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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-11-27 - Minutes• • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Wednesday, November 27, 1991 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Charles Nickle and Jana Britton Joe Tarvin Alett Little, Becky Bryant, Sharon Langley, Jim Beaver, Dave Jorgensen, and Glenn Sowder LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - ADAMS STREET TOWNHOMES GLENN SOWDER - S OF ADAMS, W OF GREGG The first item on the agenda was a request for approval of a large scale development for Adams Street Townhomes located south of Adams Street and west of Gregg Street. The subject property is zoned R- 2, Medium Density Residential. Mr. Dave Jorgensen appeared to represent the owner, Glenn Sowder. Ms. Britton asked about the parking and suggested orientating the dumpster in a way to reduce the size of the 'curb cut. Mr. Jorgensen stated they would lose one parking space following Ms. Britton's suggestion but they did have excess parking. He pointed out he had placed the dumpster in the only logical place. He explained the only other alternative would be to have the dumpster in the middle of the project which would cause the trash truck to come into the project. He stated he needed to talk to Greg Fields of the Solid Waste Department. Ms. Little stated she would like the dumpster to stay by the street if it could be worked out. Mr. Jorgensen stated they would be screening the dumpster on all four sides with an opening on the street side. He explained he did not believe the dumpster was a problem because they were willing to do whatever Mr. Fields wanted. Mr. Jorgensen explained the north and south units had two -car garages and the rest of the units had one -car garages, allowing adequate parking. There was discussion of maintaining an area on the southeast portion of the project as a greenspace with a picnic table and playground for children. • • Subdivision Committee November 27, 1991 Page 2 Mr. Sowder stated he was planning on saving as many of the trees in the area as was possible. He further explained the remodeling plans for the existing structures. Ms. Little presented the plat review committee comments. Mr. Sowder explained that they could not install firewalls on the existing structures. He stated they might not be able to connect the existing structures. There was discussion regarding the sidewalk. Mr. Jorgensen pointed out that the street was to be widened at some future date. Mr. Sowder asked if a greenspace was required between the curb and sidewalk. Ms. Little stated the city would like to have one but it was not required. Ms. Britton suggested the sidewalk be put in at the right-of-way line so that it would not have to be removed when the street was widened. Mr. Sowder explained that would require him to put in 1,000 yards of fill in order to build up the surface. Mr. Beaver stated the widening of the street was not within the 5 year plan. Mr. Jorgensen suggested that the design and location of a sidewalk be approved by the city engineer. Ms. Britton expressed her belief that it was more important that a curb be poured than the sidewalk. She recommended sending this item to the Planning Commission without recommendation. Mr. Nickle agreed, stating they would await recommendations from staff regarding the sidewalk and resolution of the dumpster problem. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - STOCKLAND DAY CARE FACILITY STOCKLAND, STOCKLAND & ARMSTRONG - S OF HAROLD , W OF SHERYL The next item considered by the Subdivision Committee was a request for approval of a large scale development for Stockland Day Care Facility to be located south of Harold and west of Sheryl Streets. The property is zoned R -O, Residential -Office. Mr. Dave Jorgensen appeared before the Committee representing Stockland, Stockland and Armstrong. • • • Subdivision Committee November 27, 1991 Page 3 Ms. Little reviewed the comments from the Plat Review meeting. There was discussion regarding placing an opening in the fence behind K -Mart in order to access the nearest fire hydrant. Ms. Britton asked if the fence was now necessary since there was a change of use on this property. She explained that it had originally been installed to screen K -Mart from the adjoining residential property. She stated she believed the City should notify K -Mart that the fence was no longer necessary. Ms. Britton also pointed out that the subject property was going to be difficult to drain. She explained this area had been a wetland before K -Mart was constructed. Ms. Little stated the number of parking spaces became more important if there was a drainage problem. Mr. Jorgensen explained he had asked the owners why they desired so much parking. He stated they wanted the extra parking in case the property was used for something other than a day care facility. He further stated he had explained to the owners that it would be better to not build so many parking spaces. Mr. Nickle asked if the drive needed to be wider than 25 feet in view of future traffic. Mr. Jorgensen stated he had talked with Mr. Bunn regarding the width of the drive. He explained it was a private drive as opposed to a city street. He further explained they were treating the property similar to a tandem lot and 25 feet would be the minimum width allowed. Mr. Nickle explained his concern was the adjoining undeveloped property. He stated the roadway could be access to the adjoining property and then 25 feet would not be wide enough. Ms. Bryant explained the trend was for down -sizing street widths. She asked if Mr. Nickle was thinking about a turn lane. Mr. Jorgensen explained that Dikes, Bassett, Mix would be developing the property to the south but he did not know what their plans were. Mr. Nickle suggested a left turn lane at the entrance to the property. Ms. Britton agreed a turn lane would make sense. She stated she was concerned about the amount of the property that was covered with pavement. • Subdivision Committee November 27, 1991 Page 4 In response to a question from Ms. Britton, Mr. Jorgensen explained the owners would either be using the dumpster at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Office or have a dumpster at the same site. Mr. Nickle asked where the sidewalk was to be located since Harold Street was to be improved. Mr. Jorgensen stated Mr. Bunn had requested a Bill of Assurance on the sidewalk until the improvements were made to Harold Street. There was also discussion regarding the location of the curb and curb cut. Mr. Beaver explained that the widening of Harold Street to 31 feet was scheduled for 1992. Mr. Nickle suggested the curb cuts needed to be worked out with the city engineer. He stated that, if there was a variance required to change the radius, Mr. Jorgensen would have to specifically ask the Planning Commission for the variance. He further suggested the city engineer sign off on the plan stating it would fit in with the widening plans. Mr. Beaver pointed out that, to have a left turn lane, the street would have to be 36 feet wide. It was determined the committee would not make a recommendation on the large scale development since there were numerous unresolved items. CONCEPT PLAT - FOSTER/BROPHY SUBDIVISION MARK FOSTER/RALPH BROPHY - N OF RIDGELY DR., W OF CROSSOVER The next item to be reviewed by the Subdivision Committee was a concept plat for Foster/Brophy Subdivision located north of Ridgely Drive and west of Crossover Road presented by Dave Jorgensen, representing Mark Foster and Ralph Brophy. The property is zoned R-1, consists of 14.20 acres. Ms. Little presented the plat review committee comments. Ms. Britton asked if a road between lots 1 and 24 was the logical place. Mr. Jorgensen stated he did not believe that was the best route since the subdivision would open to the north, going into Park Place Subdivision. He further explained the area designated was swamp and putting a street in that area might not be a good idea. • 0 Subdivision Committee November 27, 1991 Page 5 Ms. Britton suggested when the sidewalk was installed that trees be planted in order to give a psychological slow -down to people driving through the area. Mr. Nickle stated he would like to see how this into Park Place and the surrounding area. Ms. Little explained there was another phase of had not been filed with the Planning Division. subdivision tied Park Place which PRELIMINARY PLAT - FOSTER/BROPHY SUBDIVISION, PHASE I MARK FOSTER/RALPH BROPHY - N OF RIDGELY DR., W OF CROSSOVER The next item was the presentation of a preliminary plat for the Foster/Brophy Subdivision, Phase I, for property located north of Ridgely Drive and west of Crossover Road. The property is zoned R- 1 and Phase I will consist of 26 lots. Dave Jorgensen represented the owners, Mark Foster and Ralph Brophy. Ms. Little presented the comments from the plat review meeting. She asked about a detailed view of the intersection. Mr. Jorgensen explained the intersection was shown but, since this was •a preliminary plat and still in the conceptual phase, he had not shown the intersection in detail. Ms. Little stated everyone was concerned with how the intersection lined up. Ms. Britton asked if there was a possibility of the intersection coming in shaped like a "T" rather than a "Y". Mr. Jorgensen stated that was a possibility but they were restricted by the amount of room they had with the right-of-way. He stated he normally put an intersection under the category of detailed plans and that was why there was not a detailed drawing. He explained this was still in the concept stage. Mr. Nickle agreed with Ms. Britton that he would prefer the intersection come into the subdivision differently in order to make it safer. Mr. Jorgensen explained he was only seeking approval of the plat subject to plat review comments and Don Bunn's approval of the construction plans. Ms. Britton stated she saw a problem with the intersection. Mr. Nickle stated he would also like to see how this subdivision tied in with the other subdivisions in the area. He suggested the Subdivision Committee November 27, 1991 Page 6 city engineer and the intersection. head of the Traffic Division review the FINAL PLAT - REPLAT OF LOT 30, ROYAL OAKS SUBDIVISION E. J. BALL - E OF N. KANTZ LN, OFF KANTZ COVE The last item for review was a final plat for the Replat of Lot 30 of Royal Oaks Subdivision located east of North Kantz Lane, off of Kantz Cove. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential with 4 lots. Mr. Dave Jorgensen represented the owner, E. J. Ball. Ms. Britton explained they had plat on this subdivision. Mr. Jorgensen stated this plat four smaller lots. recently approved the preliminary was to divide one large lot into Mr. Nickle stated he had no comments other than the city engineer's statements regarding a contract for the sewer line placing a lien on some of the lots. MOTION • Mr. Nickle moved to approve the plat. Ms. Britton seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.