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Home My WebLink AboutS-1250 Staff AnalysisJuly 8, 1999 ITEM NO.: 3 NAME: Allen's Subdivision - Preliminary Plat FILE NO.: S-1250 LOCATION: West side of S. Katillius Road, approximately 1,000 feet south of Cantrell Road DEVELOPER: ENGINEER: John Allen McGetrick and McGetrick 9601 Lile Avenue 319 East Markham, Ste. 202 Little Rock, AR 72205 Little Rock, AR 72201 AREA: 5.22 acres NUMBER OF LOTS: 7 FT. NEW STREET: 0 ZONING: R-2 PLANNING DISTRICT: 19 CENSUS TRACT: 42.06 VARIANCES/WAIVERS REQUESTED: 1.Deferral of 1-� street improvements to S. Katillius Road. A. PROPOSAL: The applicant proposes to subdivide 5.22 acres into seven (7) lots. The property is zoned R-2. A private access drive from S. Katillius Road is proposed to serve the seven lots. This private drive will not be gated. The applicant has noted that all of the lots will be final platted at the same time. The applicant is also requesting a deferral of 1-! street improvements to S. Katillius Road. The applicant is requesting a deferral for five (5) years, until development of adjacent property or until the street improvements are made by the City, whichever occurs first. Public Works has indicated support of the deferral request. July 8, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) B. EXISTING CONDITIONS: FILE NO.: S-1250 There is a single-family residence on part of this property (Lot 1) with the remainder of the property being undeveloped and partially wooded. This general area along S. Katillius Road is made up of single-family residences on larger lots. The property immediately south of this proposed subdivision is undeveloped and wooded. C. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMENTS: As of this writing, staff has received two (2) calls from neighbors requesting information on this application. The Johnson Ranch Neighborhood Association was notified of the public hearing. D. ENGINEERING COMMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS: 1. Justify new private street. 2.Design of private street shall conform to public standards (minor residential) with 45 feet of right-of- way, minimum 24 feet of pavement and cul-de-sac at the end. (Contours do not indicate justification for Hillside "T" as shown.) 3. Construct improvements to South Katillius Road within minimum of 26 feet of pavement and sidewalk within right- of-way. 4. Plans of all work in right-of-way shall be submitted for approval prior to start of work. 5. Grading permit will be required on this new development, if it disturbs more than one acre. 6. Prepare a letter of pending development addressing street lights as required by Section 31-403 of the Little Rock Code. All requests should be forwarded to Traffic Engineering. 7. Private street construction plans shall be submitted for approval by Public Works. E. UTILITIES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT/COUNTY PLANNING: Wastewater: Outside service boundary, no comment. AP&L: No Comment received. Arkla: No Comment received. Southwestern Bell: No Comment. Water: Water main extension will be required. An acreage 6 July 8, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1250 charge of $300 per acre applies in this area in addition to the normal charges. Fire Department: No Comment. County Planning: Following items are areas Pulaski County feel should be addressed regarding the preliminary plat for Allen's Subdivision: = Correct spelling of Katillius. = Existing structures. s Plat calls for a 60' right-of-way. = Replat dimensions don't match plat of record. Contact Jim Farris, County Surveyor, at 340-6800 for details. o Basis of elevations, assumed, mean sea level, etc. Identify all corners. ® Assign street name. = Pulaski County does not accept private access easements. This easement should be addressed as a minimum of 50 foot public dedicated right-of-way, roadways cross sections with roadway design plans. The County could accept the private access easement if the maintenance of the drive is provided by the property owners and addressed in the Bill of Assurance. • Drainage paths, flows in and out, calculations. = Please check the spelling on PULASKI. Payment of County review fee in the amount of $38.33. CATA: No issues. F. ISSUES/TECHNICAL/DESIGN: Planning Division: No Comment. Landscape Issues: No Comment. G. ANALYSIS: The applicant submitted a revised preliminary plat drawing to staff on June 231 1999. The revised plat addresses most 3 July 8, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: 5-1250 of the concerns as raised by staff and the Subdivision Committee. The revised plat notes the 45 foot access easement, 24 foot wide access drive and cul-de-sac as required by Public Works. Several of the notations as required by staff have been made to the plat drawing. However, the following additional notes will be required to be shown on another revised plat: 1. Name/address of property owner and source of title 2. Storm drainage and preliminary storm drainage plan 3. Names of abutting recorded subdivision with source of title 4. Names of abutting property owners As noted earlier, the applicant is requesting a deferral of '-� street improvements to S. Katillius Road. Staff supports the deferral request as noted in paragraph H. of this report. Otherwise, there should be no outstanding issues associated with the proposed preliminary plat. The plat should have no adverse effects on the adjacent property or general area. H . STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat subject to the following conditions: 1. Compliance with the requirements as noted in paragraphs D and E of this report. 2. A revised preliminary plat drawing must be submitted to staff with the additional items as noted in paragraph G of this report. 3. Staff recommends approval of the deferral of street improvements to S. Katillius Road for 5 years, until adjacent development or until the street improvements are made by the City, whichever occurs first. 4. The maintenance of the private drive must be provided by the property owners and addressed in the Bill of Assurance. 4 July 8, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE COMMENT: FILE NO.: S-1250 (DUNE 17, 1999) Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. Staff gave a brief description of the proposed subdivision, noting several items which needed to be shown on the preliminary plat drawing. Mr. McGetrick noted that all of the lots would be final platted at the same time and that the subdivision would not be gated. He also explained that the proposed private access drive would not be off -set as are the lot lines between Lot 3 and Tract 2. Bob Turner, of Public Works, discussed the Public Works requirements with the applicant and Committee. The design standards for the private drive were briefly discussed. Staff explained that the County would accept the private drive if the maintenance of the drive is provided by the property owners within this subdivision and addressed in the Bill of Assurance. Mr. McGetrick stated that he would relay the requirements to the property owners and respond back to staff. After the discussion, the Committee forwarded the preliminary plat to the full Commission for final action. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (JULY 8, 1999) Pat McGetrick was present, representing the application. Staff briefly described the preliminary plat and gave a recommendation of approval with conditions. Chairman Earnest noted that this property was part of an island which is outside the city limits and surrounded by the city, and that the area is developed. He stated that the Planning Commission should express to the Board of Directors a desire to annex these island areas. There were additional comments relating to police and fire protection for these unannexed islands. There was additional discussion relating to this annexation issue. 5 July 8, 1999 SUBDIVISION ITEM NO.: 3 (Cont.) FILE NO.: S-1250 There was a motion to waive the bylaws and accept the notification as done by the applicant, one (1) day late. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. Chairman Earnest asked what the size of the entire island was. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, noted that this particular island was approximately 130 acres. He also noted that a memo had been drafted in order to initiate annexation of these island areas. There was additional discussion relating to the annexation issue. Dottie Funk asked about the Public Works comment relating to the "T" turnaround as originally proposed. She also encouraged the developer to save as many trees on the site as possible. Bob Turner, of Public Works, stated that a cul-de-sac would be constructed to serve the lots. Mr. McGetrick noted that the lots would be for residences and that as many of the trees as possible would be saved. There was a motion to approve the deferral of 1-i street improvements to S. Katillius Road for 5 years, until adjacent development or until a public project for the improvements, whichever occurs first. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. There was a second motion to approve the preliminary plat as recommended by staff. The motion passed by a vote of 10 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent. 6