On May 1, 2018, Performance Engineering, LLC, agent for Billings Opportunities, LLC, owner, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Amended Lots 1, Blocks 4 & 5. The proposed subdivision creates 16 new lots for commercial development.  The subject property is generally located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Grand Avenue and Zimmerman Trail.  The property is zoned Community Commercial (CC) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will conduct a public hearing at this meeting and make a recommendation to the City Council for action on this preliminary major plat.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Amended Lots 1, Blocks 4 & 5 to the City Council, 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 effects on local services and enable more useable roadways, prior to final plat approval the applicants submitted TIS will be reviewed and approved by City of Billings Engineering Division outlining any additional requirements the developer needs to be responsible to construct.  This review will also confirm or correct the contributions for street improvements from the developer listed in the SIA. 
2. To minimize the effects on local services, prior to final plat approval the subdivider will provide a letter from the United States Postal Service acknowledging its agreement with the placement of mail delivery facilities in the subdivision.
3. To ensure the provision of easements for utilities, prior to final plat approval the subdivider shall provide utility easements on the final plat as requested by the private utility companies. 
4. 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. 
5. 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.

DISCUSSION/STAKEHOLDERS
Staff gave a brief presentation about the proposed subdivision to the Planning Board at the plat review meeting.  After the presentation, Planning Board Chair Tunnicliff asked if there were any questions from the Board for staff.  There was one question concerning the proposed access off of Zimmerman Trail into the site and whether it would be a full access or a 3/4 access.  It was pointed out that the proposed access is directly across Zimmerman Trail from the ACE Hardware store access, which is a full access onto Zimmerman Trail.  There were no other questions from the board and the applicants agent had no further comments.

No variances from the City Subdivision Regulations have been requested.
 

• A pre-application meeting was held on March 22, 2018 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on May 1, 2018.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on May 17, 2018.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on May 24, 2018.
• The Planning Board reviewed the plat on June 12, 2018.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on June 26, 2018, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on July 23, 2018.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends July 26, 2018.

General location:                                Northwest corner of the intersection of Grand Avenue and Zimmerman Trail
 
Legal Description:                              Lots 1, Blocks 4 & 5, Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision
 
Owner/Subdivider:                             Billings Opportunities, LLC
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                      Performance Engineering, LLC
 
Existing Zoning:                                 Community Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial
 
Existing land use:                               Vacant/Farming
 
Proposed land use:                             Commercial development
 
Gross:                                                34.66 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                    16
 
Lot size:                                            Max:    3.69 acres
                                                         Min.:    0.79 acres
 
Parkland requirements:                       There are no parkland requirements for this proposed subdivision because it is a commercial subdivision.