On October 2, 2017, Sanderson Stewart, agent for Falcon Ridge I, LLC, owners, applied for preliminary major plat approval for Falcon Ridge Subdivision, 3rd Filing. The proposed subdivision creates 35 new lots for residential development. The subject property is generally located on the south side of Masters Boulevard, east of Golden Acres Drive. The property is zoned Residential Multi-Family-Restricted (RMF-R). The Yellowstone County Board of Planning will review the plat at this meeting and conduct a public hearing on November 28, 2017.

Staff recommends that the Planning Board recommend conditional approval of the preliminary plat of Falcon Ridge Estates Subdivision, 3rd 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 the effects on local services and ensure public safety, prior to final plat approval the applicant will submit a final stormwater report to City Engineering for review and approval.

2. To minimize the effects on local service, 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.


PROCEDURAL HISTORY

• A pre-application meeting was held on August 17, 2017 to discuss the proposal.
• The preliminary plat application was submitted to the Planning Division on October 2, 2017.
• A departmental review meeting was conducted on October 19, 2017.
• The preliminary plat was resubmitted with revisions based on department reviews on October 26, 2017.
• The Planning Board reviewed the plat on November 14, 2017.
• The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on November 28, 2017, and forward a recommendation to the City Council.
• The City Council will consider the preliminary plat on December 18, 2018.
• The 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends December 29, 2017.

PLAT INFORMATION
General location: South of Masters Boulevard, east of Golden Acres Drive

Legal Description: Being Lot 10A of Amended Plat of Lots 10 & 15, Block 4, Falcon Ridge Subdivision, 1st Filing, and Lot 11A of Amended Plat of Lots 11-14, Block 4, Falcon Ridge Subdivision, 1st Filing

Owner/Subdivider: Falcon Ridge I, LLC

Engineer and Surveyor: Sanderson Stewart

Existing Zoning: RMF-R

Existing land use: Vacant

Proposed land use: Residential

Gross and Net area: 10.44 acres; 7.43 acres

Proposed number of lots: 35

Lot size: Max: 15,450 square feet   Min: 6,033 square feet

Parkland requirements: Parkland dedication requirements for this proposed plat have been met with previous filings.

No variance has been requested.

Staff gave a brief presentation about the proposed Falcon Ridge Estates Subdivision, 3rd Filing.  Board President Darell Tunnicliff asked staff if this subdivision would be required to drain storm water into the future proposed detention facility on the corner of 62nd Street and Rimrock Road.  Staff responded that engineering did not make any mention of that requirement but the purpose of the detention facility is to serve the area, so this subdivision may sometime in the future make use of the facility.  There were no other questions for staff from the Planning Board.

Gary Owen from Sanderson Stewart, representing the owners, stood to answer any questions from the board.  There were no additional questions from the board for Mr. Owen.