No. 01PL044 - Squirrelly Acres Subdivision
A request by Fisk Land Surveying for Ken Berglund to consider an application for a Preliminary and Final Plat on Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Squirrelly Acres Subdivision located in the NE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 22, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located at 5501 Berglund Road.

Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be approved with stipulations and that the Final Plat be continued to the August 6, 2001 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met. 

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

Engineering Division Recommendations:

1.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, complete engineering plans as specified in Section 16.20.040 of the Rapid City Municipal Code shall be submitted for review and approval or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;

2.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, the applicant shall provide documentation in compliance with Section 16.20 of the Subdivision Regulations providing for the maintenance of the private access easement;

3.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, topographic information shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, a drainage plan, designed in accordance with the Arrowhead Drainage Basin Development Plan, shall be submitted for review and approval;

5.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, the plat shall be revised to show a utility and maintenance easement from the well to the individual home sites;

Fire Department Recommendations:

6.    Prior to Preliminary Plat approval, design plans for a turnaround at the end of the cul-de-sac shall be submitted for review and approval. The cul-de-sac design shall comply with the Street Design Criteria Manual or the applicant shall obtain a Special Exception to the Street Design Criteria Manual;

Emergency Services Communication Center Recommendation:

7.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, the plat shall be revised to identify the access easement as "Berglund Road";

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:

8.    A Special Exception shall be granted to allow a cul-de-sac in excess of 1,200 feet in length and to waive the requirement that an intermediate turnaround shall be provided every 600 feet within a cul-de-sac;

9.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained to allow the lot length to be greater than twice the lot width, or the plat shall be revised to comply with the length to width requirement;

10.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, the property shall be rezoned from General Agriculture District to Park Forest with a Planned Residential Development;

11.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, a subdivision estimate form shall be submitted for review and approval; and,

12.    Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, surety for any required subdivision improvements that have not been completed shall be posted and the subdivision inspection fee shall be paid.

Vote: (8 to 0)