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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-02-11 - MinutesMINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Subdivision Committee of the City Planning Commission met at 4:30 P.M., Monday, February 11, 1980, in the Board of Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas, MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Keith Newhouse, Elizabeth Crocker, Newton Hailey, Don Hunnicutt, and Larry Wood. MEMBERS ABSENT: None. OTHERS PRESENT: Bobbie Jones, Michelle Hale, Gordon Houston, and Neal Albright. The minutes of the January 14, 1980 MINUTES meeting were approved as mailed. The first item for discussion HOUSTON PLACE was the approval of the Concept Plat PUD, Concept Plat of Houston:Place, A Planned Unit De-- Porter Rd, velopment, located East of Porter Road and South of Deane Street; Gordon $ Linda Jo Houston, Owners -Developers. Zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District. Present to represent were Gordon Houston and Neal Albright. Chairman Newhouse stated there were several things brought up at the Plat Review. Mrs, Jones pointed out they were looking at the concept of this plat and whether or (i not the Planning Commission would approve the concept. Chairman Newhouse noted that a concept plat is to furnish the following infor- mation which he had not received: 1. Topography 2. Public facilities intended to be provided 3. Areas with potential flood problems, wetlands, or any other features pre- senting development difficulties 4. Unique physical features 5. Nature of surrounding development 6. Nature of proposed development Mr: Albright said he had furnished copies of the plat to the Planning Office and couldn't understand why the Committee members had not gotten copies. He did say that not all the copies had the topo and flood areas shown on them. Mr. Albright said the flood area is about 50 ft. wide, would have real shallow water, and is a 100 year frequency, Chairman Newhouse said as far as the total area is concerned he has enough to qualify as a PUD. Chairman Newhouse asked if the jogging track was a public facility. Mr. Albright said it was a common facility. Chairman Newhouse asked if there were any distinctive physical features to the property. Mr. Albright said there were some trees at the South end but the utility companies asked that they be cleared. Mrs. Jones said the utility companies now require easements to be cleared by the developer. Mr. Houston said they wanted to save the trees and that is why he was giving a 50 ft. utility easement. Mrs. Crocker said Lots 20 and 21 are some distance from the private road and if they take the drive across there, they can't count it as common area. She then asked Mr. Albright how he had computed the common area. Mr, Albright said he had 45% common area. Mrs. Crocker asked Mr. Albright if he counted the driveways, streets, etc. Mr. Albright said he did. Mrs. Crocker then pointed out any area such as driveways or streets or any area less than 25 ft. wide can't be counted as active open space. Mr. Hailey pointed out that he could only count 50% of the Flood Plain. Mrs. Crocker • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting February 11, 1980 Page 2 stated if he didn't count these things the common property would be greatly reduced. Mr. Hailey stated he regarded this as a cul de sac and not as a loop street, there- fore the maximum density he could get @n a cul de sac) is 40 units. Mr. Albright contended this to be a loop street. Mr. Hailey said in his opinion a loop street should have 2 intersections with a public street or streets. Mr. Hailey stated this was no PUD in any stretch of the imagination. Mr..Hailey said he thought it was a way to try to get around the refusal of the R-2 rezoning request; arid as far as he was concerned it is not acceptable as a PUD, it is just a shrunken subdivision. Mr. Albright stated according to the Ordinance he can have a 14 ft. wide one-way street or a 24 ft. wide two-way street. Mrs. Crocker pointed out the Ordinance stated the Planning Commission can vary the street width according to the density. She said the 14 ft. width was only the minimum street width allowed, but the Planning Commission can require a wider width. Mr, Houston asked how he could get the right street width. Mrs. Crocker told him the width of the street should be made to accomodate the people it serves. Chairman Newhouse asked where the parking would be. Mr. Houston said the parking would be on the lots. He said the Ordinance requires 1.5 parking spaces and there would be single-family•garages for each unit with an extra space for parking on their own property. Mr. Newhouse asked how he could handle that on Lots 11 and 14. Mr, Hailey moved to recommend to the Planning Commission that they not consider it a PUD because it does not show more efficient use of land or public facilities, there is absolutely no more usable open space through structure grouping and other design techniques; and, he did not think the property has any natural features to preserve, Mr.. Albright asked that the Committee be specific in what it wanted not generalities, Mr. Newhouse stated they didn't have enough figures to see what he had counted in open space, the flood plain shown on all copies, or the topo. Mr. Houston stated he thought they had met the requirements of the Ordinance. Mr. Albright asked how wide they wanted the street. Mrs. Crocker and Mr. Hailey told him the Committee was not the ones who should design it. Mr. Hailey said he thought the proposal is a "strung out subdivision" and an attempt to get around what we have already given approval on, Mrs. Crocker seconded the motion/which passed 4-0. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:05 P.M.