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#00PL065

To: Rapid City City Council

From: Rapid City Planning Commission

No. 00PL065 - Trailwood Village Subdivision

A request by Doug Sperlich for Gordon Howie to consider an application for a Final Plat on Lots 1 through 11 of Block 12; Lots 1 through 14 of Block 14; and Lots 1 through 6 of Block 15 - all of Trailwood Village (formerly a portion of Tract T of Trailwood Village) located in the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 10, T1N, R8E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at the intersection of East 53rd Street and Mercury Drive.

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

Engineering Division Recommendations:

1.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the petitioner shall have submitted for approval the Subdivision Improvements Cost Estimate form;

2.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the petitioner shall have paid the required subdivision inspection fees and posted financial surety for any incomplete subdivision improvements;

3.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the petitioner shall submit revised information for the street pavement design, subject to review and approval of the Engineering Division;

4.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the petitioner shall revise the plat to reflect all required Major Drainage Easements, subject to review and approval of the Engineering Division;

5.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the plat shall be revised to indicate the lowest opening elevation for all buildings on each lot along the drainage ditch and along East 53rd Street;

6.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, a note shall be placed upon the plat which states that the lowest opening of all structures must be at least two feet above the top of the main ditch along the south side of the subdivision, and at least two feet above the top of the roadway ditch along Reservoir Road;

Fire Department Recommendations:

7.    Temporary emergency vehicle turn-arounds meeting Fire Department specifications must be constructed at the end of all dead-end streets and must be constructed prior to issuance of any building permits for adjacent properties;

8.    Prior to issuance of any building permits for this development, the petitioner shall have installed the required street signs and temporary addresses shall be posted on lots involving construction work;

Pennington County Emergency Services Dispatch Coordinator Recommendations:

9.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the plat shall be revised to show a different street name for "James Court," subject to review and approval of the dispatch center;

Pennington County Highway Department Recommendations:

10.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the plat shall be revised to specifically show the dedication of seventeen feet (17’) of right-of-way along East 53rd Street; and,

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

11.    Prior to City Council approval of the Final Plat, the note pertaining to required building setbacks shall be removed from the plat.

Vote: Unanimous (6 to 0)

Staff recommends that the Final Plat be continued to the August 7, 2000 City Council meeting as the stipulations have not been met.