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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 6 June 22, 1988 OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Elwood stated that Mr. Goldman had requested that the Plan Commission review provisions made in the Preliminary Plat of the so-called Corvette Lane Subdivision proposed by Mr. Jordan Tobin for attached single family homes on the three-acre tract north of Ruth Park. Mr. Tobin's preliminary plat had been reviewed and approved subject to certain conditions by the City Plan Commission on May 25, 1988. Ms. Elwood stated that all of these conditions had been met or were in the process of being met; Mr. Goldman suggested that the provision for additional off-street parking other than that provided on the preliminary plan approved in May be reviewed by the City Plan Commission. Mr. Arthur Roufa and Mr. Jordan Tobin explained to Plan Commission members that off-street parking could not be provided to the north of the proposed attached single family homes because the Swarthmore Avenue right-of-way north of Blancha Drive had been vacated and dedicated to the homeowner on the northeast corner of Swarthmore and Blancha. Therefore, the alternative was to widen a portion of Swarthmore Lane south of the proposed Swarthmore Court and provide five or six parallel parking spaces as fulfillment of the condition for additional off-street parking for the Corvette Subdivision. Mr. Rice expressed his concern for the insufficiency of the additional parking in that it did not appear to be off of the street and did not help reduce the overall density of the project. Ms. Kreishman believed that more parking spaces would be needed and that the location of the parking spaces was inappropriate as it would require those who parked there to turn around in the driveways of the homes on the east side of Swarthmore. Mr. Marsh asked if it would be possible to move the proposed location of the attached single family homes in order to provide more parking within the subdivision. Mr. Roufa replied that the engineers had looked into that possibility and because of the floodplain limitations, they stated it was not possibile. Mr. Marsh asked if more on-street parking was feasible on the proposed Swarthmore Court. Mr. Safe stated that the turning radius into and the location of the driveways from the street minimized the number of on-street parking spaces along the proposed Swarthmore Court. Chairman McCauley stated that this was also a problem of street width, which, in turn, affected the turning radius. After further discussion, Mr. Rice moved that the Plan Commission resolve and inform the City Council that the proposed additional off-street parking provided by widening Swarthmore Lane south of the proposed Swarthmore Court was not an adequate solution to the conditions required by Plan Commission on May 25, 1988, with regard to the Preliminary Plat for the Corvette Subdivision. Ms. Kreishman seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 7-0. Councilmember Adams informed Commission members that the City Council had approved the amended plans for the McKnight Village Phase II nursing home project. A property tax transfer of $0.08 to pay for bonded indebtedness and City operations would be included for voter approval in the general election in November.