Consent 1.P.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/24/2013
- TITLE
- High Sierra Subdivision, 7th Filing -- Preliminary Major Plat
- PRESENTED BY:
- Candi Beaudry
- Department:
- Planning & Community Services
Presentation:
Information
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
On April 1, 2013, subdivider, High Sierra II, Inc., applied for preliminary major plat approval for High Sierra Subdivision, 7thFiling. The proposed subdivision creates 50 lots for single-family residences on a 14-acre parcel of land. This proposal was reviewed in 2008 as part of a larger subdivision known as High Sierra, 5thFiling. While the larger 5thFiling subdivision received preliminary approval, its final plat was scaled back to 23 residential lots, with the remainder in large lots which are now the subject of this proposal. The subject property is generally located on both sides of Benjamin Boulevard, west of High Sierra Boulevard in the northwest Billings Heights. The property is zoned Residential-7,000-Restricted (R-70-R). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning reviewed the plat and conducted a public hearing at its May 28, 2013, meeting. Sanderson Stewart is the representing agent.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
In accordance with state law, the City Council has 60 working days to act upon this major preliminary plat; the 60 working day review period for the proposed plat ends on June 25, 2013. State and City subdivision regulations also require that preliminary plats be reviewed using specific criteria, as stated within this report. The City may not unreasonably restrict an owner’s ability to develop land if the subdivider provides evidence that any identified adverse effects can be mitigated. Within the 60 day review period, the City Council is required to:
1. Approve;
2. Conditionally Approve; or
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat
1. Approve;
2. Conditionally Approve; or
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Should the City Council approve the preliminary plat, the subject property may further develop under private ownership, resulting in additional tax revenues.
BACKGROUND
- General location: North of Matador Ave. and west of High Sierra Boulevard, in the Heights
- Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1; Lot 1, Block 2; Lots 1 & 38, Block 3; Lot 1, Block 4; and Lot 1, Block 5 of High Sierra
- Subdivision, 5th Filing
- Subdivider/Owner: High Sierra II, Inc.
- Engineer and Surveyor: Sanderson Stewart
- Existing Zoning: R-70-R
- Existing land use: Dryland agricultural
- Proposed land use: Single-Family Residential
- Gross area: 14.04 acres
- Net area: 10.34 acre
- Proposed number of lots: 50
- Lot size: Max: 15,305 square feet
- Min: 7,037 square feet
- Parkland requirements: 1.14 acres of parkland required; cash in lieu of land dedication was provided in 2012 when the 5thFiling
- final plat was approved.
STAKEHOLDERS
A public hearing was conducted by the Yellowstone County Board of Planning on May 28, 2013. Property owners adjacent to the subject property were notified by certified mail of the hearing and a legal notice was published in the Billings Times. No public comments were received.
CONSISTENCY WITH ADOPTED POLICIES OR PLANS
Consistency with the Growth Policy, the Transportation Plan 2009 Update, and Billings Area Bikeways and Trail Master Plan are discussed within the Findings of Fact.