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x I OLIVE&MIDLAND URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AREA UNIVERSITY CITY LAND CLEARANCE FOR REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The City's standards for Olive Boulevard right-of-way and street design have been established to promote pedestrian activity and visual uniformity of the Olive Boulevard { corridor. As noted in the City's Olive Boulevard Land Use Study (April 2000), the Olive Boulevard corridor has the highest concentration of retail enterprises. It is also close to many residential areas. However, pedestrian connectivity and pedestrian activity is not occurring with any frequency due to the inadequate pedestrian facilities (i.e. street lighting, ADA accessible sidewalks, new sidewalk pavements, etc.). The physical conditions and current design of the pedestrian facilities as well as their interaction with vehicular access points (driveways and intersections) is inadequate to support the City's objectives for revitalization in the Area. F Y B. INSANITARY OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS i The gas main piping and gas meter in the rear of the building located on Parcel 2 is unprotected from collision with vehicles as parking spaces, loading areas and drive aisles at the rear of Parcel 2 increase the probability of a potential collision between vehicles and the main gas lines (a photograph showing the gas meter is located in Appendix B). Contemporary development standards require bollards or curbs to be placed around gas lines as an impediment to accidents and also to prevent potential explosions or fire due to collisions. This presents a significant and immediate safety } hazard for building occupants and drivers of vehicles within the Area. i C. DETERIORATION OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS All of the parcels in the Area exhibited deterioration of site improvements. These instances of deterioration are displayed in Appendix B and include fascia in disrepair, cracking on masonry, and deteriorated asphalt parking lots, concrete entrance aprons, and sidewalks. These conditions are indicative of a lack of reinvestment in the Area. • Fascia in disrepair(Parcel 1); 4 • Deteriorated parking lot (Parcel 2); • Dilapidated sidewalks (Parcels 1 &2); • Cracking on masonry (Parcel 1); and • A damaged roof(Parcel 1). D. IMPROPER SUBDIVISION OR OBSOLETE PLATTING All of the parcels in the Area exhibit forms of obsolete platting. Obsolete platting includes parcels of limited or narrow size and configuration or parcels of irregular size or shape that would be difficult to develop on a planned basis and in a manner compatible with contemporary standards and requirements (including existing City zoning and/or development codes). Plats that created inadequate right-of-way widths for streets, alleys and other public right-of-ways, or which omitted easements for public utilities should also be considered obsolete. Obsolete site configuration refers to sites that do =` not meet current standards for site development, such as provision for open space, ` landscaping, parking, or loading space. f 80759 5 PGAVURBANCONSULTING 1/08/08 April 7, 2008 J-1 to 6-27