Staff recommends the City Council approve the preliminary plat extension request for Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing.

The applicant, McCall Development, has requested a two (2) year extension to the final plat date for Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing. The original preliminary approval was March 22, 2021. An extension was granted moving that date to March 22, 2026. The applicant is asking for two more years, moving the date to March 22, 2028. The reason for the preliminary plat extension request, as stated by the applicant, is due to slowing demand for the lots within this filing and increased interest rates. The subdivision will create 50 lots for residential and commercial development.

On February 9, 2026, the Planning Division received an extension request from Brad McCall, McCall Development, asking for a two (2) year extension to the final plat of Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing. The subdivision received preliminary plat approval on March 22, 2021. This approval put the final plat date out to March 22, 2024. The applicant requested a two (2) year extension of that deadline. The request was granted putting the final plat date at March 22, 2026. The applicant is now asking for an additional extension that will place the final plat out to March 22, 2028.

The proposed plat creates 50 lots for residential and commercial development. The subdivision is on the north side of Elysian Road, across from Annafeld subdivision. 

The applicant states "The reason for the preliminary plat extensions is due to slowing demand for the lots within this filing and increased interest rates. However, based on the current sales, we are optimistic we will begin design and construction of Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing later this year."

The extension request for this subdivision will have no financial impact on the Planning Division.

As of the writing of this report, the Planning Division has received no comments. 

The City Council may approve or disapprove of the preliminary plat extension request of Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing. The City of Billings Subdivision Regulations state the following: "The approval or conditional approval shall be valid for not more than three (3) calendar years. At the end of this period, the governing body may, at the request of the subdivider, extend its approval for a mutually agreed-upon period of time. The governing body may issue more than one extension per BMCC 23-302. M.

"When considering a request for an extension of the preliminary plat approval period, the governing body may use the following criteria to evaluate the request:
1. Changes to the subdivision regulations since the original approval and whether the subdivision as originally approved is essentially compliant with the new regulations;
2. Progress to date in completing the subdivision as a whole and any phases;
3. Phasing of the subdivision and the ability for the existing development to operate without the delayed development;
4. Dependence of infrastructure development on the subdivision;
5. Duration of the requested extension;
6. Demonstrated ability of the subdivider to complete the subdivision;
7. Such other factors or criteria as deemed material in the discretion of the governing body.

See attachment Extension Review Criteria, which reviews the above seven criteria.

After the preliminary plat is approved, the governing body may not impose any additional conditions as a prerequisite to final plat approval, providing the approval is obtained within the original or extended approval period described above (76-3-610(2), MCA).

Staff found no reason under the extension criteria to deny this extension of the final plat approval for Annafeld North Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Preliminary Plat.