Lake Hills Subdivision, 25th Filing, Amended is a proposed subdivision that would re-plat 24 lots originally created by Lake Hills Subdivision, 25th Filing, into 28 new lots. The subject property is located along Ditton Drive and Lake Heights Drive at the north end of Lake Hills Subdivision.  City Council granted conditional approval to the preliminary plat of Lake Hills Subdivision, 25th Filing, Amended on June 23, 2008.  Section 23-302(13) of the City Subdivision Regulations stipulates that the conditional approval of preliminary plats shall be in force for not more than three years, unless a request for a one-year extension is received and approved by the City Council. Because the final plat is not yet ready for approval, and the preliminary plat approval will expire on June 23, 2011, the subdivider has requested this extension for the Council's consideration (see Attachment).  Approval of this request would extend the preliminary plat approval to June 23, 2012.

The City Council may approve or deny the request to extend the preliminary plat approval for one additional year.

The platting of 28 new lots for residential development would increase tax revenues for the City. Allowing the subdivider one additional year to file the final plat will not have any direct financial impact to the City.

Planning staff recommends that the City Council approve the request for a one-year extension of the preliminary plat approval date for Lake Hills Subdivision, 25th Filing, Amended, and set the new expiration date for June 23, 2012.