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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-02-16 Minutes• MINUTES OF A PLAT REVIEW MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Plat Review Committee was held on Thursday, February 16, 1989 in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. UTILITY RRPRESENTATIVES• CITY REPRESENTATIVES* OTHERS PRESENT: Rick Evans, Tom McElroy, Jim Crownover, Larry Winkler and L 0 Ferguson John Merrell, Don Bunn, Mickey Jackson and Elaine Cattaneo Tom Hopper PRELIMINARY PLAT OF VANTAGE SQUARE - UNIT 2 A.W. REALTY CO. - N OF JOYCE ST & W OF OLD MISSOURI RD The only item was the preliminary plat of Vantage Square - Unit 2 submitted by A. W. Realty Company and represented by Tom Hopper of Crafton, Tull & Associates Architects. The property is located north of Joyce Street and west of Old Missouri Road containing 132.23 acres with 12 proposed lots with various zoning as shown on plat. RICK EVANS - ARKANSAS WESTERN GAS He stated that as shown now it looks fine. They have existing lines along Joyce Street and along behind El Chico's. Until they break it down into developing each lot, they don't have to worry about anything. TOM MCELROY - SOUTHWESTERN BELL He stated that there is a platted easement on each side of Joyce Street that is not shown. He stated that they don't have any problem with the way it is broke down but when they get down to building on it, they will need to get the easements worked out. In an area this large, it is hard for them to know what exact easements they will need. He advised that they have facilities all along Joyce Street. He stated that he thought Sain Street had been closed. TOM HOPPER - REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER He stated that Sain Street was closed by a right-of-way vacation back to where the cul-de-sac is but they are looking at opening it back up to serve Lot 9. He stated that they will try to provide any easements needed but they ask the utility representatives to be specific and sure that they need them because of a recent decision by the City Management to resist vacating any easements that are shown on plats. 173. • • • Plat Review February 16, 1989 Page 2 JD( CROWNOVER - OZARK ELECTRIC He stated that they have planned to continue their overhead lines that are existing on to the territory boundary line (where SWEPCO's district starts) and put up the street lights for that route. He added that he would request a 20' easement(10' on either side of Lot 7 & Lot 8) which would give them enough access to Lot 9 that whoever builds there won't have to extend the easement for them. He stated that they cannot build in the flood plain. Mr. Hopper stated that he would like to wait until the need is determined before he dedicates that easement. Mr. Crownover stated that they may have a problem with the next owner not seeing the need for an easement so he would let his request stand. He stated that on the original plat of the Butterfield Trail medical offices there was an additional easement dedicated on the private property outside the boundary of this. There are also easements exterior to that development on Lot 3, Lot 5 and possibly Lot 2 which was granted at the time of the medical offices development. JOHN MERRELL - CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR He stated that the City Board of Directors over the last few months has begun to take a stance that they need to be very careful and require only those easements that will be needed. He added that when buildings are built encroaching into an easement, the Board justifiably is going to be concerned, but with a situation where there is raw land the Board might be more understanding if an easement has to come back and be vacated to make a development work out there before a building is built. He stated that they have tentatively slated some of this property for a rezoning hearing before the Planning Commission on February 27th. He asked Mr. Hopper is there were any plans as yet for any construction of buildings. Mr. Hopper answered, no. LARRY WIN LRR - SWEPCO He stated that they don't have any idea what the plans for development are here other than they will be servicing some lots. He asked if each one of these lots will have to come back through as they develop or only if the lot changes. Mr. Hopper stated that it will all depend on what the person that wants to buy demands. Winkler stated that they have an existing line along Front Street up to El Chico and then it turns and goes north. They should be able to get to Lot 11 in the Sain Street right-of-way. Everything is accessible from the street in his district so he doesn't need any additional easements. DON BUNN - CITY ENGINEER 174 • • • Plat Review February 16, 1989 Page 3 He stated that what they are seeing happen with a lot of these type of commercial developments now are lot splits being done on these lots after someone buys it and it doesn't go back through the subdivision regulations which gets everybody in trouble. There are not any frontage requirements on commercial property so it is hard to refuse a lot split. One thing that is needed on these splits is to require the individual to get statements from the utilities about the required easements which they will try to do in the future. Bunn stated that there is a 40' water and sewer easement across this property. An 8" waterline is located on the east end of this and a 16" waterline crossing on the west end and sewer goes through the property. They need to submit specific plans on this to him and the waterlines will be tied together. He advised that the name of the street, "Park Avenue", is a duplication so it will need to be renamed. Also, any existing easements that aren't shown on here need to be put on the plat. HICKEY JACKSON - FIRE CHIEF He stated that their requirements here for fire protection will depend on how the lots are developed He is concerned that it is possible that some of those lots may be developed without another chance to review them. He. advised that there is a minimum hydrant spacing requirement by ordinance for commercial properties that sets a maximum of 600', but that ordinance specifically identifies that it may not be adequate and it gives the fire department the authority to require additional hydrants where they are needed. He stated that the fire department would want to reserve the right to have more to say about that later. FREEMAN WOOD - INSPECTION SUPERINTENDENT He stated that part of this is in the flood plain, but he knows that Mr. Hopper is well aware of the flood plain regulations. L.O. FERGUSON - WARNER CABLE He stated that if they wanted cable in there, but there is cable available along the Joyce Street, along Highway 71 and on the east side of Lot 6 and with the other they will just wait until it develops. PERRY FRANKLIN - TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT He wasn't able to attend the meeting but he commented were any plans to extend Stearns Street to the east in stated that Stearns Street still may go through but property. that he wondered if there the future. Mr. Hopper it would be north of this 175 • • • Plat Review February 16, 1989 Page 4 ELAINE CATTANEO - CITY PLANNING SECRETARY She stated that he will need to submit 15 revised plats by Tuesday, February 21st. She stated that there may not be a Subdivision Committee Meeting on the 22nd because the new members have not been appointed yet, but she will let Mr. Hopper know as soon as possible. The Planning Commission will meet on the 27th at 5:00 p.m. 17(D