Consideration and Approval of Preliminary Plat: Request from VP 66 & Woody Mountain LLC, for the subdivision of Timber Sky Block 3A, approximately 7.53 acres in the Medium Density Residential (MR) zone into 35 single-family residential lots, Timber Sky Block 7A, approximately 12.86 acres in the Single-family Residential (R1) zone into 35 single-family residential lots, and Timber Sky Block 8, approximately 22.43 acres in the Single-family Residential (R1) zone into 89 single-family residential lots.

City Council approval confirms the Preliminary Plat meets the requirements of City Code Title 10, Flagstaff Zoning Code; City Code Title 11, General Plans and Subdivisions; and City Code Title 13, Engineering Design Standards and Specifications.

VP 66 & Woody Mountain LLC (soon to be Dark Sky Development, Inc.) is requesting Preliminary Plat approval for Blocks 3A, 7A and 8 within the first phase of the Timber Sky Development located at 3425 W Route 66 to create 159 single-family residential lots.  Please see Attachment 2 (Preliminary Plat Cover Sheet) for vicinity and site maps.

No financial liabilities are anticipated by the approval of this Preliminary Plat.

There are no policy impacts affiliated with this Preliminary Plat.

Council Goals
Affordable Housing - Support development and increase the inventory of public and private affordable housing for renters and homeowners throughout the community.

Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan
Strategic Priority #4 - Work in partnership to enhance a safe and livable-community.

Flagstaff Regional Plan 
Staff identified the relevant Regional Plan Goals and Policies that could be applied to support or not support the proposed plat in association with the Annexation, Concept Zoning Map Amendment, and Preliminary Block Plat.  A list of those Goals and Policies is attached.

On November 15, 2016, the City Council approved an Annexation, Concept Zoning Map Amendment, Development Agreement, and Preliminary Block Plat for the proposed Timber Sky development.

On August 15, 2017, the City Council approved the Final Block Plat for the first phase of the Timber Sky development which includes Blocks 1, 2, 3A, 7A and 8 and the first amendment to the Development Agreement.

A.  Approve the Preliminary Plat with conditions as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission:              

1. The Final Plats for each block shall be in substantial conformance with the Preliminary Plat.
2. Permanent public pedestrian easements on all trails within the Timber Sky subdivisions must be granted and shown on all Final Plats.
3. The Final Plat must include the following language: "All individual lot areas outside of the designated building envelopes, driveways, and utilities are deemed as private open space and protected forest resource areas."
4. The Final Plat must include the following language: "Local streets do not have streetlights."

B.  Approve the Preliminary Plat subject to no conditions, modified conditions, or additional conditions.
C.  Deny the Preliminary Plat based on non-compliance with the Zoning Code, the Subdivision Code, and/or Engineering Design Standards and Specifications for New Infrastructure.

Timber Sky is a proposed 1,300 (maximum density) residential dwelling unit development.  The development proposes a mixture of high- density, medium-density, and single-family residential units combined with commercial service and open space on 197.58 acres.  The site is situated north and south between West Route 66 and Interstate 40 and east and west between Woody Mountain Road and Flagstaff Ranch Road. 

The applicant, Vintage Development, (aka VP 66 & Woody Mountain, LLC and Dark Sky Development, Inc.) is seeking Preliminary Plat approval for three Blocks (3A, 7A and 8) within the first phase of Timber Sky consisting of 159 single-family residential lots with the use of both the Planned Residential Development (PRD) option and conventional zoning standards.

Timber Sky will be developed in four phases with both the on-site and off-site infrastructure improvements.  A Development Agreement was approved in conjunction with the Annexation, Concept Zoning Map Amendment, and Preliminary Block Plat, which covers workforce housing, outdoor lighting, Homeowner's Association requirements, and infrastructure plans.  The development of a housing affordability plan is required prior to the approval of the first final plat.  This plan has been submitted to and approved by the Housing Section.  A total of 27 units have been identified in phase one to be Land Trust units.  Specific affordable housing units will be identified with each individual final plat.  The majority of the units are intended to be provided in the MR and HR zoning categories.

Community benefits and considerations are explained in detail in the attached Planning and Zoning Commission report dated August 7, 2017.

Inform.  No public hearings or public outreach are required by either the Zoning Code or the Subdivision regulations as part of the preliminary plat subdivision review process.