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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-11 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING The Subdivision Committee of the Fayetteville Planning Commission met at 4:15 P.M., Monday, October 11, 1976, in the Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Ernest Jacks, Jack Ray, Bill Kisor, Larry Wood. MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Newhouse. OTHERS PRESENT: David McWethy, Bobbie Jones, Mary Parnell, Joe Fox, Pat McGetrick, Ervan Wimberly, Neal Albright, E. J. Ball. Chairman Ernest Jacks called the meeting to order. Jack Ray was not present at the call to order, but arrived after the approval of the minutes, which MINUTES were approved as mailed. The first item was the amended Preliminary Plat of Sequoyah SEQUOYAH WOODS, PHASE II Woods, Phase II, located South of Phase I of Sequoyah Woods Revised Preliminary Plat and West of Joe Fred Starr Road; Developers are Multi -Properties, Inc. Joe Fox and Pat McGetrick were present to represent the plat. Mr. Fox pointed out that this has been revised from the overall preliminary plat originally submitted as a planned unit development. The multi -family areas have been omitted. All the property is now broken up into lots. Chairman Jacks reviewed the comments previously made by the Plat Review Committee. They had requested the renaming of several streets. Mr. McGetrick said this has been done. Concerning the question of fire hydrants, Mr. McGetrick said that there is one shown within 500 ft. of every lot within the subdivision. City Engineer Mattke had questioned how they planned to provide sewer to a number of lots. Mr. McGetrick said they would make cuts and design their lines so all lots can be serviced with sewer. He said they have also increased the size of the water line along Whippoorwill all the way down to where it turns. The Committee discussed with Mr. Fox the fact that Whippoorwill makes a sharp turn at an intersection, and the continuing street going straight will have a different name. Mr. Fox said they the original submittal had a softer curve in Whippoorwill and the street in Phase I already bears the name Whippoorwill. Only the Board of Directors can change the name of that street now and such a change would require the changing of the addresses of all the homes already built along the street in Phase I. Chairman Jacks asked if all the easements requested have been shown. Mr. McGetrick said that the utility companies have each provided them with a layout. They have taken those layouts and drafted easements accordingly. He said they have added the building setbacks that were previously omitted. A sidewalk is now shown on Applegate Place. They have shown the street pavement width to be 31 ft. back of curb to back of curb. The only two points still requiring a waiver by the Planning Commission are: (1) the length of Lemoncrest Place is approximately 600 ft. long, rather than 500 ft. long; (2) the distance between street lights in two places exceeds 300 ft. A distance of 350 ft., if_.approved by the Planning Commission, would probably solve the problem. The Subdivision Committee decided to take this revised preliminary plat to the Planning Commission with a recommendation for approval with two waivers: (1) length of a dead-end street; and (2) waive minimum spacing of street lights to 350 ft. The next item discussed was the Preliminary Plat of Usonia Terrace USONIA TERRACE (originally submitted as Zion Terrace), located South of Old Preliminary Plat Missouri Road and East of Zion Road intersection. The Developer is the Ball Family Trust, E. J. Ball, Trustee. • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting October 11, 1976 -2- Mr. E. J. Ball and Mr. Neal Albright were present to represent the proposed plat. Mr. Ball stated that his son is building a house on Lot 2, Block 2 at this time. Since he would have to have a drive or road put through the property to get to the house, he would like to go on and build it to City Street Standards and start proceedings for subdividing the property. He wants to put in a water main also and get whatever has to go under the street in before it is paved. The plat has been revised since it went to Plat Review Committee. Only two main problems remain: (1) The property is presently zoned A-1 and must be rezoned to R-1; (2) Sewer is not yet available to this property. Larry Wood said that he thought the Planning Commission could approve the preliminary plat without the property having the proper zoning, but the Commission could not approve a final plat until the property is rezoned. It was the decision of the Committee to recommend to the Planning Commission that the preliminary plat be approved, contingent on rezoning before the final plat is submitted and working out all other requirements, such as sewer, etc. The last item to be discussed was the Final Plat of SUMMERHILL Summerhill, A Planned Unit Development, located North of A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT Stubblefield Road and East of Masonic Drive. Developer. is Final Plat Summerhill Land Company, Inc. Ervan Wimberly was present to represent the plat. Chairman Jacks noted that several revisions requested by the Plat Review Committee were not reflected on the copy of the plat presented to the Committee. Mr Wimberly said these either have been done by now or will be done, but that they had not had time to make all the revisions. Mr. Wimberly said that they had obtained permission on the preliminary plat to put sidewalks down both sides of the main street which he felt was Summerhill and none around the culs de sac. On Masonic, he proposed to continue the sidewalk on the West side of Summerhill around the corner and along the South side of Masonic, but not to have any sidewalk on the North side of Masonic or the cul de sac at the end of Masonic. Chairman Jacks said he thought this was essentially what the Planning Commission had agreed to before. Mr. Wimberly said they were proposing the following street names on the culs de sac: Langston Place, Wellington, Wimbledon Drive, Oxford and Windsor. Bobbie Jones thought Wellington sounded too similar to Wedington and might be confused in an emergency call. Mr. Wimberly disagreed with her. The Committee was prepared to recommend to the Planning Commission that this final plat be approved with the following contingencies: (1) Check for proper street names; (2) Concrete lined drainage ditches requested by Street Superintendent be built; (3) Easements outside the subdivision, but adjacent to it, be added to the plat; (4) Street lights and sidewalks be shown as agreed upon; and (5) Dimensions which were missing on some lots be added and those which were incorrect be corrected. Bobbie Jones asked Mr. Wimberly if the Subdivider wished to enter into a Contract or post a bond. He said that he understood that they wished to enter into a Contract. She asked that this also be made a condition of approval and said the City Attorney had told her that if the developer plans to enter into a contract, this should be so noted in the Planning Commission motion to approve the plat. The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 P.M. l,\