permit was required at the time the house was built to establish the grades of the future street. Mr. Teitzel stated that the builder of Mr. Widmer's house, although required to take out the permit never called for grades so the driveway was put in without benefit of knowing where the street was going to be built. He stated that with regard to the destroyed landscaping that this was done in the right of way. He further stated he would check on the exposed water lines to see if this was the contractor's responsibility. Mr. Lieuallen inquired about the problem of the driveway which was replaced due to e improper grade. Mr. Lieuallen asked Mr. Teitzel what had happened in this matter. Mr. Teitzel stated that at the time the building permit was applied for it was indicated on the building permit that a grade permit should be taken out so that the City could go out and stake grades to indicate where the curb or sidewalk was going to be, and in regard to Mr. Widmer's property the grades apparently were never called for. Mr. Widmer stated that if the contractor had put the driveway in to the grade of the street as now constructed, he would have been 6 1/2 to 7 feet below the street level. He stated that the driveway put in by the contractor was level with Hawkins Heights but that the street was dug down 6 1/2 to 7 feet lower. Mr. Teitzel stated that he did not feel that the actual roadway was lowered that far but that at the edge by the bank it might have been lowered that far. Mr. Teitzel stated that the City's policy is that if a contractor puts a driveway in to the City's established grades and the City has to remove it for an improvement then the city assumes the cost of the new driveway. Mr. Haws stated that he did not see how the City could be responsible for what the developers do before the City puts in a street. R,ecommendation: Levy assessments as proposed. B. C.B. l496--Levying assessments for paving and sidewalk on lvillamette Street from 40th Avenue to 600 feet south of the south end of Coachman Drive (76-10--382) Requeststo be heard were received from John A. and Norene E. Miller of . 21 East 47th Avenue, Joy S. Goolsby of 18 East 47th Avenue and Donald F. and La A. Ford of 10 Coachman Drive; written protests were received from Chulsoon & Yee Yu Khang of 30 Coachman Drive and Mr. and Mrs. David D. Rowe of 4150 Oak Street. 501 6/20/77 - Page 2