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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-1010-A Staff AnalysisDecember 12, 1995 ITEM NO.: 3 FILE NO.: S-101Q-A BALE: APPLE BLOSSOM SUBDIVISION -- PRELIMINARY PLAT LOCATION: On the south side of Frazier Pike Road, approximately 0.2 mile west of the Zeuber Road intersection. DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: Woodrow Keown Pat McGetrick COLLEGE STATION MCGETRICK ENGINEERING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 11225 Huron Ln., Suite 200 P. O. Box 540 Little Rock, AR 72211 College Station, AR 72053 223-9900 490-0457 AREA: 25.5 ACRES NUMBER OF LOTS: 58 FT. NEW STREET: 3,500 ZONING: AF PROPOSED USES: Single -Family Residential PLANNING DISTRICT: 24 CENSUS TRACT: 40.01 VARIANCES REODESTED: None STATEMENT OF PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes a preliminary plat for a 25.5 acre tract, to include 58 residential lots and construction of 3,500 feet of residential streets. All streets are proposed to be built to standard residential street width (27 feet); however, no sidewalks are proposed to be constructed along those cul-de-sac streets which qualify in length as minor residential streets. A sidewalk, then, is proposed to be constructed only along Apple Ave. The southern and eastern boundary of the tract bound Fourche Bayou, and dedication of the floodway to the City for park area is proposed. (An access easement is to be provided for access from the public street to the floodway/park area.) Some of the lots are within the 100-year flood plain area, and a minimum floor elevation has been established for homes in this area. The first phase of construction is to involve construction of Apple Ave. from Frazier Pike to the southern limits of Lot 45, and Apple Blossom Cove from Apple Ave. to the western limits of Lot 47, and to develop Lots 60, 61, 45, 46, and 47. Subsequent phases of development will depend on sales of home sites within the first phase. December 12, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM N Con`inued FILE NO.: -1 1 -A A. PR P AL/RE EST• Review and approval by the Planning Commission of a preliminary plat is requested. No variances are requested. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The site is undeveloped. There is a large wooded area along the Fourche Bayou which bounds the subdivision at the south and east. There is a cleared area south of Frazier Pike. Along Fourche Bayou, property is in the designated "floodway", with an area beyond the floodway being "floodplain" property. The subject site is zoned AF (Agriculture and Forestry), as is the land to the west. To the north, across Frazier Pike, is a large I-2 area. To the -east, across Zeuber Rd., is a large I-3 zoned tract. To the south, the area is outside the City Limits, and is not zoned. C. ENGINEERINGIUTILITY COMMENTS: Public Works comments: Documentation of the ownership to the right-of-way of Frazier Pike must be provided. Deficiencies in the plat must be addressed. Proper grading plans and erosion control plans are required prior to consecution. A BFE of 244' NGVD is established by the City. A SFHA development permit is required, reflecting all FFE's at or above 2451, unless the engineer develops detailed BFE information. (This site is beyond the limits of the detailed study.) Boundary street improvements and right-of-way dedication for Frazier Pike are required. The street names are not acceptable. Stormwater detention analysis is required. Open ditches are generally not permitted by the Stormwater Management and Drainage Manual. If ditches are planned, they must be shown on the preliminary plat and must be approved by the City Engineer prior to Planning Commission approval of the plat [Ref. Sec. 311-89(9)]. Show water courses entering the plat area, and the planned exit points for drainage. 06 December 12, 1995 SUBDIVISION ITEM N ontinued FILE No.: -101 -A Little Rock Water Works comments that a water main extension will be required. Little Rock Wastewater Utility comments that a sewer main extension, with easements, will be required. Arkansas Power and Light Co. commented that they will want a 15 foot easement (7 1/2 feet on each side of the pole line) along both sides of all rights -of -way, and note that overhead electric poles will be at the front of the lots, not at the rear. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. approved the submittal. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. approved the submittal. The Little Rock Fire Department approved the submittal D. ISSUES LEGAL TECHNICAL DESIGN: Sec. 31-87 requires that, in addition to the information furnished, the applicant is to furnish: 1) the source of title for the owner, giving deed book and page number or instrument number; 2) the average and minimum lot sizes; and, 3) any existing covenants and restrictions. Sec. 31-89 requires that, in addition to the information furnished, the plat is to show: 1) a storm drainage analysis showing drainage data for all watercourses entering and leaving the tract; 2) a preliminary storm drainage plan incorporating proposed easements and typical ditch section; 3) the names of all recorded subdivisions abutting the site, with plat book and page number or instrument number shown, the names of all owners of unplatted tracts abutting the site, and the names of all owners of platted tracts in excess of 2 1/2 acres; 4) the physical description of all monuments, to include the type of material and size of the monuments; 5) the location of proposed PAGIS monuments; and, 6) the zoning classifications within the plat and of abutting areas. The "AF" (Agricultural and Forestry) zoning district permits single-family developments. E. ANALYSIS• There are only minor deficiencies noted in the submitted plat and submittal information. These are minor in nature and can be remedied by the project engineer prior to final approval of the preliminary plat. 3 December 12, 1995 SOBDIVISIOI� ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont:inued) FILE NO.: S-1010-A F. STAFF RECOMMENDATION . Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat. 5UBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: (NOVEMBER 22, 1995) Mr. Pat McGetrick, with McGetrick Engineering, the project engineer, was present. Staff outlined the features of the proposed subdivision, and reviewed with the Committee members and Mr. McGetrick the comments contained in the discussion outline. David Scherer, with the Public Works staff, reviewed the Public Works comments with Mr. McGetrick, and there was a discussion on there not being a need to extend Apple Ave., as shown on the plat, to the boundary of the subdivision, as a collector street. Instead, Public Works related, the street can be a standard residential street, with a cul-de-sac at its southwest termination. Mr. McGetrick responded that he would make this change. He also related that all information noted as being needed or deficient would be provided. The Committee forwarded the preliminary plat to the full Commission for approval. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (DECEMBER 12, 1995) Staff reported that there were no issues to that the applicant was seeking no variances. included on the Consent Agenda for approval, plat was approved with the vote of 10 ayes, and 1 absent. be resolved, noting The item was and the preliminary 0 nays, 0 abstentions, 4