No. 04PL146 - Minnesota Ridge Heights Subdivision
A request by Centerline, Inc. for 3 T's Land Development LLC to consider an application for a Preliminary Plat on Lots 11 thru 16 and Lots 31 thru 42, Minnesota Ridge Heights Subdivision, located in the NW1/4 of Section 13, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as the unplatted portion and Tract R of NW1/4 SW1/4 located in the NW1/4 of Section 13, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located 0.75 miles west of Fifth Street and Minnesota Avenue.


Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be continued to the May 16, 2005 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Preliminary Plat be aproved with the following stipulations:
1.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, geotechnical analysis, including pavement design, shall be submitted for review and approval;
2.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a drainage plan shall be submitted for review and approval. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to provide drainage easements as needed;
3.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the plat document shall be revised to show the extension of West Minnesota Street right-of-way to the west lot line;
4.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, West Minnesota Street construction plans shall be revised to show a sidewalk along the south side of the street or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;
5.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the plat document shall be revised to show the Outlot incorporated into the adjacent lots or the plat document shall be revised to show the proposed lot as a numbered lot in lieu of an Outlot. In addition, the applicant shall demonstrate physical access to the proposed lot if left as a separate lot;
6.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a SDCL 11-6-19 Review shall be reviewed and approved to relocate the fence on the City’s reservoir lot and to allow a portion of the reservoir lot to be incorporated into the West Minnesota Street right-of-way;
7.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the section line highway located along the west lot line shall be improved to City Street Design standards with a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, sidewalk, water and sewer improvements or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained to waive the street improvements or the section line highway shall be vacated. The adjacent property owner(s) shall sign the petition to vacate the section line highway or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained to allow half a right-of-way;
8.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, all necessary changes shall be made to the construction plans as identified on the redlined drawings. In addition, the redlined drawings shall be returned to the Engineering Division;
9.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a subdivision cost estimate shall be submitted for review and approval;
10.
All Uniform Fire Codes shall be continually met;
11.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show the street names. In addition, “ West Minnesota Street ” as shown on the associated Initial and Final Planned Residential Development site plan shall be labeled on the plat document as “ Minnesota Street ”;
12.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show the labeling of the proposed lot located between the reservoir lot and the west lot line of the subject property;
13.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a Certificate of Ownership for the City of Rapid City ;
14.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, staff and the property owner(s) shall prepare an agreement to allow Minnesota Street to occupy a portion of the City property containing the existing reservoir;
15.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat title shall be revised to read (Formerly unplatted portion of the W1/2SW1/4 and Tract R of NW1/4SW1/4, Section 13, T1N, R7E) located in the SW1/4 of Section 13;
16.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a non-access easement along the first fifty feet of all corner lots; and,
17.
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 LeMay, Anderson, Fast Wolf, Hadcock, Brown, Prairie Chicken, and Schmidt voting yes and with none voting no)