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FACTUAL HISTORY OF SITE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL SD-75-44 Site development approval SD-75-44 concerns the St. Moritz apartments, a 149 unit apartment complex located at 14744 Washington Avenue in RM-1800. Washington Avenue is a heavily trafficked thoroughfare. Harold Avenue is primarily a residential street, having single family and multiple residential units. The Care West Washington Manor convalescent facility, however, runs between Washington and Harold and has a parking lot on Harold Avenue frontage next to the complex. At the time of the complex construction in 1963, there was no access onto Harold Avenue. On October 8, 1975, John Sullivan, the owner of the apartment complex applied to the Site Development Sub -Commission for approval to open a vehicular access onto Harold Avenue. In his application, Mr. Sullivan indicated he wanted the Harold Avenue access because of the dangers associated with exiting the complex only via Washington Avenue. The Sub -Commission granted the application on October 30, 1975. Following the installation of the exit onto Harold, the City Council received complaints from the neighborhood regarding traffic impacts and other problems on Harold Avenue. At its' meeting of April 4, 1977, the City Council referred the matter to the Site Development Sub -Commission for a public meeting regarding traffic circulation and non-compliance with conditions of the approval. The Sub - Commission considered the matter at a meeting on May 19, 1977, and referred the 0