No. 05PL145 - Banks Subdivision

A request by Sperlich Consulting, Inc. for Bridgette Banks to consider an application for a Layout and Preliminary Plat on Lots 1 through 4, Banks Subdivision, located in the SE1/4 NE1/4 and NE1/4 SE1/4, Section 26, T2N, R6E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as tract B, less Lot H01; Tract C less Lot H-1; and Tract D, less Lot H-1; in the SE1/4 NE1/4 and Tract E, less Lot H-1 in the NE1/4 SE1/4, located in the SE1/4 NE1/4 and NE1/4 SE1/4, Banks Subdivision, Section 26, T2N, R6E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located adjacent to the northeast side of Nemo road and north of the intersection of Red Deer Road and Nemo Road.

 


PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Layout and Preliminary Plat be approved with the following stipulations:
1.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, sewer plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer showing the extension of sanitary sewer mains and service lines shall be submitted for review and approval or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. If individual on-site wastewater systems are proposed, then an on-site wastewater plan prepared by a Professional Engineer demonstrating that the soils are suitable for on-site wastewater systems shall be submitted for review and approval;
2.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, water plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer showing the extension of water mains shall be submitted for review. If a shared well and/or a community water facility is proposed then it shall be designed as a public water system or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. In particular, the water system shall be constructed with a minimum eight inch water main and shall be designed to provide adequate fire and domestic flows. If individual well(s) are proposed, the location and construction of each well shall meet health department standards. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to show utility easement(s) as needed;
3.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, construction plans for Nemo Road shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, Nemo Road shall be located in a minimum 100 foot right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 40 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;
4.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, construction plans for the existing 66 foot wide private access easement, or Bittersweet Road, shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, Bittersweet Road shall be located in a minimum 100 foot right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 40 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Major Street Plan shall be obtained to eliminate and/or relocate Bittersweet Road, a principal arterial street on the Major Street Plan;
5.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, road construction plans for the section line highway located along the east line shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the section line highway constructed with a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained or the section line highway shall be vacated as per the Pennington County requirements. The adjacent property owner(s) shall sign the petition(s) to vacate the section line highway or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained to allow half a right-of-way;
6.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a site plan shall be submitted for review and approval identifying the location of the proposed approaches to each lot. If access is to be taken across an adjacent property, then the plat document shall be revised to show the street located in a minimum 49 foot wide access easement. In addition, construction plans for the access easement shall be submitted for review and approval showing the street constructed with a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;
7.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a subdivision cost estimate shall be submitted for review and approval;
8.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the property shall be rezoned to support the proposed lot size(s) or a lot size variance shall be obtained;
9.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show the existing 66 foot wide private access easement as “Bittersweet Road”;
10.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, a note shall be placed on the plat document stating that “An alternate drainfield area shall be identified upon submittal of a building permit”; and,
11.
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: (5 to 1 with Anderson, Brown, LeMay, Nash, and Prairie Chicken voting yes and Andrews voting no)