On August 1, 2017, Sanderson Stewart, agent for Gary Oakland and Marvin Hessler, owners, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Copper Ridge Subdivision, 7th Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 58 new lots for single-family residential development. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Rimrock Road, east of 70th Street West, and west of the existing Copper Ridge Subdivision. Four large parcels of this filing are west of 70th Street West. The property is zoned Residential-7000 (R-70) and Residential-5000 (R-50). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on September 26, 2017.

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Copper Ridge Subdivision, 7th 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 to ensure understanding of the use of an easement, prior to final plat approval the applicant will include an easement document for the temporary cul-de-sac at the north end of 70th Street west as shown on the proposed plat. 

2. To ensure correct procedure for providing a cash in lieu contribution for park land, prior to final plat approval the applicant will follow the Billings Subdivision Regulations Section 23-1006 to determine the correct procedure and amount of the contribution to the City for park land cash contribution. 

3. To minimize the effects on local services, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate with the USPS to determine what type of delivery system is preferred and to locate and provide the correct amount of space for safely delivering the mail to the residents.
 
4. To ensure the placement of easements for private utility providers, prior to final plat approval the applicant will coordinate with private utility companies to provide needed easements within the proposed subdivision. All easements shall be shown and dimensioned on the final plat.
 
5. 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. 

6. 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 variance has been requested.

• A pre-application meeting was held on July 13, 2017 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on August 1, 2017.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on August 17, 2017.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on August 24, 2017.
• The Planning Board will review the plat on September 12, 2017.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on September 26, 2017, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on October 23, 2017.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends October 26, 2017.

General location:                                 North of Rimrock Road and east and west of 70th Street West 
 
Legal Description:                               Certificate of Survey 2465, Parcel 2A Amended and COS 1871 Parcel 1
 
Owner/Subdivider:                              Gary Oakland and Marvin Hessler
 
Engineer and Surveyor:                       Sanderson Stewart
 
Existing Zoning:                                  R-70 and R-50
 
Existing land use:                                Vacant / Farmland
 
Proposed land use:                              Single-family residential
 
Gross and Net area:                             116.18 acres; 111.12 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                      58
 
Lot size:                                             Max:    25 acres
                                                         Min:     7,077 square feet
 
Parkland requirements:                       Parkland dedication requirements for this proposed plat is 1.115 acres.  The applicants
                                                        are proposing to do a cash-in-lieu contribution for parkland.