On March 1, 2016, Sanderson Stewart, agent for McCall Development, Inc., applied for preliminary major plat approval for Josephine Landing Subdivision, 1^st Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 136 new lots for residential and commercial development. The subject property is generally located south of Elysian Road, east of East Lane, and along the western edge of the Hogan Slough.  The property is going through the annexation process and will be completed by the time this application is acted upon by City Council. The property is zoned Planned Development (PD) and the proposed lots will be developed in substantial compliance with the approved Planned Development Master Plan. The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on April 26, 2016.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Josephine Landing Subdivision, 1^st Filing to the City Council, 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 water lines are installed to meet City of Billings Engineering requirements, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will add a paragraph in the section VI Utilities A. Water, of the SIA addressing construction of the water main to the east property line in Story Road and that it must be completed with the construction of the Hogan Slough road crossing.
2. To minimize impacts on storm water detention facilities and ensure proper maintenance of the proposed system, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will provide an HOA Storm Water Facility Maintenance Agreement for review by City of Billings Engineering Division. This agreement shall outline the maintenance responsibilities of the storm water facilities.
3. To minimize potential flooding impacts to future property owners and to ensure future property owners are informed, prior to final plat approval language shall be added to section V Storm Drainage in the SIA that provides greater detail of how the 100-year storm will impact the subdivision and whether mitigation measures are required to address potential flooding in the subdivision from Hogan Slough. The applicant also will add a paragraph in the Conditions That Run With The Land section of the SIA informing property owners of any mitigation requirements for lots in the subdivision and identifying the possibility of the Hogan Slough overflowing during large storm events.
4. To minimize impacts on future property owners and to ensure future property owners are informed, before final plat approval a hydrogeological evaluation must be completed to determine if there will be any impacts to adjacent properties. If mitigation measures are required, these will be identified in section V Storm Drainage in the SIA and within the Conditions That Run With The Land section of the SIA to inform future property owners.
5. To minimize impact of future road infrastructure and to ensure any impacts the subdivision may have on the existing Story Road east of the subdivision, prior to final plat approval the applicant will add language to Section III Transportation A. 4. of the SIA that says, ‘At the time of the second filing of Josephine Landing, the applicant will provide a TIS update addressing the subdivision's connection to Story Road to the east and the impacts Josephine Landing Subdivision will have on that road. Any cash contributions that may be required due to those impacts also must be identified in the updated TIS.'
6. To ensure the requirements of parkland dedication are met in this Planned Development subdivision per Section 23-709 (E) of the City Subdivision Regulations, prior to final plat approval the applicant will receive a letter from the City Parks Department stating it is in agreement with the park land proposal for the subdivision.
7. Minor changes may be made in the SIA and final documents, as requested by the Planning, Legal or Public Works Departments to clarify the documents and bring them into the standard acceptable format.
8. The final plat shall comply with all requirements of the City of Billings Subdivision Regulations, rules, regulations, policies, and resolutions of the City of Billings, and the laws and Administrative Rules of the State of Montana.

No variances from the City Subdivision Regulations have been requested.
 

• A pre-application meeting was held on February 4, 2016 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on March 1, 2016.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on March 17, 2016.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on March 24, 2016.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on April 12, 2016.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on April 26, 2016, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on May 23, 2016.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends May 24, 2016.

General location:                                 South of Elysian Road, east of East Lane, on the west edge of the Hogan Slough.
 
Legal Description:                               Lot 1, Block 1, Adam and Millie Walter Subdivision, First Filing & Tract 1, COS 3594
 
Owner/Subdivider:                             McCall Development, Inc.
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                      Sanderson Stewart
 
Existing Zoning:                                 PD
 
Existing land use:                               Farm Land
 
Proposed land use:                            Single-family residential and Commercial
 
Gross and Net area:                            32.72 acres; 24.74 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                    136
 
Lot size:                                              Max:    15,363 square feet
                                                            Min.:    1,538 square feet
 
Parkland requirements:                      In accordance with 76-3-621(6)(a), MCA and Section 23-709 (E) of the City Subdivision
                                                           Regulations, the overall Planned Development Master Plan provides for land permanently set 
                                                           aside for park and recreational uses sufficient to meet the needs of the persons who ultimately 
                                                           reside in the development and meets or exceeds the 11% net land area dedication
                                                           requirement.
 
Variance requested:                            No variances have been requested.