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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0055-B Staff AnalysisJuly 10, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 2 NAME: Ridgewood Addition LOCATION: East Side of Bowman Road, approximately 800 feet west of I-430 DEVELOPER: ENGINEER/APPLICANT: Winrock Development Edward G. Smith & Associates P.O. Box 249 401 Victory No. Little Rock, AR 72115 Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 374-1666 AREA: 79.72 acres ZONING: NO. OF LOTS: 135 FT. OF NEW ST.: 8400 PROPOSED USES: Residential A. Site History A preliminary was approved on this site approximately five years ago. B. Existing Condition This project is proposed for development in an area that primarily consists of residential uses and zoning. Elevations range from 350 to 440 feet. C. Development Proposal_ This request constitutes a proposal for the subdivision of 79.72 acres into 135 lots for single family development. Access will be provided by 8,400 feet of street. Portions of the property are indicated as tracts for future development. A request for a waiver of sidewalks on the internal residential street has been made. D. Engineerin2 Considerations 1. Dedicate right-of-way and improve Bowman Road to minor arterial standards; left turn lane should be provided at the intersection of Bowman Road and Ridgewood Drive. July 10, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 2 - Continued 2. This Ridgewood Drive intersects Bowman Road opposite Gilbert Drive as required by the Master Street Plan. 3. Recommend Hickory Hill Court to be renamed something other than court. 4. Tract B of this plat will be subject to the Floodplain Ordinance. 5. Request that detention be considered in this development. E. Analysis This submittal represents a revised version of a preliminary which was approved a few years ago. The applicant is requesting to number his lots and tracts on this plan and understand that staff is making no commitment to land use on the acreage tract with this proposal. As for the waiver request, sidewalks must be provided on Hickory Hill Court to Ridgewood. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval, subject to comments made. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW: The applicant was present. A revised preliminary was submitted, which divided a tract of 80 acres into multifamily (30 acres on the south) and 151 single family lots on 50 acres. He requested that they be allowed to make in -lieu contribution to the City for the future street improvements on portions of Bowman Road that are not in the immediate area of the streets entering the subdivision. The applicant stated that Hickory Hill Court would become Forest Creek Drive. Staff asked that a 35-foot building line be shown on lots adjacent to Bowman and that the lots be numbered. The applicant will need to file for annexation.* *Additional comments by staff. July 10, 1984 SUBDIVISIONS Item No. 2 - Continued PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant was present. There were no objectors. Staff reported that sidewalks were required on all streets, except those classified as minor residential. A motion for approval was made and passed by a vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes and 3 absent.