No. 03SV035 - Pioneer Subdivision
A request by Renner and Sperlich Engineering Company for 16 Plus LLP to consider an application for a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to  install curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water, sewer and pavement on the section line highway and to waive the requirement to install curb, gutter, sidewalk and street light conduit on U.S. Highway 16 as per Chapter 16.16 of the Rapid City Municipal Code on a portion of Tract 2 of Pioneer Subdivision, located in the NE1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 34, T1N, R7E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota; more fully described as follows:  Commencing at a point on the section line highway between Sections 27 and 34, common to northeasterly corner of said Tract 2 of Pioneer Subdivision, and the Point of Beginning; thence, first course: S00º00'00E, along the easterly boundary of said Tract 2 of Pioneer Subdivision, common with the westerly edge of the statutory section line right-of-way, and common with the westerly edge of U.S. Highway 16 right-of-way, a distance of 109.69 feet, to an angle point; thence, second course:  S07º20'00"W, along the easterly boundary of said Tract 2, common with the westerly edge of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway 16, a distance of 303.97 feet, to the northeasterly corner of Lot 3 of Moon Ridge Subdivision; thence, third course: S89º53'10"W, along the northerly boundary of said Lot 3 of Moon Ridge Subdivision, a distance of 1247.37 feet, to a point on the westerly boundary of said Tract 2, common with the northwesterly corner of said Lot 3 of Moon Ridge Subdivision; thence, fourth course:  N00º11'53"E, along the westerly boundary of said Tract 2, a distance of 411.10 feet, to a point on the section line common to Section 27 and 34, common to a point the southerly boundary of Lot 5 of Godfrey Addition, and common to the northwesterly corner of said Tract 2; thence fifth course:  N89º52'53"E, along the northerly boundary of said Tract 2, common to the section line between Sections 27 and 34, and common with the southerly boundary of Lots 4 and 5 of said Godfrey Addition, a distance of 796.18 feet, to an angle point; thence, sixth course: N89º50'57"E, along the northerly boundary of said Tract 2, common to the section line between Sections 27 and 34, and common with the southerly boundary of Lots 3 and 4 of said Godfrey Addition, a distance of 466.12 feet, to an angle point; thence, seventh course: S89º10'40"E, along the northerly boundary of said Tract 2, common to the section line between Sections 27 and 34, a distance of 22.45 feet, to the northeasterly corner of said Tract 2, and the Point of Beginning; said parcel contains 12.00 acres more or less, more generally described as being located northwest of the U.S. Highway 16 and Moon Meadows Road.

Staff recommends that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations be continued to the April 5, 2004 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
 Planning Commission recommended that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water, sewer and pavement on the east-west section line be denied and that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install curb, gutter, sidewalk and street light conduit on U.S. Highway 16 be approved with the following stipulation:

Engineering Division Recommendation:
1. Prior to City Council approval, the applicant shall sign a Waiver of Right to Protest a future assessment project for the improvements.

Vote: (6 to 0 with Brown, Fast Wolf, Prairie Chicken, Schmidt, Stone and Wevik voting yes and none voting no)