No. 07PL108 - Heartland Retail Center

A request by Dream Design International, Inc. to consider an application for a Preliminary Plat on Lot 4 of Block 1 of Heartland Retail Center, Section 27 and 34, T2N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as a portion of the S1/2 of the SW1/4 of Section 27, and a portion of the N1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 34, located in the S1/2 of the SW1/4, Section 27, and the N1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 34, T2N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located north of Cheyenne Boulevard.


STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Preliminary Plat be continued to the November 5, 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, construction plans for the collector street located along the north lot line shall be submitted for review and approval. In particular, the construction plans shall show the street located in a minimum 76 foot wide right-of-way and constructed with a 40 foot wide paved surface, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street light conduit, water and sewer or a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations shall be obtained or a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Major Street Plan shall be obtained;

2.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, all of the affected utility easements shall indicate concurrence with the vacation of section line highway or the plat document shall be revised to retain the section line highway as a utility easement;

3.

Prior to Preliminary Plat approval by the City Council, a cost estimate of the subdivision improvements shall be submitted for review and approval;

4.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat document shall be revised to eliminate the proposed vacation of the section line highway located east of proposed Lot 4;

5.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, the plat title shall be revised to include the vacation of section line highway located on proposed Lot 4;

6.

Prior to submittal of a Final Plat application, miscellaneous documents shall be filed at the Register of Deed’s Office creating drainage and utility easement(s) for the 60 foot wide Major Drainage Easement and the eight inch wide West River Electric Easement to be located along the south side of Cheyenne Boulevard, respectively;

7.

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,

8.

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


VOTE: (8 to 0 with Anderson, Collins, Derby, Etter, Gregg, Landguth, LeMay and Rolinger voting yes and none voting no)