On January 4, 2016, Performance Engineering and Consulting, agents for Teton Properties, LLC, applied for preliminary subsequent minor plat approval for Emerald View Park Subdivision, Amended Lot 1A, Block 3.  The proposed plat does not create any additional lots from a 6.861-acre parcel of land as it is proposed for expansion of manufactured home park development. The subject property is generally located on the west side of Johnson Lane, south of Old Hardin Road in Lockwood.  The property is zoned Residential Manufactured Home (RMH) and currently has residential manufactured home uses on the south portion of the property. The Planning Board is scheduled to conduct a public hearing on this application at its meeting on February 23. The Board of County Commissioners will act on the proposal on March 15.
 

Staff recommends the Planning Board recommend that the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plat of Emerald View Park Subdivision, Amended Lot 1A, Block 3, 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, prior to final plat approval the property owner will complete the process to dedicate the roads in the subdivision to Yellowstone County and a Rural Special Improvement District (RSID) will be created, or expanded, to provide maintenance of the interior road of this subdivision.
2. To ensure compliance with Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) regulations, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will obtain MDEQ approval for the proposed subdivision storm drainage system.
3. To ensure compliance with the park land cash-in-lieu requirements, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will provide a rough proportionality of value for the cash-in-lieu and a comparative market analysis (CMA) will be prepared by a third party real estate broker, or similarly qualified person, in Yellowstone County.
4. To minimize the effects on the natural environment, prior to final plat approval, a weed management plan and property inspection shall be approved by the County Weed Department.
5. To minimize effects on local services, prior to final plat approval, utility easement will be shown on the lot on the final plat acceptable to private utility providers.
6. To minimize the effects on local services, prior to final plat approval, the subdivider shall provide written verification that the US Postal Service has approved the mail facilities for this subdivision.
7. 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.
8. The final plat 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 pre-application meeting was held on October 22, 2015, to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on January 4, 2016.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on January 14, 2016.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on January 21, 2016.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on February 9, 2016.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on February 23, 2016, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
• The Board of County Commission will consider the preliminary plat on March 15, 2016.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends March 30, 2016.

General location:                                             Located approximately 0.31 miles south of the intersection of Johnson Lane and 
                                                                        Old Hardin Road, on the west side of Johnson Lane
 
Legal Description:                                           Lot 1-A, Block 3 of Emerald View Park Subdivision 
 
Subdivider/Owner:                                         Teton Properties, LLC
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                                  Performance Engineering and Consulting
 
Existing Zoning:                                             Residential Manufactured Home (RMH)
 
Existing land use:                                            Residential
 
Proposed land use:                                          Residential
 
Gross/Net area:                                               6.861 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                                1
 
Lot size:                                                          Max:    6.861 acres   Min.:   6.861 acre
                                                                         
Parkland requirements:                                  Parkland dedication is 2.31 acres, the applicant will be paying cash-in-lieu.