No. 04SV017 - Trailwood Village
A request by Sperlich Consulting Inc. for Gordon Howie to consider an application for a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install water, curb, gutter and sidewalk as per Chapter 16.16 of the Rapid City Municipal Code on a portion of Tract T of Trailwood Village, located in the SE1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 10, T1N, R8E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more fully described as follows: Commencing at the southwesterly corner of Lot A of Block 16 of Trailwood Village, common to a point on the easterly edge of the right-of-way of Covington Street, and the Point of Beginning; Thence, first course: S67º24'19"E, along the southerly boundary of said Lot A of Block 16, a distance of 324.26 feet, to the southeasterly corner of said Lot A of Block 16; Thence, second course:  N46º30'40"E, along the easterly boundary of said Lot A of Block 16, a distance of 154.00 feet, to the northeasterly corner of said Lot A of Block 16, common to a point on the southerly edge of the right-of-way of Teak Drive; Thence, third course: southeasterly, along the southerly edge of the right-of-way of said Teak Drive, curving to the left on a curve with a radius of 307.84 feet, a delta angle of 20º28'24", an arc length of 110.00 feet, a chord bearing of S53º43'32"E, and a chord distance of 109.42 feet, to a point of tangency; Thence, fourth course:  S63º57'44"E, along the southerly edge of the right-of-way of said Teak Drive, a distance of 39.55 feet, to the northwesterly corner of Lot 5 of Block 3 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision; Thence, fifth course:  S38º38'57"W, along the westerly boundary of said Lot 5 of Block 3 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision, a distance of 86.16 feet, to the southwesterly corner of said Lot 5 of Block 3, common to the northwesterly corner of Lot B of Block 2 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision; Thence, sixth course:  S38º38'57"W, along the westerly boundary of said Lot B of Block 2 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision, a distance of 332.48 feet, to the southwesterly corner of said Lot B of Block 2, common to the northwesterly corner of Lot A of Block 2 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision; Thence, seventh course:  S38º53'52"W, along the westerly boundary of said Lot A of Block 2 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision, a distance of 162.79 feet, to the southwesterly corner of said Lot A of Block 2 of Ridgeview Place Subdivision, common to a point on the northerly edge of the right-of-way of SD State Highway 44; Thence, eighth course:  N51º11'35"W, along the northerly edge of the right-of-way of said SD State Highway 44, a distance of 461.12 feet, to the northeasterly corner of the intersection of said SD State Highway 44, and said Covington Street; Thence, ninth course:  N40º25'09"E, along the easterly edge of the right-of-way of said Covington Street, a distance of 140.36 feet, to a point of curve; Thence, tenth course:  northerly, along the easterly edge of said Covington Street, curving to the left on a curve with a radius of 600.00 feet, a delta angle of 17º49'29", an arc length of 186.66 feet, a chord bearing of N31º30'25"E, and chord distance of 185.91 feet, to the southwesterly corner of said Lot A of Block 16 of Trailwood Village, common to a point on the easterly edge of the right-of-way of said Covington Street, and the Point of Beginning; said parcel contains 4.680 acres more or less, more generally described as being located west of Plateau Lane along Williams Street, Leola Lane and Quad Court.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install sidewalk and water be denied and that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install curb and gutter be approved with the following stipulation:

1. Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the applicant shall sign a waiver of right to protest any future assessments for the improvements.

Vote: (6 to 0 with Brown, Henning, Hoffmann, Nash, Schmidt and Wevik voting yes and none voting no)