No. 10SV018 - Dakota Ridge Subdivision

A request by Wyss Associates, Inc. for Rapid City Defense Housing Corporation to consider an application for a Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install sidewalk along the east side of Wildflower Drive, on the south side of Clover Ridge Drive, on the west side of Prairie View Drive, on both sides of the street on Range View Circle, Range View Court and Harvest Lane, on the north side of Field View Drive and Minnesota Street, to reduce the right-of-way width from 52 feet to 50 feet on Wild Flower Drive, Clover Ridge Drive, Prairie View Drive and on portions of Range View Circle, to reduce the cul-de-sac right-of-way width from 110 feet to 100 feet on Prairie View Court and Range View Court, to reduce the right-of-way width from 100 feet to 90 feet and 80 feet on Minnesota Street, to reduce the pavement width from 27 feet to 20.5 feet on Wildflower Drive, Clover Ridge Drive and Range View Circle, to reduce the pavement width from 24 feet to 20.5 feet on Prairie View Court, Range View Court and Harvest Lane, to reduce the cul-de-sac pavement width from 96 feet to 69 feet on Prairie View Court and Range View Court and to waive the requirement to install a sewer main on Wildflower Drive from Minnesota Street to Clover Ridge Drive and on Range View Circle from Wild Flower Drive to Range View Court as per Chapter 16.16 of the Rapid City Municipal Code on Lots 1R through 22R and 24R through 29R of Block 1, Lots 1R through 18R of Block 2, Lots 1R through 43R and 45R through 57R of Block 4, Lots 1R through 64R of Block 5 and Common Area C Revised, Common Area D Revised, Common Area E Revised, Common Area F Revised, Common Area G Revised and Common Area H Revised of Dakota Ridge Subdivision located in the SE1/4 of Section 18, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, legally described as Lots 1 through 22 and 24 through 29 of Block 1, Lots 1 through 18 of Block 2, Lots 1 through 43 and 45 through 57 of Block 4, Lots 1 through 64 of Block 5 and Common Areas C through H of Dakota Ridge Subdivision located in the SE1/4 of Section 18, T1N, R8E, BHM, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, more generally described as being located west of Cambell Street, south of East Minnesota Street and east of Elm Avenue.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations be continued to the November 15, 2010 City Council meeting as the stipulations of approval have not been met.

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Commission recommended that the Variance to the Subdivision Regulations to waive the requirement to install sidewalk along both sides of Range View Court, Range View Circle and Harvest Lane, the south side of Clover Ridge Drive, the east side of Wild Flower Drive, the west side of Prairie View Drive, the north side of Field View Drive and the north side of East Minnesota Street, to reduce the pavement width on Range View Court from 24 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the pavement width on Prairie View Court from 24 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the pavement width on Clover Ridge Drive from 27 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the pavement width on Wild Flower Drive from 27 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the pavement width on Range View Circle from 27 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the pavement width on Harvest Lane from 24 feet to 20.5 feet, to reduce the cul-de-sac pavement width on Range View Court from 96 feet to 69, to reduce the cul-de-sac pavement width on Prairie View Court from 96 feet to 69 feet and to waive the requirement to provide a sewer main along Wild Flower Drive and Range View Circle be approved with the following stipulations:

1.

Prior to City Council approval, the applicant shall sign a waiver of right to protest any future assessment for the improvement; and,

2.

No-parking signs shall be posted along one side of Range View Court, Prairie View Court, Clover Ridge Drive, Wild Flower Drive, Range View Circle, Harvest Lane and within the cul-de-sac bulbs on Range View Court and Prairie View Court prior to submittal of a Final Plat application.


VOTE: (9 to 0 to 1 with Braun, Brewer, Christianson, Gregg, Kinniburgh, Landguth, Popp, Rolinger and Rippentrop voting yes and none voting no and Wyss abstaining)