Consent 1.O.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/24/2013
- TITLE
- Bitterroot Heights Subdivision, 2nd Filing -- Preliminary Major Plat
- PRESENTED BY:
- Candi Beaudry
- Department:
- Planning & Community Services
Presentation:
Information
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
On April 1, 2013, subdivider, BCJM, LLC, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Bitterroot Heights Subdivision, 2nd Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 69 lots for single-family residences on a 21.42-acre parcel of land. This proposal is the second filing of a master planned subdivision that was originally reviewed in 2004. The subject property is generally located on the west side of Bitterroot Drive, north of Mary Street in the northeast Billings Heights. The property is zoned Residential-7,000-Restricted (R-70-R). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning reviewed the plat and conducted a public hearing on May 29, 2013. Interstate Engineering is the representing agent.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
In accordance with state law, the City Council has 60 working days to act upon this major preliminary plat; the 60 working day review period for the proposed plat ends on June 25, 2013. State and City subdivision regulations also require that preliminary plats be reviewed using specific criteria, as stated within this report. The City may not unreasonably restrict an owner’s ability to develop land if the subdivider provides evidence that any identified adverse effects can be mitigated. Within the 60 day review period, the City Council is required to:
1. Approve;
2. Conditionally Approve; or
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat
1. Approve;
2. Conditionally Approve; or
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Should the City Council approve the preliminary plat, the subject property may further develop under private ownership, resulting in additional tax revenues.
BACKGROUND
- General location: West of Bitterroot Drive, north of Mary Street, in the Heights
- Legal Description: A portion of Tract 3A-1, C/S 2317
- Subdivider/Owner: BCJM, LLC
- Engineer and Surveyor: Interstate Engineering
- Existing Zoning: R-70-R
- Existing land use: vacant reclaimed gravel pit
- Proposed land use: Single-Family Residential
- Gross area: 21.42 acres
- Net area: 15.76 acres
- Proposed number of lots: 69
- Lot size: Max: 14,091 square feet
- Min.: 7,407 square feet
- Parkland requirements: 1.63 acres of parkland required; a parkland master plan was previously reviewed and approved, to
- include dedication of a total of approximately 15.5 acres of parkland.
- Variance request: Variance from Section 23-406(B)(6), Billings Subdivision Regulations. Request would allow the completion
- of Empire Drive to match the existing street section for the remaining 120 feet.
STAKEHOLDERS
A public hearing was conducted by the Yellowstone County Board of Planning on May 25, 2013. Property owners adjacent to the subject property were notified by certified mail of the hearing and a legal notice was published in the Billings Times. No public comments were received.
CONSISTENCY WITH ADOPTED POLICIES OR PLANS
Consistency with the Growth Policy, the Transportation Plan 2009 Update, and Billings Area Bikeways and Trail Master Plan are discussed within the Findings of Fact.