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

1.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, a drainage and grading plan, as well as an erosion and sediment control plan, shall be submitted for review and approval and the plat document be revised to provide drainage easements as identified;

2.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, road construction plans for Old Folsom Road shall be submitted for review and approval. The street shall be located in a minimum 100 foot right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 40 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. The plat document shall be revised to show the dedication of 17 additional feet of right-of-way ;

3.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, road construction plans for Road “B” shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street located in a minimum 52 foot right-of-way and 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;

4.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, road construction plans for Road “C” shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street located in a minimum 52 foot right-of-way and 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;

5.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat, road construction plans for the Section Line Highway shall be submitted for review and approval . In particular, the road construction plans shall show the street located in a minimum 68 foot wide right-of-way and constructed with a minimum 32 foot wide paved surface with parking on one side of the street, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit and water ;

6.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, a geotechnical report including pavement design and soils resistivity tests shall be submitted for review and approval;

7.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, sewer plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer showing the extension of sanitary sewer mains and service lines shall be submitted for review and approval or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. If individual on-site wastewater systems are proposed, then an on-site wastewater plan prepared by a Professional Engineer demonstrating that the soils are suitable for on-site wastewater systems must be submitted for review and approval;

8.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, water plans prepared by a Registered Professional Engineer showing the extension of water mains shall be submitted for review. If a shared well and/or a community water facility is proposed then it shall be designed as a public water system or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained. In particular, the water system shall be constructed and designed to provide adequate fire and domestic flows. In addition, the plat document shall be revised to show utility easement(s) as needed;

9.

Upon submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, a master plan for the area shall be submitted for review and approval showing all utilities, streets, and future street connections;

10.

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

11.

Prior to submittal of a Preliminary Plat application, the property shall be rezoned by Pennington County to a zoning district that allows the proposed lot sizes or a lot size variance shall be obtained or the plat document shall be revised accordingly;

12.

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;

13.

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

14.

Upon submittal of a Final Plat application, a note shall be placed on the plat document stating that “a reserve drainfield area shall be identified upon submittal of a building permit”;

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.