STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be continued to the September 4, 2007 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, an updated traffic analysis shall be submitted for review and approval to address approach locations, signals, turn lanes, queue lengths etc. In addition, construction plans shall be submitted and/or revised for review and approval for any improvements needed along East Anamosa Street as per the updated traffic analysis;

3.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, additional drainage information shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, a drainage map showing inlet areas, intercepted and by-pass flows to each inlet, the depth and spread at each inlet, etc. shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, an exception shall be obtained to reduce the distance of the water main inside the right-of-way line from ten feet to three feet or the construction plans shall be revised to show a minimum distance of five feet as per the approved exception request;

5.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a miscellaneous document shall be recorded at the Register of Deed’s Office securing an eight foot wide utility easement along the east side of East Anamosa Street in order to extend services to the proposed lot;

6.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to show a shared approach along the north and south lot lines of the proposed lot as they abut East Anamosa Street in lieu of right-of-way;

7.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to measure 15 inches by 26 inches, or 11 inches by 17 inches or 81/2 inches by 14 inches as per South Dakota Codified Law 11-3-10;

8.

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,

9.

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