Consideration and Approval of Preliminary Block Plat:  Request from VP 66 & Woody Mountain LLC, for the subdivision of approximately 197.58 acres known as Timber Sky into 15 Blocks, eight (8) tracts and public rights-of-way within the Single-family Residential (R1) zone, Medium Density Residential (MR) zone, High Density Residential (HR) zone, Commercial Services (CS) zone, and Public Open Space (POS) zone.

This is a request for Preliminary Block Plat approval for 15 Blocks, eight (8) tracts, and the associated public rights-of-way for the development known as Timber Sky.

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

There are no policy impacts affiliated with this Preliminary Block Plat.

COUNCIL GOALS:
Provide sustainable and equitable public facilities, services, and infrastructure systems in an efficient and effective manner to serve all population areas and demographics
Provide a well-managed transportation system

REGIONAL PLAN:
Staff identified the relevant Regional Plan Goals and Policies that could be applied to support or not support the proposed in association with the Concept Zoning Map Amendment.  A list of those Goals and Policies, as well as a discussion and analysis, was provided in the Zoning Map Amendment staff report.

The City Council has previously held one public hearing related to the Annexation and Concept Zoning Map Amendment associated with this property.  A first reading of both ordinances occurred on November 1, 2016.  Discussion and approval of this Preliminary Block Plat must occur after the second reading and adoption of both ordinances.

1. Approve the Preliminary Block Plat, as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
2. Approve the Preliminary Block Plat with new, modified or no conditions.
3. Deny the Preliminary Block Plat based on non-compliance wit the Zoning Cod, the Subdivision Code, and/or the Engineering Design Standards and Specifications for New Infrastructure.

Timber Sky is a proposed 1,300 residential dwelling unit development located in both the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. The development proposes a mixture of high, medium, and single-family residential units combined with commercial service and open space on 197.58-acres. Currently, the eastern 90.4-acres of the property are located within the City of Flagstaff’s city limits. The remaining 107.20-acres of the western portion of the site are within Coconino County’s jurisdiction. An Annexation and Concept Zoning Map Amendment application are being processed concurrently with this Preliminary Block Plat application. If the Annexation and Concept Zoning Map Amendment are not approved, this Preliminary Block Plat application will be withdrawn with the council review.

The site is situated north and south between West Route 66 (“Route 66”) and Interstate-40 and east and west between Woody Mountain Road and Flagstaff Ranch Road. The site slopes gently from south to north with most of the onsite drainage flowing toward an existing culvert under Route 66, which eventually discharges into the Clay Wash Detention Basin located north of Route 66. There are no designated floodplains on the site. In 2006, the property partially burned in a fire, leaving a 700-foot wide corridor of deforested land through the middle of the site. The remainder of the site is forested with Ponderosa Pine. The site has two pockets of slopes greater than 17% with other basalt rock outcrop features throughout the property. A large amount of fill placed on site, which has the appearance of a steep slope, will not be protected. An existing above ground 69 kV transmission line crosses the site in an east-west direction connecting to an existing APS substation at the southwestern corner of the property. The line is required to be undergrounded with the development of Timber Sky.

The applicant, Vintage Partners (VP, & Woody Mountain, LLC) is seeking Preliminary Block Plat approval for a 15 Block, eight (8) tract subdivision with an internal minor collector roadway to be developed in four phases. Each Block will be subdivided further into the individual lots that will be sold to homeowners. Preliminary and final plats will be reviewed and approved for each Block as the development proceeds. Phase 1 consists of Blocks 1, 2, 3A, 8 and 7A (northeastern portion of the site), Phase 2 consists of Blocks 5, 6 and 7B (southwestern portion of the site), Phase 3 consists of Blocks 3B and 4 (southeastern portion of the site) and Phase 4 consists of Blocks 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 (northwestern portion of the site). The improvements affiliated with each phase will be described in depth below.

Timber Sky will be developed in four phases with both on-site and off-site infrastructure improvements. The following is a breakdown of the major on-site infrastructure improvements required for each proposed phase. See the phasing plan included within the narrative and preliminary plat. For detailed information related to the phasing and associated improvements see attached staff report to the Planning and Zoning Commission dated October 12, 2016.

Community benefits and considerations are explained in detail in the attached Planning and Zoning Commission report dated October 12, 2016.

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