No. 05PL132 - Park Hill Subdivision

A request by Cetec Engineering Services, for Bruce Kulpaca to consider an application for a Preliminary Plat on Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Block 1, Park Hill Subdivision, Section 7, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as Tract B, Park Hill Subdivision, Section 7, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located adjacent to the east side of Merlot Drive and north of East Oakland Street.


PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Preliminary Plat be approved with the following stipulations:
1.
An Exception is hereby granted to allow access to Lot 12, Block 1 from Merlot Drive in lieu of “New Street” which is the lesser order street;
2.
An Exception is hereby granted to allow a curb side sidewalk along Merlot Drive as it abuts Lot 12, Block 1;
3.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a Master Utility Plan showing the private utilities shall be submitted for review and approval;
4.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, all necessary changes shall be made to the construction plans as identified on the red lined drawings. In addition, the red lined drawings shall be returned to the Growth Management Department;
5.
Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the hammerhead design shall be adjusted to provide a minimum 120 foot turnaround at the end of the street in lieu of 100 feet as per the International Fire Code;
6.
Prior to Preliminary 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;
7.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a non-access easement along the first fifty feet of the southwest corner of Lot 12, Block 1;
8.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, a different street name shall be submitted for review and approval for “New Street”. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to show the approved street name;
9.
Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat title shall be revised to include “Park Hill Subdivision (formerly Tract B of the NW1/4SE1/4 of Section, T1N, R8E) located in…”; and,
10.
Upon submittal of a 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 Anderson, Brown, LeMay, Nash, Prairie Chicken and Schmidt voting yes and none voting no)