On October 1, 2015, Performance Engineering and Consulting for Diamond B Companies applied for preliminary subsequent minor plat approval for Amended Lots 1 and 4, Block 1, Bottrell Subdivision.  The proposed plat creates 5 lots from a 14.68-acre parcel of land. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Trade Center Avenue and east of Shackelford Lane.  The property is zoned Controlled Industrial (CI) and there are existing commercial/industrial uses on the land and in the immediate vicinity.  The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. The Board of County Commissioners will act on the proposal on December 8, 2015.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plat of Amended Lots 1 and 4, Block 1, Bottrell Subdivision, 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 ensure that public health and safety measures for fire suppression are met, prior to final plat approval the applicant will receive approval from the Billings Fire Department for the location and installation of the proposed dry hydrant and that it will meet the requirements for access for fire apparatus.
2. To ensure that public health and safety measures for fire suppression are met, prior to final plat approval the applicant will submit public easement documents to be recorded with  the final plat for the dry-hydrant system.
3. To ensure future maintenance of the dry-hydrant system before final plat approval the applicant will create an RSID-M to maintain the dry-hydrant fire suppression system.
4. To minimize the effects on the natural environment prior to final plat approval, a weed management plan and property inspection shall be approved by the 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 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 variance have been requested.

• A pre-application meeting was held on August 27, 2015, to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on October 1, 2015.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on October 15, 2015.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on October 22, 2015.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on November 10, 2015.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on November 24, 2015, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
• The Board of County Commission will consider the preliminary plat on December 8, 2015.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends December 28, 2015.

General location:                                             North side of Trade Center Avenue and east of Shackelford Lane
 
Legal Description:                                           Lots 1 and 4, Block 1, Bottrell Sudivision 
 
Subdivider/Owner:                                         Bottrell Family Investments LP
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                                  Performance Engineering and Consulting
 
Existing Zoning:                                             CI
 
Existing land use:                                            Vacant / Commercial / Industrial previously platted property
 
Proposed land use:                                          Commercial /Industrial
 
Gross/Net area:                                               14.68 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                                5
 
Lot size:                                                          Max:    3.12 acres   Min.:   2.43 acre
                                                                         
Parkland requirements:                                   No parkland dedication is required for this commercial subsequent minor subdivision