On August 1, 2017, Sanderson Stewart, agent for Gary Oakland and Marvin Hessler, owners, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Copper Ridge Subdivision, 7th Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 58 new lots for single-family residential development. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Rimrock Road, east of 70th Street West, and west of the existing Copper Ridge Subdivision. Four large parcels of this filing are west of 70th Street West. The property is zoned Residential-7000 (R-70) and Residential-5000 (R-50).

At the September 26 Public Hearing for the preliminary plat, the applicant asked for a 30-day delay.  The applicants indicated to the Yellowstone County Board of Planning at the meeting that they would like to add more lots within this filing. This type of change to the preliminary plat necessitates a re-review of the proposal and a new plat review and public hearing before the Board of Planning. The Board will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on October 24, 2017.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Copper Ridge Subdivision, 7th 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 minimize the effects on local services and ensure public safety, prior to final plat approval the applicant will submit an updated stormwater report to City Engineering for review and approval. 

2. To minimize effects on local services and to ensure understanding of the use of an easement for access, prior to final plat approval the applicant will include an easement document for the temporary cul-de-sac at the north end of 70th Street west as shown on the proposed plat. 

3. To ensure public safety for fire suppression and access for the City Fire Department, prior to final plat approval the applicant will include language in the SIA regarding construction of the temporary road to be able to support a 40 ton truck in all weather conditions, and that the temporary road will be maintained by the developer until the temporary road is replaced with a hard surface paved road. 

4. To ensure public safety and that roads are built to handle increased traffic, prior to final plat approval the applicant will submit an updated SIA to City Engineering for review and approval.
 
5. To ensure correct procedure for providing a cash in lieu contribution for park land, prior to final plat approval the applicant will follow the Billings Subdivision Regulations Section 23-1006 to determine the correct procedure and amount of the contribution to the City in lieu of park land. 

6. To minimize the effects on local service, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate with the USPS to determine what type of deliver system is preferred and to locate and provide the correct amount of space for safely delivering the mail to the residents. 
 
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 variance has been requested.

• A pre-application meeting was held on July 13, 2017 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on August 1, 2017.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on August 17, 2017.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on August 24, 2017.
• The Planning Board reviewed the plat on September 12, 2017.
• The Planning Board conducted a public hearing on September 26. After a request from the applicant at the meeting, the Board voted to allow for a 30-day delay on processing the preliminary plat.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on October 11, 2017.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on October 24, 2017, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on November 13, 2017.
• The 60 working-day, with the 30-day delay, preliminary plat review period ends December 11, 2017.

General location:                                 North of Rimrock Road and east and west of 70th Street West 
 
Legal Description:                               Certificate of Survey 2465, Parcel 2A Amended and COS 1871 Parcel 1
 
Owner/Subdivider:                              Gary Oakland and Marvin Hessler
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                       Sanderson Stewart
 
Existing Zoning:                                  R-70 and R-50
 
Existing land use:                                Vacant / Farmland
 
Proposed land use:                              Single-family residential
 
Gross and Net area:                             116.18 acres; 108.4 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                     93
 
Lot size:                                             Max:    25 acres
                                                         Min:     7,077 square feet
 
Parkland requirements:                       Parkland dedication requirements for this proposed plat is 1.7319 acres.  The applicants
                                                        are proposing to do a cash-in-lieu contribution for parkland.