To: Rapid City City Council

From: Rapid City Planning Commission

No. 00SV011 - Limestone Tunnel Subdivision
A request by Gary Renner for Dacotah Cement to consider an application for a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement for all street improvements, paving, curb, gutter, dry sewer and water lines on Lot 1 of Limestone Tunnel Subdivision located in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 and the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 20, T2N, R7E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located approximately 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Universal Drive and S.D. Highway 79 on the west side of S.D. Highway 79.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that:  the Variances to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement for curb and gutter along the access easement and to waive the requirement for water lines and dry sewer be approved; and recommends denial of the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to submit road construction plans and the request to waive the paving requirement with the following stipulation:

1.     That the access road may be gated and locked with a knox box with the condition that, prior to City Council approval, an agreement be executed and recorded at the Register of Deed’s Office between the applicant and the City of Rapid City agreeing that the City may require the removal of the gate at such time that development on the property so warrants additional access.

Vote: Unanimous (6 to 0)