PLAT REVIEW/DISCUSSION.  Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 2nd Filing.  On May 1, 2015, owner, Superior Builders, LLP, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 2^nd Filing.  The proposed plat creates 15 lots from a 28-acre parcel of land. The subject property is generally located in Lockwood, on the south side of San Marino Drive, between Tanglewood Drive and Noblewood Drive.  The property is zoned Residential-9,600 (R-96).  The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The Board of County Commissioners will act on the proposal on July 14, 2015.

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plat of Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 2^nd Filing, and adopt the Findings of Fact as presented in the staff report.

PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Planning staff recommends the following conditions of approval:
 

1. To minimize effects on local services, Lot 9, Block 2 shall be deeded to the County at the time of final plat recording, and a maintenance district shall be established or expanded to maintain the stormwater facilities on the lot.

 

1. To minimize the effects on the natural environment, a weed management plan and property inspection shall be approved by the County Weed Department, prior to final plat approval.

 

1. Minor changes may be made in the SIA and final documents, as requested by the Planning and/or Public Works Departments to clarify the documents and bring them into the standard acceptable format.           

 

1. The final plat shall comply with all requirements of the County Subdivision Regulations, rules, regulations, policies, and resolutions of the Yellowstone County, and the laws and Administrative Rules of the State of Montana.

 No variances have been requested from the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations for this proposal.

 

• A pre-application meeting was held on April 30, 2015 to discuss the proposal (three previous pre-application meetings were held).
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on May 1, 2015.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on May 14, 2015.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on May 21, 2015.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on June 9, 2015.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on June 23, 2015, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
• The Board of County Commission will consider the preliminary plat on July 14, 2015.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends July 27, 2015.

General location:                                             San Marino Drive, west of Noblewood Drive, in Lockwood.
 
Legal Description:                                           Lot 5, Block 3, Aspen Ridge Subdivision, 1^st Filing 
 
Subdivider/Owner:                                         Superior Builders, LLP
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                                  Blueline Engineering
 
Existing Zoning:                                             R-96
 
Existing land use:                                            Vacant
 
Proposed land use:                                          Single-Family Residential
 
Gross area:                                                      28.9 acres
 
Net area:                                                          27.1
 
Proposed number of lots:                                15
 
Lot size:                                                          Max:    18.5 acres   Min.:   0.506 acre
                                                                         
Parkland requirements:                                   Parkland dedication is required in the amount of 0.578 acres. A cash contribution in lieu of land dedication is proposed.