No. 05PL184 - Falcon Crest Subdivison

A request by Dream Design International, Inc. to consider an application for a Preliminary Plat on Tracts A, B and C, Falcon Crest Subdivision, Section 32, T1N, R7E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as E1/2 W1/2 SW1/4 SW1/4, Section 32, T1N, R7E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at the southern terminus of Countryside Boulevard.

 


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

1.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, road construction plans for the 45 foot wide access easement serving as access to proposed Tract C shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street constructed with a minimum 20 foot wide paved surface with a turnaround at the end of the street to accommodate fire apparatus;

2.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the Planning Commission, the plat document shall be revised to show visitor parking along Countryside Boulevard and the access easement(s) at a ratio of one paved parking stall per dwelling located within three hundred feet of the residence or the street right-of-way/easement widths shall be revised to provide a minimum width of 68 feet and 49 feet, respectively, or an Exception shall be obtained from the Street Design Criteria Manual to waive the requirement to provide visitor parking;

3.

An Exception is hereby granted to waive the requirement to provide visitor parking.

4.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a revised grading plan and an erosion sediment control plan shall be submitted for review and approval;

5.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, additional drainage information shall be submitted for review and approval. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to provide drainage easements as needed;

6.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, design plans for a shared well and/or community water facility shall be submitted for review and approval if utilized. In particular, the shared well and/or community water facility shall be designed as a public water system. In addition, the aquifer and anticipated depth of the well(s) shall be identified. The plat document shall also be revised to show utility easements as needed;

7.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the road construction plans for Countryside Boulevard shall be revised showing curb and gutter along the entire south side of the street;

8.

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

9.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a Wild Fire Mitigation Plan shall be submitted for review and approval and the plan shall be implemented;

10.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the applicant shall submit proof of the legal entity which will provide the mechanism for street maintenance and snow removal. In particular, an agreement with Pennington County shall be submitted for review and approval indicating that the proposed street shall be accepted by Pennington County for road maintenance and snow removal; or evidence shall be submitted for review and approval that a road district has been established in accordance with SDCL 31-12A-1; or a legally binding agreement shall be submitted for review and approval by the City Council which guarantees sufficient financial commitment to provide these services;

11.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, a note shall be placed on the plat document stating that “a reserve drainfield area shall be identified upon submittal of a building permit” and that “on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be mound systems, holding tanks or evopotranspiration systems only if percolation and profile information is not sufficient for conventional systems”; and,

12.

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.

13. Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, grant an exception to waive the requirement for the visitor parking.

VOTE: (8 to 0 with Anderson, Andrews, Brewer, Brown, Fast Wolf, Hennies, Nash, and Schmidt voting yes and none voting no)