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Planning Board
Date: 03/14/2023
Title: Golden Meadows Subdivision Expansion - Preliminary Major Plat
Presented by: Monica Plecker
Department: Planning & Community Services
Presentation: Yes

Information

RECOMMENDATION

City Staff recommends the Planning Board forward to the City Council a recommendation to conditionally approve the preliminary plat of Golden Meadows Subdivision Expansion, and adopt the Findings of Fact as presented in the staff report.

BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)

On February 1, 2023, Sanderson Stewart applied for preliminary major approval for Golden Meadows II Subdivision for Rent of Lease. The proposed subdivision is an expansion of the existing Golden Meadows Mobile Home Park and creates 276 spaces for rent or lease. The subject property is generally located west of 32nd Street West, south of King Avenue West. The property is zoned Residential Manufactured Home, (RMH) The developer will follow zoning requirements with the layout of the proposed expansion of the mobile home park.

VARIANCES REQUESTED
No variances from the City Subdivision Regulations have been requested.

PROPOSED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Pursuant to Section 76-3-608(4), MCA, the following conditions are recommended to reasonably minimize potential adverse impacts identified within the Findings of Fact.
  1. To protect public health and safety, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will submit all drawings and specifications for water systems, sewer systems and stormwater systems to the City of Billings Engineering Department for review and approval prior to installation.
  2. To minimize the effects on local service, prior to final plat approval, the applicant will coordinate with the USPS for locating and providing the correct amount of space for safely delivering the mail to the residents.
  3. To provide needed private utility services to the future residents of the subdivision, prior to final plan approval, the applicant will work with private utility providers to provided needed easements for their utility installation
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  • Pre-application meeting December 10, 2022
  • Preliminary plat application submitted to Planning Division on February 1, 2023
  • Departmental review meeting February 16, 2023
  • Preliminary plat resubmittal February 23, 2023
  • Planning Board plat review March 14, 2023
  • Planning Board public hearing March 28, 2023
  • Preliminary plat to City Council April 24, 2023
  • 60 working-day preliminary plat review period ends April 27, 2023
PLAT INFORMATION

General location:                                West of 32nd Street West, south of King Avenue West

Legal Description:                              Tract 2A-1 and Tract 3A-1 of Certificate of Survey 1349 Amended

Owner/Subdivider:                             Dorazio Development Group, LLC

Engineer and Surveyor:                      Sanderson Stewart

Existing Zoning:                                 RMH

Existing land use:                                Farmland

Proposed land use:                              Residential

Gross and Net area:                             41.3165 acres / 28.362 acres
 
Proposed number of lots:                    276 spaces

Lot size:                                               Max:    1,456 square feet
                                                            Min:     1,216 square feet

Parkland requirements:                       Parkland dedication requirement is 3.12 acres.  The applicant is providing 3.27 acres. The parkland will be private parks maintained by the Mobile Home Park.

STAKEHOLDERS

There are no stakeholder responses at this time. Stakeholder input will be received at a public hearing scheduled for this subdivision on March 28th.

ALTERNATIVES

In accordance with state law, the City Council has 60 working days to act upon this major preliminary plat. The 60 working day review period for the proposed plat ends on April 27, 2023. State and City subdivision regulations also require that preliminary plats be reviewed using specific criteria, as stated within this report. The City may not unreasonably restrict an owner's ability to develop land if the subdivider provides evidence that any identified adverse effects can be mitigated. Within the 60 working day review period, the City Council is required to:
1. Approve;
2. Conditionally Approve; or
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat

FISCAL EFFECTS

This plat will have no fiscal impacts on the City/County Planning Division.

SUMMARY

One of the purposes of the City’s subdivision review process is to identify potential negative effects of property being subdivided. Negative effects that are identified become the subdivider’s responsibility to mitigate.  Various City departments, private service/utility providers and the affected school district/s, have reviewed this application and provided input on effects and mitigation.  The Findings of Fact, which are presented as an attachment, discuss potential negative impacts of the subdivision and conditions of approval are recommended as measures to further mitigate any impacts. In this case, there were found to be minimal impacts from this proposed subdivision.

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