No. 05PL027 - Park Meadows Subdivision

A request by Greg Wierenga, CETEC Engineering Services, Inc. for Park Hill Development, Inc. to consider an application for a Preliminary Plat on Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Block 3 and Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Block 4, all located in NE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 7, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as the unplatted balance of the NE1/4 SE1/4 less the west 650 feet of the east 700 feet of the south 372.5 feet all located in Section 7, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located south of Sidney Drive along Oakland Street.


Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be continued to the April 4, 2005 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Preliminary Plat be approved with the following stipulations:

1.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, all necessary changes shall be made to the construction plans as identified on the red lined drawings. In addition, the red lined drawings shall be returned to the Growth Management Department;

2.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a revised Master Plan showing the future townhome lots shall be submitted for review and approval;

3.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a cost estimate of the subdivision improvements shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.

The International Fire Code shall be continually met;

5.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to clearly show the street name as “East Oakland Street”;

6.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised eliminating the 25 foot front and rear building setback note;

7.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, drainage easements on adjacent properties abutting proposed Lot 5 of Block 4 shall be recorded at the Register of Deed’s Office as needed. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to provide a drainage easement along the northern portion of proposed Lot 5, Block 4; along the north lot line of Lot 11, Block 3; and, along the rear lot line of Lots 11 thru 14 of Block 3 as needed. In addition the recorded drainage easement(s) and the revised plat document shall be submitted for review and approval; and,

8.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, surety for any required subdivision improvements that have not been completed shall be posted and the subdivision inspection fees shall be paid.

VOTE: (7 to 0 with Anderson, Brown, Fast Wolf, Hadcock, LeMay, Prairie Chicken and Schmidt voting yes and none voting no)