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constitute an adjustment to the standards of EC 9.6815(2). <br /> (b) Cul -de -Sacs. The limitation of a 400 foot maximum length for a cul -de- <br /> sac in EC 9.6820 may bt adjusted if all of the following conditions exist: <br /> 1. The physical shape of the property prevents alternative development <br /> patterns and there are no practical alternative street layouts available <br /> that would meet street connectivity. <br /> 2. The physical conditions of the property preclude the ability to <br /> achieve the density permitted according to the zoning of the property <br /> with a cul-de -sac of only 400 feet. Such conditions may include, but <br /> are not limited to, topography or the existence of natural resource <br /> areas such as wetlands, ponds, streams, channels, rivers, lakes or <br /> upland wildlife habitat area, or a resource on the National Wetland <br /> Inventory or under protection by state or federal law. <br /> (c) Intersection Standards. The minimum offset intersection requirements set <br /> forth in EC 9.6830 may be adjusted if the proposed adjustment is <br /> necessary and is designed so that no offset dangerous to the traveling <br /> public is created as a result of staggering of intersections. An offset <br /> necessary to assure safety and efficiency based on traffic engineering <br /> principles shall be required. Upon submittal by a traffic engineer and <br /> approval by the city of a study that demonstrates the safety and efficiency <br /> of an intersection offset of a lesser distance, the minimum intersection <br /> offsets of 100 feet on a local street, 200 feet on a collector streets, and 400 <br /> feet on an arterial street may be adjusted. Offsets shall be measured from <br /> the center lines of the two intersecting streets. <br /> (13) Tree Preservation and Removal Standards Adjustment. Except as otherwise <br /> provided in EC 9.6885(3) Tree Preservation and Removal Standards - <br /> Adjustments to Standards, the tree preservation and removal standards of EC <br /> 9.6885(2) may be adjusted, and the number of trees required to be preserved <br /> maybe reduced based on compliance with all of the following criteria of (a), <br /> (b), (c), and (d), and one of the conditions of (e) exists: <br /> (a) The proposed adjustment to the tree preservation and removal standards is <br /> the minimum necessary to implement the development proposal. <br /> (b) The proposal includes an approved replanting or restoration program or <br /> plan that mitigates the loss of trees or impacts to other natural features. <br /> (c) The proposal is otherwise in compliance with all applicable standards. <br /> (d) Alternative proposals have been evaluated, and there is no feasible <br /> alternative. <br /> (e) One of the following conditions exists: <br /> 1. Compliance with tree preservation and removal standards is not <br /> feasible, or would result in degradation of steep slopes, significant <br /> wildlife habitat, or water bodies due to the topography or other <br /> natural features of the development site; or <br /> 2. An adjustment to the tree preservation and removal standards is <br /> Ordinance - 334 <br />