No. 04PL210 - Trailwood Village
A request by Sperlich Consulting Inc. for Gordon Howie to consider an application for a Layout and Preliminary Plat on a portion of Tract T of Trailwood Village, located in the SE1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 10, T1N, R8E, BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota, more fully described as follows: Commencing at the southeasterly corner of Lot 3 of Block 22, Trailwood Village, Thence, S00º03’09”W, a distance of 346.91 feet to the northeasterly corner of the boundary, and the Point of Beginning; Thence, first course: S00º05’47”W, a distance of 317.18 feet, to the southeasterly corner of said boundary; Thence, second course: S89º49’52”W, a distance of 227.28 feet, to the southwesterly corner of said boundary; Thence, third course: N00º04’24”W, a distance of 199.81 feet, to the northerly corner of said boundary; Thence, fourth course: N65º25’59”W, a distance of 24.18 feet, to the northwesterly corner of said boundary; Thence, fifth course: N00º04’24”E, a distance of 35.04 feet, to the northerly corner of said boundary; Thence, sixth course: S89º55’36E, a distance of 40.00 feet, to the northeasterly corner of said boundary; Thence, seventh course: N00º04’24”E, a distance of 73.27 feet, to the northerly corner of said boundary; Thence, eighth course: S89º55’36”E, a distance of 209.43 feet, to the northeasterly corner of said boundary, and the Point of Beginning, said parcel contains 1.460 acres more or less, more generally described as being located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Long View Road and Reservoir Road.

Staff recommends that the Layout and Preliminary Plat be continued to the May 16, 2005 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

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

1.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, road construction plans shall be submitted for review and approval for Reservoir Road and Long View Road . In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street constructed with curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit and additional pavement or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;

2.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, road construction plans shall be submitted for review and approval for the access and utility easements shown on the plat. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street constructed with a minimum 49 foot wide right-of-way and a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface with curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, sewer and water or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained.

3.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the Planning Commission, a Master Plan for the unplatted remaining balance to the north of the proposed plat shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a drainage plan shall be submitted for review and approval;

5.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, all necessary changes shall be made to the construction plans as identified on the redlined drawings and shall be submitted for review and approval. In addition, the redlined drawings shall be returned to the Growth Management staff;

6.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a cost estimate of the subdivision improvements shall be submitted for review and approval;

7.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the applicant shall submit documentation demonstrating the legal entity responsible for providing street maintenance and snow removal on the proposed access easements for review and approval;

8.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a ten foot wide planting screen easement along Reservoir Road and Long View Road or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;

9.

Upon submittal of the Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show 17 feet of additional right-of-way being dedicated along Long View Road and access restrictions shall be more clearly identified along Reservoir Road and Long View Road; and,

10.

Upon submittal of the Final Plat application, surety for any required subdivision improvements that have not been completed shall be posted and the subdivision inspection fees shall be paid.


VOTE: (6 to 0 with Brown, Fast Wolf, Hadcock, LeMay, Prairie Chicken and Schmidt all voting yes and none voting no)