7.a.1.
Planning Board Meeting 2 (4th Tuesday)
- Meeting Date:
- 10/24/2017
Information
INTRODUCTION
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 86 new buildable lots for single-family residential development and 6 lots for future development or storm water management. 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 conducted a second plat review at its October 11 meeting and the Board will conduct a public hearing at this meeting.
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 conducted a second plat review at its October 11 meeting and the Board will conduct a public hearing at this meeting.
RECOMMENDATION
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 fire access road that will support a 40 ton truck in all weather conditions, and that it 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 in determining the correct 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.
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 fire access road that will support a 40 ton truck in all weather conditions, and that it 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 in determining the correct 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.
VARIANCES REQUESTED
No variance has been requested.
DISCUSSION/STAKEHOLDERS
During the plat review on October 11th, staff gave a brief presentation to the Planning Board. Board President Darell Tunnicliff asked if there were any questions for staff. One question was asked about whether the parkland requirement would increase with the additional lots for this filing? Staff responded that the parkland amount did increase to include the additional lots for this filing. There were no other questions from the board. The owners representative, Landy Leep, stood to answer any questions the board might have, but there were none.