Consideration and Approval of Final Plat  for Southside Development, LLC for Elden Townhomes subdivision, a six-lot, single-family, attached residential subdivision.  The site is 11,342 square-feet (.26acres) in size and is located at 307 South Elden Street, (SW corner of Elden Street and Butler Avenue).  The site is zoned both HR, High Density Residential and T4N1 Transect zones.

Council approval of the final plat will allow the City Clerk and the Mayor to transcribe a certificate of approval upon the plat and the City Subdivider Agreement.

Subsidiary Decisions Points: None

No financial liabilities are anticipated by the approval of this final plat.

Retain, expand, and diversify economic base
Zoning Code check in and analysis of process and implementation

The City Council reviewed and approved the preliminary plat, a land exchange and affordable housing agreement at its meeting of April 16, 2013.  

1. Approve the final plat.
2. Approve the plat subject to no conditions, add conditions, or modify the conditions.
3. Deny approval of the plat based on non-compliance with the zoning code, and/or the Flagstaff Engineering Design and Construction Standards and Specifications.

The applicant, Mr. David Carpenter, is requesting final plat approval to permit a six-lot single-family, attached residential subdivision on .26 acre.  The site consists of a portion of lot 1 and 2, Block 17 of the Brannen Addition.  Lot 1 is currently owned by the City of Flagstaff, and was obtained in the early 1960's as a result of a tax lien.  The northern portion of lot 1 was subsequently used as a right-of-way for the current alignment of Butler Avenue.  The balance of the lot is anticipated to be used for a bus pullout, and for this residential development. 

The subdivision anticipates six single-family attached residences.  Each unit is 22-feet wide and 47-feet long, and includes 2,068 sq. ft. floor area.  The units are two-stories tall and include a 2-car garage at the rear of the first floor level.

Staff presented to Council a proposal to trade the unused portion of lot 1 to the developer if the developer would dedicate one of the developed lots to the City's Land Trust for Affordable Housing.  In this case the developer will either directly or through a third party sell the residential building to a qualified buyer, while the City will retain ownership of the subdivision lot, and provide the buyer a long term lease for the land.  The target set for affordability is a family making no more then 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI).

The contract between the City and the developer will be recorded at the same time as this plat if approved.

The existing site zoning allows the proposed subdivision.  No public hearings are required as part of a subdivision plat review.