On September 1, 2015, the Planning Division received an application for preliminary plan approval for the Majestic Cove Mobile Home and RV Park. The property is located about 2.25 miles north of the intersection of Johnson Lane and Coulson Road in the Lockwood area. It is outside of zoning and is about 15 acres in size. This project has been in the process of being brought into compliance with State and Yellowstone County regulations for more than 8 years. It is reviewed as a subdivision for rent or lease under Chapter 6 of the County Subdivision Regulations and plans for 17 manufactured home sites and three RV sites. There are 13 existing manufactured home sites and the three RV sites on the property and the proposal is to add four new manufactured home sites and bring the entire property into compliance. Since a subdivision for rent or lease does not involve a property survey, a final site plan and subdivision improvement agreement will be recorded when this project completes preliminary and final plan review. Planning Board will review the plan at this meeting and a conduct a public hearing on October 27, 2015.  
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plan of the Majestic Cove Mobile Home and RV Park and adopt the Findings of Fact as presented in the staff report.

PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Pursuant to Section 76-3-608(4), MCA, the following conditions are recommended to reasonably minimize potential adverse impacts identified within the Findings of Fact.
 

1.  To minimize effects on local services, the natural environment, and public health and safety, prior to final plan approval the developer will receive approval from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the proposed onsite water (wells) and multi-user wastewater treatment system.
2. To minimize the effects on public health and safety and to meet County road standards, prior to final plan approval the developer will bring the internal private roads in the development up to County Gravel Road Standards and receive approval from the Yellowstone County Public Works Department.
3. To minimize effects on the natural environment, public health and safety, and to ensure compliance with the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations, prior to final plan approval the developer will receive approval from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to ensure proper storm water management practices, and facility design are followed.
4. To minimize impacts on local services and agricultural operations, prior to final plan approval a weed management plan must be completed and approved by the Yellowstone County Weed Department.
5. 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.
6. The final plan 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.
 

• The Majestic Cove Park Subdivision, 2nd Filing was preliminarily approved on August 9, 2005 (The preliminary approval was never acted upon and it expired.
• A subdivision pre-application meeting was held on September 9, 2010 (No action was taken after this meeting and the pre-application meeting expired).
• A subdivision pre-application meeting was held on October 31, 2013 (No action was taken after this meeting and the pre-application meeting expired).
• A subdivision pre-application meeting was held on May 7, 2015.
• The preliminary plan application was submitted to the Planning Division on September 1, 2015.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat application on October 14, 2015.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will hold a public hearing on this plat application and make a recommendation to the BOCC at its meeting on October 27, 2015.
• The BOCC will consider the subdivision application at its regular meeting on November 17, 2015.
• The 60-working day review period ends November 25, 2015 for this application.

General location:              About 2.25 north of the intersection of Johnson Lane and Coulson Road in the Lockwood area

Legal Description:             C/S 2807, Parcel 3B, NW1/4 and SW1/4 of Section 8, Township 1N, Range 27 East.
 
Owner/Subdivider:            Rockie McCaffree
 
Surveyor/Engineer:           Engineering West
 
Existing Zoning:                None, Outside Zoning
 
Proposed Zoning:             None, Outside Zoning
 
Existing land use:             Partially developed for manufactured homes and RVs
 
Proposed land use:          Manufactured Home and RV Park
 
Gross area:                       15 acres
 
Net area:                           13.58 acres
 
Existing number of manufactured home spaces:   13
Proposed number of manufactured home spaces:   4
Existing (no new proposed) number of RV spaces:   3
 
Parkland requirements:    Parkland dedication is proposed as land in the amount of 1.66 acres, or 11% of the 15-acre development. The park land area is already existing on the property on the east side.