On March 1, 2016, Sanderson Stewart, agent for owner Copper Ridge Development Corp., applied for preliminary major plat approval for Copper Ridge Subdivision, 6^th Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 60 new lots for single-family residential development. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Rimrock Road, east of 70^th Street West, west of the existing Copper Ridge Subdivision.  The property is zoned Residential-7000-Restricted (R-70-R). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on April 26, 2016.
 

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Copper Ridge Subdivision, 6^th 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 effects on local services and bring the road network into alignment with current utility and infrastructure plans, prior to final plat approval the street vacation of the section of Palladium Drive previously platted off of West Copper Ridge Loop shall be approved by the City Council.
2. 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.
3. 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.

No variances from the City Subdivision Regulations have been requested.

• A pre-application meeting was held on January 28, 2016 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on March 1, 2016.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on March 17, 2016.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on March 24, 2016.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on April 12, 2016.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on April 26, 2016, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on May 23, 2016.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends May 24, 2016.

General location:                                 North of Rimrock Road east of 70^th Street West 
 
Legal Description:                               Lot 23, Block 7; Lot 25 Block 6;  Lot 1, Block 5; Lot 65, Block 4; Lots 16 & 17, Block 7 in 
                                                            Copper Ridge Subdivision, 5^th Filing.
 
Owner/Subdivider:                              Copper Ridge Development, Corp.
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                      Sanderson Stewart
 
Existing Zoning:                                 R-70-R
 
Existing land use:                               Vacant
 
Proposed land use:                             Single-family residential
 
Gross and Net area:                            13.359 acres; 13.059 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                    60
 
Lot size:                                              Max:    16,544 square feet
                                                            Min.:    7,011 square feet
 
Parkland requirements:                       Parkland requirements were planned for the entire Copper Ridge Subdivision Master Plan
                                                            area in 2005. Parkland dedication has been met with previous filings.