STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be continued to the June 19, 2006 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

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

1.

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;

2.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the proposed “aqua-safe” sanitary system shall be reviewed and approved by the Pennington County Board of Commissioners or an alternate acceptable system shall be utilized;

3.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, road construction plans for the north-south section line highway and the east-west section line highway shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the streets constructed with a minimum 27 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained or the section line highways shall be vacated and/or relocated;

4.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, the construction plans shall be revised to show a five foot wide pedestrian sidewalk through the development. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to show the proposed sidewalk located within a pedestrian access easement;

5.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a Master Utility Plan showing private utilities shall be submitted for review and approval;

6.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, Approach Permit(s) shall be obtained from the Pennington County Highway Department;

7.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat, the plat document shall be revised to provide non-access easements in compliance with the Street Design Criteria Manual;

8.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, a Wild Fire Mitigation Plan shall be submitted for review and approval and the plan shall be implemented;

9.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat, the applicant shall submit proposed suffixes to the street names to the Emergency Services Communication Center for review and approval. In addition, the northern east-west leg of Emerald Ridge shall be labeled “N. Emerald Ridge”. The plat document shall also be revised to show the approved street names;

10.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the applicant shall submit proof of the legal entity which will provide the mechanism for street maintenance and snow removal. In particular, an agreement with Pennington County shall be submitted for review and approval indicating that the proposed street shall be accepted by Pennington County for road maintenance and snow removal; or evidence shall be submitted for review and approval that a road district has been established in accordance with SDCL 31-12A-1; or a legally binding agreement shall be submitted for review and approval by the City Council which guarantees sufficient financial commitment to provide these services;

11.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the applicant shall submit proof of the legal entity which will provide the mechanism for maintenance of the community water facility for review and approval;

12.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the applicant shall submit proof of the legal entity which will provide the mechanism for maintenance of the common area for review and approval;

13.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised labeling Lot 1, Block 1 of the Fire House Subdivision as Lot 1R, Block 1 of the Fire House Subdivision;

14.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a ten foot wide planting screen easement along Nemo Road or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. In addition, the planting screen easement shall not conflict with utility easement(s);

15.

Prior to the start of construction, a Floodplain Development Permit shall be obtained as needed;

16.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, a note shall be placed on the plat document stating that “Prior to obtaining a Building Permit for a residence on any of the lots, two suitable on-site wastewater system areas shall be identified with accompanying percolation testes and soil profiles certified by a Registered Professional Engineer. Any septic system to be located on any of the properties shall be designed and certified by a Registered Professional Engineer based on specific soil and geologic conditions. Soil profiles shall show that proper soil separation can be obtained as outlined in State Administrative Rule 74:53: 01:32 . If the percolation and soil profile information do not meet these requirements an alternative system approved by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources may be used. As a last resort, Pennington County may approve the use of holding tanks”. In addition a note shall be placed on the plat document stating that “all wastewater disposal systems be a minimum of 50 feet from all exposed rock cliffs and major drainage ditches within the development and that individual septic systems shall have a one acre buffer between any other septic system”; and,

17.

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.