On July 3, 2017, the Planning Division received an application for preliminary major plat approval for Eco Built Subdivision, 2nd Filing.  The proposed plat is for condominium development with a possibility of 80 residential units on a single lot of 14.12 acres.  The subject property is generally located east of Emerald Hills Drive on the south side of Old Hardin Road.  The property is outside of zoning.  The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. The Board of County Commissioners will act on the proposal on September 12, 2017.
 

Staff recommends the Planning Board recommend the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners conditionally approve the preliminary plat of Eco Built Subdivision, 2nd Filing, anticipating condominium development, and adopt the Findings of Fact as presented in the staff report.

1. To ensure correct maintenance of septic systems and water cisterns, prior to final plat approval the applicant in the condominium documents and the HOA documents will specifically define which units are using the same septic systems and water cisterns, and the unit owners' obligation to maintain these systems.
2. To ensure proper construction of roads and for public health and safety, prior to final plat approval the applicant in the SIA under III Transportation, A. Streets, will add language that outlines that the internal private roads will be built to County gravel surface road standards. 
3. To ensure maintenance of the internal private roads, prior to final plat approval the applicant will specifically outline in the HOA documents each unit owners’ responsibility to maintain the roads within this development.
4. To ensure proper road surfacing and to provide public safety for drivers in the area, prior to final plat approval the applicant will provide a Road Evaluation Study for Unpaved Roads as outlined in Section 4.6.C.4 in the YCSR for Old Hardin Road and the associated intersections with Old Hardin Road from the subdivision and provide that report to Yellowstone County Public Works for review and approval.
4. To ensure public safety and prevent septic system, water supply and storm drainage problems, prior to final plat approval the applicant will obtain approval from MDEQ for the proposed septic systems, water supply systems, and storm water management plan within the proposed development.
6. To ensure compliance with Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations and minimize effects on local services, prior to final plat approval the applicant will contact the County Parks Board and obtain its approval in writing of the park land being privately owned and maintained. 
7. To minimize the effects on local service, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate with the USPS for locating mail delivery boxes and provided the correct amount of space for safely delivering the mail to the residents. 
8. To minimize the effects on provision of private utilities, and to ensure public safety, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate the location of the required easements for private utility companies and provide easement documents for those easements. 
9. 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.            
10. 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.
 

None requested.

• A pre-application meeting was held on June 22, 2017 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on July 3, 2017.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on July 20, 2017.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on July 27, 2017.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on August 8, 2017.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on August 22, 2017, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
• The Board of County Commission will consider the preliminary plat on September 12, 2017.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends September 28, 2017.

General location:                                           East of Emerald Hills Drive on the south side of Old Hardin Road
 
Legal Description:                                         Lot 5, Eco Built Subdivision
 
Subdivider/Owner:                                         Ed Trout
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                                 None
 
Existing Zoning:                                           Outside of Zoning
 
Existing land use:                                        Vacant
 
Proposed land use:                                      Single-Family Residential
 
Gross area:                                                 14.12 acres
 
Net area:                                                     14.12 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                              1 Lot, 80 units
 
Lot size:                                                      Max and Min:  14.12 acres
                                                                         
Parkland requirements:                                 Parkland dedication is required in the amount of 1.55 acres.  The applicant is
                                                                  proposing 1.6 acres of private parkland. This proposal is pending County Park
                                                                  Board Approval