On August 3, 2015, the Planning Division received an application for preliminary plan approval for the proposed Yellowstone River Campground and RV Park Expansion. The property is located at 309 Garden Avenue about a half mile south of the intersection of South 27th Street and Garden Avenue. This project is reviewed as a subdivision for rent or lease under Chapter 6 of the County Subdivision Regulations and plans for 36 new RV spaces on 2.8 acres. Since a subdivision for rent or lease does not involve a property survey, a final site plan and subdivision improvement agreement will be recorded when this project completes preliminary and final plan review. Planning Board will review the plan at this meeting and a conduct a public hearing on September 22, 2015.  
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plan of the Yellowstone River Campground and RV Park Expansion 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, the natural environment, and public health and safety, prior to final plan approval the developer will receive approval from the City of Billings Public Works Department for additional connection to the municipal water system, and approval from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the proposed onsite wastewater treatment system.
2. To minimize the effects on public health and safety and to ensure compliance with the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations, prior to final plan approval the developer will receive written approval from the Billings Fire Department that the 20-foot wide emergency access road has been built, gated, and signed to proper standards.
3. To minimize effects on the natural environment, public health and safety, and to ensure compliance with the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations, prior to final plan approval the developer will receive approval from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to ensure proper storm water management practices, and facility design are followed in the campground expansion.
4. To minimize the effects on local services, the developer will coordinate with private utility providers and indicate any utility locations or easements on the final plan for the campground expansion.
5. 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.
6. The final plan shall comply with all requirements of the County Subdivision Regulations, rules, regulations, policies, and resolutions of the Yellowstone County, and the laws and Administrative Rules of the State of Montana.

No variances have been requested from the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations for this proposal.
 

• A subdivision pre-application meeting was held on January 15, 2015.
• The preliminary plan application was submitted to the Planning Division on August 3, 2015.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat application on September 9, 2015.
• The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will hold a public hearing on this plat application and make a recommendation to the BOCC at its meeting on September 22, 2015.
• The BOCC will consider the subdivision application at its regular meeting on October 13, 2015.
• The 60-working day review period ends October 27, 2015 for this application.

General location:              309 Garden Avenue about a half mile south of the intersection of South 27th Street   and Garden Avenue 
Legal Description:             Lot 39B and Lot 5, Barnes Acres Subdivision
 
Owner/Subdivider:            Doug and Judy Barnes, and Britt and Kelsey Barnes
 
Surveyor/Engineer:           Engineering West
 
Existing Zoning:                Agricultural-Suburban
 
Proposed Zoning:             Agricultural-Suburban
 
Existing land use:             Partially developed for RV Campground
 
Proposed land use:          RV Campground
 
Gross area:                       2.84 acres
 
Net area:                           2.84 acres
 
Proposed number of RV spaces:      36
 
Parkland requirements:    Parkland dedication is proposed as cash-in-lieu