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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-07-14 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting was held of the Subdivision Committee of the Planning Commission, at 4:15, P.M., Monday, July 14, 1980, in the Board of Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Beth Crocker, Don Hunnicutt, Larry Wood, Newton Hailey. MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Newhouse. OTHERS PRESENT: Ross Fefercorn, Cynthia Stewart, Bobbie Jones. Don Hunnicutt acted As Chairman in the absence of Keith Newhouse. The minutes of the June 23, 1980 meeting MINUTES were approved as mailed. Item two on the Agenda being postponed, the BROPHY CIRCLE TOWNHOUSES Committee considered the third and only item FEFERCORN-PROKASKY for consideration, the approval of the PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT preliminary plat of Brophy Circle Townhouses, A Planned Unit Development to be located North of Township Road, West of Brophy Circle and East of North College Avenue; Ralph Brophy Owner, and Ross Fefercorn and Thomas Prokasky - Developers. Ross Fefercorn was present to represent. Acting Chairman Hunnicutt asked if there was anyone in the audience in opposition to the proposed PUD. There was no one present in opposition to the Development. Ross Fefercorn addressed the Committee. He stated that the concept site had been changed slightly to accomodate a unit that the Developers felt was more fitting to the site, and larger in square footage. He stated that the Developers had also decreased the number of proposed units from 52 to 50 units. He also said that building coverage had been slightly increased. He asked the Committee to consider the preliminary site plan which had been distributed among the Committee members by Bobbie Jones, the Planning Administrator. He stated that basically, the site had not been changed. Mr. Fefercorn stated that on the Concept Plat the Townhouses had been designed with a space intbetween, he asked the Committee to note that on the Preliminary Plat the Townhouses were of the traditional type, with only a fire wall for separation. Don Hunnicutt asked if the Plat Review comments had been incorporated into the Preliminary Plat. Mr. Fefercorn stated that they had. He stated that there was a 25 ft. building setback and utility easement that surrounds the entire site. There is a utility easement between Blocks 5C and SD which is a 15 ft. utility easement. Don Hunnicutt stated that it was his understanding that the utility companies had asked for 25 ft. of utility easement between Block SC and Block 5D, he asked if the reduction to 15 ft. had been resolved with the utility companies. Bobbie Jones stated that SWEPCO had requested 20 ft. of utility easement at this point, and she had received no confirmation that a narrower easement was acceptable. Ross Fefercorn stated that he was working with the utility companies in a possible relocation of this utility easement. He stated that the only utility companies that would be in this easement were Warner Cable, SWEPCO, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Fefercorn stated that there was also a 25 ft. utility easement between Blocks 5B and SC, and also, Blocks SB and SA. Subdivision Committee Meeting July 14, 1980 • Page 2 Don Hunnicutt asked if the drives had been altered. Ross Fefercorn stated they had not, they were 24 ft. wide, as required by the City. He stated that the slope of the drives was 10 percent at the greatest slope. He stated that in developing the site, there had been a problem with steepness. Don Hunnicutt asked if the 20 ft. height requirement had been mentioned at the Plat Review Committee Meeting. Bobbie Jones stated that the Planning Commission had waived the setback from R-1 properties in the Northeast and Southwest corners of the Development, but had not commented on the setback requirements for buildings in excess of one story in height. Ms. Jones stated that the Committee should consider the height requirements at this time and perhaps incorporate the setbacks for buildings over one story in height in the waiver of setback from R-1. Ross Fefercorn said the buildings would be far below the level of Township Road and Brophy Circle, and there would be trees surrounding the site. Beth Crocker asked if the Subdivision on Karyn did not have restrictive covenants concerning height. Bobbie Jones stated that she was not aware of any. Beth Crocker stated she recalled a lawsuit regarding the height of a house on Karyn Avenue. Bobbie Jones stated that Karyn was an earlier phase of the subdivision, and that what was proposed in the Brophy Circle Townhouses was a partial replat of the third phase of the original Brophy Subdivision. Ms. Jones said the second phase of the Subdivision picked up the North end of Karyn, and the North end of Jimmie. She said the third phase consisted of Brophy Circle and Brophy Avenue. She said this was the fourth phase, and that the Developers were replatting the parcel that lies North and • West of Brophy Circle. Don Hunnicutt stated that location of sidewalks still needed to be clarified. Bobbie Jones stated that the Circuit Clerk had informed her that the only way to change the sidewalk locations that are platted, is to have a written request, signed by the owners of all the lots affected, submitted to the Planning Commission, requesting that the location of the sidewalks be changed, and a -resolution be passed by the Planning Commission. The letters and the resolution must be filed in the Courthouse, and the Circuit Clerk would make a note on the plat relocating the sidewalks. Elizabeth Crocker asked where the sidewalks were presently platted. Bobbie Jones said that on the Official Plat, the sidewalks are located on the West side of Brophy Circle. Mr. Fefercorn stated that the problem with the sidewalks being located on the West side of Brophy Circle was that the terrain was so steep that a tremendous amount of fill would be required to construct the sidewalks. Elizabeth Crocker asked if Mr. Brophy was still the owner of the entire tract Fefercorn replied that he was not, that the parcel on which a four-plex was situated was under separate ownership, but that they had already installed their sidewalks. Ms. Crocker asked if a request from Mr. Brophy would be sufficient to relocate the sidewalks. Bobbie Jones stated that Mr. Brophy would have to request the relocation of the sidewalks in writing. Mr. Fefercorn stated that would be taken care of when the Developers come back with the Final Plat. Crocker stated that she was concerned about the access being off of Township because of the steepness of Township Road at this location. She felt that the Development would create a lot of traffic on Township. Hailey asked if there was any way to close off part of the development so that the entire PUD would not be using Township for access. Fefercorn stated that when Phase II • is constructed, there will be a center island in Phase I which will become a bit of an obstacle. Mr. Fefercorn stated that design accomodations for the Sanitation vehicles was a consideration, and that this plan provides the best access for garbage pick up. • • Subdivision Committee Meeting July 14, 1980 Page 3 Bobbie Jones stated that the Large Sanitation Trucks have a 75 ft. turning radius Newton Hailey stated that he felt, after the Development was completed, that access to Township Road should be closed. Hunnicutt stated that the site was entirely too steep to do that. Fefercorn stated the Developers had considered traffic flow, and had tried to design the concept so that with each phase access would be provided so no part of the Development would have heavy traffic flow. Don Hunnicutt stated that the problem would be with people, other than those living within the PUD,uusing the private drives as a cut through point. Newton Hailey asked if this had been approved as laid out in the preliminary (Concept) Plat. Don Hunnicutt stated that it had been approved, and the requirement for interior street lighting and sidewalks had been waived, along with the setback requirement from R-1 being reduced from 150 ft. to 25 ft. He stated that the height requirement had not been discussed, nor had the relocation of the sidewalks. Newton Hailey asked what the Committee's recommendation had been on height. Bobbie Jones stated that it had not been discussed at the previous meeting. She stated that the Developers had probably intended to have the height requirements waived when they requested the perimeter setbacks be varied and that this should be clarified. She stated that in some cases, the Townhouses would be three stories high on the downslope side. Mr. Fefercorn stated that all of the lower units would have two stories. Beth Crocker asked if this development had any active open spaces. Bobbie Jones stated that it had no community improvements other than drives. Beth Crocker said that all the open space could be considered passive open space. Beth Crocker moved to approve the PreliminaryoPlat with the following considerations. 1. The waiver reducing the 150 ft. setback to a 25 ft. setback from R-1 will include a waiver of height requirements within the PUD. 2. Sidewalks will be required on the West side of Brophy Circle. 3. The utility easement between Block SC and 5D will be dedicated as requested by the utility companies (width of the easement). 4. Any other pertinent Plat Review comments will be met. Don Hunnicutt seconded Beth Crocker's motion to approve the preliminary plat of the Brophy Circle Townhouses PUD. The motion passed (3-0). There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:55 P.M.