On December 1, 2016, the Planning Division received an application for review and preliminary approval of an 87-unit condominium subdivision on Tract 3 of Certificate of Survey (COS) 2771. The property is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of South 32nd Street West and Hesper Road. The property is within the County zoning jurisdiction and is zoned Controlled Industrial (CI). In accordance with Chapter 8 of the County Subdivision Regulations, this condominium development must be reviewed as a Major Subdivision. The Yellowstone Board of County Commissioners will hear this application on February 14, 2017.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plan for the Put It Here Subdivision Condominium Development, 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 the effects on public health and safety, prior to final plat approval, the subdivider shall receive approval from the MDEQ for the proposed well and storm water management plans.
2. To ensure proper easements for private utility companies, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate with the utility companies and provide needed easements, show them on the plat, and provide easement documents with the final plat.
3. 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.
4. The final plat shall comply with all requirements of the County Subdivision Regulations, rules, regulations, policies, and resolutions of the rules, regulations, policies, and resolutions of the

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

• A pre-application meeting was held on October 27, 2016 for this proposal. It was determined that this is a major subdivision for condominium use which follows the major subdivision review process.
• The preliminary application was submitted to the Planning Division on December 1, 2016.
• A Department Review Meeting was held on December 15, 2016 for this application.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning held a plat plan review for this application at its January 10, 2017, meeting.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will conduct a public hearing on this application at this meeting, January 24, 2017.
• The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners will be considering the application at its regular meeting on February 14, 2017.

PLAT INFORMATION
General location:                                           Southwest corner of the intersection of
                                                                      South 32nd Street West and Hesper Rd.

Legal Description:                                         Tract 3 of COS 2771

Subdivider and Owner:                                   EEC Inc.

Engineer and Surveyor:                                  Eggart Engineering Company

Existing Zoning:                                            Controlled Industrial

Existing land use:                                         Vacant

Proposed land use:                                       Commercial uses

Gross area:                                                  2.69 acres

Net area:                                                      2.69 acres

Proposed number of lots:                               87 condominium units

Lot size:                                                       2.69 acres

Parkland requirements:                                  Not required for commercial subdivisions

No variance has been requested.

Staff gave a brief presentation to the Planning Board about the proposed condominium subdivision.  After the presentation, President Tunnicliff called for questions and discussion from the members of the Board. Board Member Saldivar asked about the ditch running along Hesper Road and that the staff report stated the owner of the ditch could not be determined.  Staff responded that there is not a ditch company that claims ownership of the ditch.  It is a lateral ditch used by someone to the east of the subject property, not a main ditch. 

The public hearing was opened and Mr. Chuck Henricks from Eggart Engineering stood to speak about the proposed plan.  He stated they will be paving the entire internal driving area for the proposed storage units.  The units will have heated floors and lighting in each one and be smaller so someone can use it as a heated storage garage.  President Tunnicliff inquired about future maintenance costs,  Mr. Henricks said a fund will be in place with fees collected by the Property Owners Association. 

There were no other questions from the public or the Planning Board.