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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Action Letter Approved as Submitted 120320December 3, 2020 ITEM NO.: 2 FILE NO.: S-1313-SS NAME: Woodlands Edge Blocks 32 and 33 Preliminary Plat – Time Extension Request LOCATION: South of the existing Woodlands Edge Development DEVELOPER: South Woodlands Estates, LLC 500 Main Street, Suite A North Little Rock, AR 72114 OWNER/AUTHORIZED AGENT: South Woodlands Estates, LLC, Owner Holloway Engineering, Agent SURVEYOR/ENGINEER: Holloway Engineering 200 Casey Drive Maumelle, AR 72113 AREA: 89.97 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 118 FT. NEW STREET: 7,832 LF WARD: 6 PLANNING DISTRICT: 18 CENSUS TRACT: 42.07 CURRENT ZONING: R-2 VARIANCE/WAIVERS: 1. A variance from Section 31-256 to allow a reduced front building line of 20 feet for all lots. 2. A variance from Section 36-254 to allow a reduced side yard setback of 5 feet for lots with a lot width of 60 feet in Block 33. 3. A variance from Section 36-254 to allow a reduced rear yard setback of 15 feet for all lots. 4. A variance from the Master Street Plan to allow an increased length of a Minor Residential Street. 5. A variance from the Master Street Plan to allow a trail system in lieu of sidewalks. December 3, 2020 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1313-SS 2 6. A variance from the Master Street Plan to allow an increased grade for collector streets (14%). 7. A variance from the Master Street Plan to allow a reduced right-of-way of 40 feet to match the existing improvements in Woodlands Edge. ANALYSIS: On December 13, 2018 the Planning Commission approved the Woodland’s Edge Blocks 32 and 33 Preliminary Plat with a vote of 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent (consent agenda). The proposal included the development of 89.97 acres with 118 new, single family lots with 7,832 feet of new streets. The proposed plat included several variances form the typical standards of the Subdivision Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance. The variances are consistent with those approved for various phases of the existing Woodlands Edge development. Additionally, the applicant proposed to continue the use of a trail system within the development in lieu of sidewalks on the streets and the streets in Block 33 were proposed as private streets. A land alteration variance was requested to allow advance grading of the lots with installation of the basic infrastructure. Block 32 contains 62.33 acres and will be developed with 63 lots and 4 tracts of open space. The open space amounts to 36.65 acres. The average lot size is 13,503 square feet and the minimum lot size is 11,196 square feet. The minimum lot size in R-2 is 7,000 square feet. The proposed density is 1.01 units per acre. 5,225 linear feet of new public streets are proposed. Block 33 contains 27.64 acres and will be developed with 55 lots and 5 tracts of open space. The open space amounts to 14.23 acres. The average lot size is 8,295 square feet and the minimum lot size is 7,014 square feet. The proposed density is 1.99 units per acre. 2,607 linear feet of new street are proposed. The streets in this block are proposed as private streets. The subdivision will be gated, with a key pad entrance on the north end of Chanterrelle Bend Lane off of the round-about-on Preserve Pass. The gated entrance will be entry or exit. A second gate is located on the south end of Chanterrelle Bend Lane. This gate is exit only. Construction of both blocks is to be simultaneous, however it is likely that final platting will be done by separate plats for each block. Section 31-94 (e) of the City’s Subdivision Ordinance is as follows: "(e) A preliminary plat approved by the planning commission shall be effective and binding upon the commission for two (2) years from the date of approval or as long as work is actively progressing, at the end of which time the final plat application for the subdivision must have been submitted to the planning staff. Any plat not receiving final approval within the period December 3, 2020 ITEM NO.: 2 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1313-SS 3 of time set forth herein or otherwise conforming to the requirements of this chapter shall be null and void, and the developer shall be required to submit a new plat of the property for preliminary approval subject to all zoning restrictions and this chapter. The planning commission may extend the original preliminary approval, for a period not to exceed one (1) additional year, when it can be demonstrated that there are no changes in the plat design or neighborhood that warrant a complete review." The applicant submitted a letter to staff on October 6, 2020 requesting the approved preliminary plat be extended for one (1) additional year, as it is set to expire on December 13, 2020. Staff supports the requested preliminary plat time extension, as there have been no substantial changes in the plat design or the general area which would warrant additional review. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the requested one (1) year time extension for the Woodland’s Edge Blocks 32 and 33 Preliminary Plat, subject to compliance with all conditions of the previous approval. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 3, 2020) The applicant was not present. There were no persons present registered in support and three (3) persons registered in opposition. Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval as outlined in the “staff recommendation” above. The Commission requested comments from the persons registered in opposition. However, no person responded to the request. There was a motion to approve the request as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded. The vote was 9 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 absent. The request was approved.