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

1.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, water system plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer that demonstrate adequate fire and domestic flows shall be submitted for review and approval. If adequate fire flows cannot be met then the plat shall be revised to include a note stating that all habitable structures shall be sprinklered;

2.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application a grading and erosion plan shall be submitted for review and approval;

3.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application a Wildfire Mitigation Plan shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application a drainage plan identifying that any discharge meets pre-development flow rates, or on-site detention shall be submitted for review and approval, in addition drainage flow throughout the subdivision shall be shown;

5.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application the plat document shall be revised to show all access, drainage and utility easements as needed;

6.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application the applicant is required to submit plans prepared by a Professional Engineer showing septic tank capacity, locations, information on soil type, percolation tests demonstrating that the soils are suitable for on-site wastewater treatment systems, and drain fields locations. In addition a note shall be placed on the Preliminary Plat document indicating that at the time that a building permit is applied for that a reserve drain field location shall be identified and held in reserve;

7.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, road construction plans for the access easement(s) shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the construction plans shall show the streets located in a minimum 49 foot wide right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water and sewer with on-street parking or the street shall be located in a minimum 45 foot wide right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 20 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water and sewer with no on-street parking or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. If on-street parking is not provided, the developer shall provide visitor parking at the rate of one paved parking stall per dwelling located within three hundred feet of the residence and the street must be posted with no parking signs or an Exception to the Street Design Criteria Manual shall be obtained. In addition, a fire apparatus turnaround shall be provided at the end of each access easement in excess of 150 feet in length;

8.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application road construction plans for the section line highway located on the western boundary shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the section line highway shall be located within 49 feet of right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 24 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, street light conduit, water, sewer or Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained;

9.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application a geotechnical report including pavement design shall be submitted for review and approval.

10.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application the applicant shall obtain an exception to allow a 860 foot cul-de-sac in lieu of a maximum 500 foot long cul-de-sac with intermediate turnarounds every 600 feet, or the plat document shall be revised to comply with the Street Design Criteria Manual;

11.

Prior to submittal of a Preliminary Plat application a Variance from the Pennington County Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be obtained to reduce the minimum required 40 acre lot size requirement of the General Agriculture District or the property shall be rezoned to allow the proposed lots or the plat shall be revised to comply with the minimum lot size of the General Agriculture District;

12.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, a cost estimate of the subdivision improvements shall be submitted for review and approval;

13.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application the applicant shall submit proof of the legal entity which will provide for the mechanism for street maintenance and snow removal if the proposed streets are to be private.

14.

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

15.

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; and,

16.

Prior to the City’s acceptance of the public improvements, a warranty surety shall be submitted for review and approval as required.