No. 03PL116 - Windmere Subdivision
A request by Olsen Development Co., Inc. to consider an application for a Layout Plat on Lots 1 thru 28, Block 5, Windmere Subdivision, Section 10, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as Block 5, Windmere Subdivision, Section 10, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located in the southwest corner of Twilight Drive and Meadow Lane.


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

Engineering Division Recommendations:
1. A Special Exception is hereby granted to allow a private access easement to serve 28 lots in lieu of four lots as per the Street Design Criteria Manual;
2. A Special Exception is hereby granted to allow water and sewer mains to be located in public utility easement(s) in lieu of public rights-of-way as per the Street Design Criteria Manual;
3. A Special Exception is hereby granted to allow the Haycamp Lane approach onto Twilight Drive to be constructed as a 36 foot wide reinforced concrete driveway approach in lieu of a street intersection as per the Street Design Criteria Manual;
4. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, road construction plans for Haycamp Lane and Hayloft Lane shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, Hayloft Lane and the southern 240 feet of Haycamp Lane shall be constructed with a minimum 49 foot wide right-of-way and a 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, sidewalks, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. In addition, the northern 240 feet of Haycamp Lane shall be constructed with a minimum 52 foot wide right-of-way and a 27 foot wide paved surface curb, gutter, sidewalks, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;
5. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, road construction plans showing the extension of Hayloft Lane to Meadow Lane shall be submitted for review and approval or a grading plan shall be submitted identifying the constraints precluding the road construction;
6. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, a drainage plan shall be submitted for review and approval. In addition, the plat shall be revised to show drainage easements as needed;
7. Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat, 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;
8. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, water plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer showing the extension of water mains shall be submitted for review and approval;
9. Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a cost estimate of the subdivision improvements shall be submitted for review and approval;
10. Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, the applicant shall submit covenants identifying maintenance of the access easements, public water and sewer utilities and drainage improvements;

Fire Department Recommendations:
11. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, road construction plans for the hammerhead turnaround(s) shall be submitted identifying a 19 foot wide turnaround in lieu of a 12 foot turnaround;

Rapid Valley Sanitary District Recommendation:
12. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, the water and sewer plans shall identify the abandonment of water and sewer main stubs as necessary;

Pennington County Drainage Engineer Recommendation:
13. Upon submittal of the Preliminary Plat, adequacy of the existing drainage channel located on the south side of the development shall be verified as a part of the drainage plan;

Urban Planning Division Recommendations:
14. Prior to Final Plat approval by the City Council, a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained to allow a lot length greater than twice the lot width or the plat shall be revised to comply with the length to width requirement; and,
15. 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 fees shall be paid.

VOTE: (10 to 0 with Brannan, Brown, Fast Wolf, Henning, Hoffmann, Nash, Prairie Chicken, Schmidt, Stone and Wevik voting yes and none voting no)