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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-12-31 - Minutes• MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING • A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, December 31, 1992 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Tom Suchecki and Jana Lynn Britton Alett Little, Ken Shireman, Dave Jorgensen, Steve Miller, Harry Gray, Greg House, Mel Milholland, Duane Nelson, Robert Brown, and Sharon Langley LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - SPECIALTY FASTENING SYSTEMS, INC. SPECIALTY FASTENING - 1501 ARMSTRONG AVE. The first item on the agenda was a request for approval of a large scale development requested by Ken Shireman on behalf of Specialty Fastening Systems, Inc. for property located at 1501 Armstrong Avenue. The property contains 4.78 acres and is zoned 1-2, Heavy Industrial. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Shireman stated he did have the parking lay -out included with the plat. He pointed out the easement requested at the plat review meeting and the additional fire hydrant requested by Chief Jackson. He also advised they had not resolved the water or gas questions as to whether they would need the meters upgraded. He stated there was a drainage problem on the subject property. He pointed out the site was poorly drained and they would be wanting to use the sewer and gas easements in order to complete some drainage work. Ms. Britton stated she did not believe the utility companies would want them using the easements for drainage purposes. Mr. Shireman stated Mr. Evans, Arkansas Western Gas, had indicated they would work with him. Ms. Britton suggested establishing a retention pond. Mr. Shireman explained they needed to establish a drainage swale. He further noted there was a possibility of the adjoining property owner working with them to solve part of the drainage problem. He explained he would be raising the proposed building by 1 to 1 1/2 feet above the existing building. In response to a question from Ms. Britton, Mr. Shireman pointed out the area for trash pickup. He noted the trash truck came in off of Industrial Place. 5'0 • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 2 MOTION Ms. Britton moved to forward the large scale development to the Planning Commission with their recommendations for approval. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. FINAL PLAT - SAVANNA ESTATES, PHASE I & PHASE II MARK FOSTER & BUDDY PEOPLES - S OF SKILLERN_ E OF CROSSOVER The next item was a request for approval of a final plat for Savanna Estates, Phase I, presented by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of Mark Foster and Buddy Peoples for property located south of Skillern, east of Crossover Road. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, contains 13.35 acres with 20 proposed lots. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Jorgensen explained the property owners did not pay for the installation of the cable into the development. He further explained that, after a certain number of houses were constructed, the cable company would install the cable. He noted that, if the cable were installed pnor to construction, the property owner had to pay for the installation of the lines. There was also discussion regarding the shaded area on Lot 20 being both a utility easement and a common area. Mr. Jorgensen also noted they would be putting sidewalks on both sides of the street, set back four feet from the curb. He explained, however, that he was not sure it would be a good idea to install the sidewalks on Skillern at the present time. He pointed out there was a steep drop from the pavement to where the sidewalk needed to be installed. Ms. Britton pointed out Skillem had already been improved. Ms. Little noted the improvement of Skillern Road had been a concerted effort between the City, the County and the developer. Mr. Jorgensen stated Skillem had been curbed and guttered up to the edge of the subject property. Ms. Britton stated she had assumed this property would also be curbed and guttered. Mr. Jorgensen stated the agreement had been that the developer would pay for his share of the improvements along the project. He explained the money went into a fund for the street to be • paved up to the subject property. He further explained Skillern might end up getting curbed and 57 • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 3 • • guttered in the near future. He stated that, at the present time, there was such a grade difference between Skillern and the lots that it would not be practicable to install a sidewalk. Ms. Britton stated the grading problem should be resolved at the present time while the equipment was there. She suggested extending the edge of the road and installing a curb between the walkway and road, providing a protective lip for people to walk on. She further stated she did not believe the sidewalk should be waived. Mr. Jorgensen agreed that if it was feasible and practicable to install a sidewalk, a sidewalk should be constructed. He further stated he would have to check the topography in that area. Ms. Little requested there be a notation on the plat regarding the lack of cable service. MOTION Ms. Britton moved to forward the final plat for Savannah Estates, Phase I, to the Planning Commission with their recommendations. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. Ms. Little noted they would be changing the street names on Phase II Mr. Jorgensen stated he had requested the owner get with Jim Johnson, 9-1-1 Systems, to determine the new street names. Ms. Little stated that, since street naming was becoming a problem with almost every plat, she had already spoken with the Mayor and Administrative Services Director and they were considering moving the 9-1-1 position function to Planning. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the final plat for Savannah Estates, Phase II, to the Planning Commission with their recommendations. Ms. Britton seconded the motion. FINAL PLAT - CROSSOVER HEIGHTS, PHASE III KEATING ENTERPRISES - S OF MISSION_ E OF CROSSOVER The nest item was a request for approval of a final plat for Crossover Heights, Phase III, presented by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of Keating Enterprises for property located south of • • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 4 Mission, east of Crossover. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential, and contains 8.13 acres with 23 proposed lots. Ms. Britton expressed appreciation for the curve in Hunter's Ridge in order to slow down traffic. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Jorgensen stated most of the development would be duplexes and a few of the lots might be developed as single-family homes. He also pointed out Lot 12 was zoned R -O at the request of the Planning Commission. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the final plat to the Planning Commission. Ms. Britton seconded the motion. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - WEST FAYETTEVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST STEVE MILLER - N SIDE OF WEDINGTON. E OF 51ST AVE. The next item was a large scale development for West Fayetteville Church of Christ presented by Steve Miller on behalf of the church for property located on the north side of Wedington, east of 51st Avenue. The property is zoned A-1, Agricultural. Mr. Miller noted the curb cuts had already been approved by the Highway Department. He further stated there would not be a dumpster since the owner did not want the trash trucks driving on the pavement. Ms. Britton expressed dismay that Southwestern Bell Telephone Company had requested a 15 - foot easement. She stated she did not believe it needed to be 15 feet wide. MOTION Ms. Britton moved to forward the large scale development to the Planning Commission with their comments. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. Ms. Britton did note the handicap parking was quite a distance from the entrance to the church. Ms. Little suggested Mr. Miller look at establishing some type of a bay for handicap parking closer to the church. 5-3 Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 5 PRELIMINARY PLAT - ROSEWOOD HEIGHTS ADDITION ALEXANDER -HOUSE - OFF FRITZ DR.. N OF PROSPECT The next item was a request for approval of a preliminary plat for Rosewood Heights Addition presented by Harry Gray on behalf of Alexander -House Realty Ventures, Inc., for property located off Fntz Dnve, north of Prospect. The property contains 2.50 acres with 9 proposed lots and is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential. Ms. Britton stated she had walked the subject property and it contained a great deal of shale. She pointed out that, if they cut a driveway to lots 3 and 4, they could have a problem. She further stated a soil engineer should review the property, that she was not sure it was buildable. Mr. Gray stated he did not believe it would be a problem. He noted the owners had agreed there would be a paved 16 to 18 foot wide drive to serve Lots 3 and 4. He explained the entire south side of town was shale. He further advised they did take special construction considerations. In response to a question from Ms Little, Mr. Gray stated there would be a diversion ditch along the east property line to maintain all of the run off. He noted it would reduce the run off to the east and to the south. He explained it would come south to Prospect and tie mto the storm drain located under Fritz and Prospect. Ms. Britton asked if the entire driveway to Lots 3 and 4 would be paved. Mr. Gray stated that would occur when houses were constructed on Lots 3 and 4. He explained there would be one driveway for both houses but it would be 16 to 18 feet wide. Ms. Britton requested a notation be made on the plat that the driveway would be paved. Ms. Little stated the sidewalks would need to be setback four feet. There was discussion regarding which side of the street the sidewalk would be located on. Ms. Little stated it would depend on the topography. MOTION Ms. Britton moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with their comments. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. S'{ • • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 6 FINAL PLAT - HAMMOND PLAZA RUTH HAMMOND TRUST - SO OF APPLEBY. W OF N COLLEGE The next item was a request for approval of a final plat for Hammond Plaza presented by Mel Milholland on behalf of the Ruth Hammond Trust for property located south of Appleby, west of North College. The property contains 5.14 acres with 8 proposed lots and is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. Ms. Britton noted that Lot 4 was on the cul-de-sac and accessing College directly. She asked if it would become a "through street". Mr. Milholland explained it could become an exit for a fast food business. He pointed out the lot contained over an acre and the Planning Commission would have control over it when it was presented as a large scale development. Mr. Milholland stated everything was completed except the streets. He explained that, if the streets were not completed upon the filing of the final plat, they would sign a contract with the City. There was discussion regarding the site distance on College at this location. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the final plat to the Planning Commission. Ms. Bntton seconded the motion. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Milholland stated there would be subdivision covenants. Ms. Little stated they would need to be filed with the final plat. PRELIMINARY PLAT - KAITLYNN MEADOWS BOB & DONNA TREAT - E OF DOUBLE SPRINGS RD. S OF DOT TIPTON RD. The next item was a request for approval of a preliminary plat for Kaitlynn Meadows presented by Mel Milholland on behalf of Bob and Donna Treat for property located east of Double Springs Road, south of Dot Tipton Road. The property contains 8.25 acres with 4 proposed lots. The property is outside the City Limits. Mr. Milholland explained this plat was being presented to the county on January 11. • • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 7 MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Ms. Britton seconded the motion. INFORMAL PLAT - CMN PROPERTIES NANCHAR. INC. - N OF HWY 71 BYPASS. W OF N COLLEGE The next item was an informal plat for CMN Properties presented by Mel Milholland on behalf of Nanchar, Inc. for property located north of Highway 71 Bypass, west of North College. The property contains various zoning districts. Ms. Little explained the developer had made a request for a wetland determination from the Corps of Engineers but had not received an answer. She advised the Corps had completed the field work. Mr. Milholland explained the owners had wanted to show the Planning Commission an overall view of how the property was being proposed to be developed. He pointed out the proposed rezonings. Ms. Little noted that portion south of the bypass was already zoned but the portion to the north was still zoned A-1. Mr. Milholland explained they intended to do some improvements in order to open the property up. He pointed out the extension of Joyce Street was one of the major items. He stated that the extension would take some assistance from the City. He further noted there would be a street going south down to the north side of the bypass which would tie back in to the frontage road and then possibly parallel to the bypass. He explained the Highway Department was considering putting a loop in to go back to the west which would interfere with this plan. He pointed out the route of the extension of Joyce. Ms. Little stated they had discussed street naming on this project. She pointed out there would be a problem on the name of Gregg Street/Johnson Road since it was the same street. Ms. Britton expressed her belief they should view a larger area seeing the impact of this development on other properties. Mr. Milholland explained the main purpose of presenting the informal plat was to inform the Planning Commission of how the property owners planned to develop the property. He noted they would bring some of these projects before the Commission in the near future. He stated S4 • • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 8 the 36 -inch water line was also going to be installed across this property. He advised they needed an exact determination and could, perhaps, run it along the roadway. PRELIMINARY PLAT - CMN PROPERTIES NANCHAR. INC. - N & S OF MILSAP_ W OF N COLLEGE The next item was a preliminary plat for CMN Properties presented by Mel Milholland on behalf of Nanchar, Inc., for property located north and south of Mil'sap, west of North College. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. Ms. Button stated she had some problems changing the street name from Millsap to Futrall. Ms. Little explained the proposed street did connect to Futrall. She further noted one of the street names had to be changed. She further advised that either street address would work for a year. Mr. Milholland asked what they needed to do if they filed the final plat before the City Council made a determination on the street name. Ms. Little stated she would take the name change to the City Council as soon as possible. She advised that, if the City Council had not acted on the name change, Mr. Milholland could not file a final plat showing something different. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Milholland explained originally Lot 1 of the Steele Addition had been split, leaving 109 feet. He noted they planned to incorporate approximately 100 feet into Lot 1. He further advised they would be relocating the sewer. He explained it was a possibility that they would do away with the sewer lift station and run sewer line instead. Ms. Little asked if there would be subdivision covenants. Mr. Milholland stated he believed there would be. Ms. Little stated she would like to require that Lots 1 through 9 be constructed with two fronts - - one to the interstate and one to Futrall. She also asked when they projected starting on the development. Mr. Milholland stated as soon as the preliminary plat was approved they would start installation of the utilities and streets, etc. He also advised they planned to have a tum lane since a number of people would be using the street to get to North Hills Medical complex. 51 • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 9 MOTION Ms. Suchecki moved to forward the preliminary plat to the Planning Commission. Ms. Britton seconded the motion. LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES - 1901 COMMERCE DR. The next item was a large scale development for Superior Industries presented by Robert Bracy, Superior Industries, for property located at 1901 Commerce Drive. The property contains 35.99 acres and is zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial. Ms. Little stated the City had agreed to move the fence at Commerce. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Bracy stated the entire parking lot would be paved He further noted there was a gravel area for drainage. Ms. Little asked if the grading plan had been submitted. Mr. Bracy stated it had been submitted and approved He further noted the trash pick-up was by a private carrier. Ms. Little advised Mr. Bracy there was a City Horticulturist that could work with Superior Industries if they so desired regarding their tree plantings. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Ms. Bntton seconded the motion. PRELIMINARY PLAT - SPRING PARK SUBDIVISION DUANE NELSON - W OF SHILOH_ N OF HWY 71 BYPASS The last item was a preliminary plat for Spnng Park Subdivision presented by Robert M. Brown and Steve Mauer, Development Consultants, on behalf of Duane Nelson for property located west of Shiloh, north of Highway 71 Bypass. The property contains 67.35 acres with 11 proposed lots and is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. Ms. Little explained they were requesting a wetlands review from the Corps due to the removal • of an existing pond. She stated she did not believe there would be a problem. 5' • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 10 Mr. Brown advised they had made the following revisions since plat review: widened an easement at the request of the gas company; changed the name of the subdivision upon the request of City staff; and placed sidewalks on both sides of the street except Shiloh, which would have sidewalks only on the west side of the street. He also noted he had a request for Freeman Wood to review the flood plain locations and had requested the Corps to initiate a check on the wetlands. He pointed out the flood plain line and flood way area. He explained they would stay out of the flood way area but would use fill in some of the flood plain area in order to develop pad elevations. Ms. Britton questioned the access to Lot 4 Mr. Brown explained they were planning a single comprehensive shopping center development. He stated it was their intent to vacate the north -south street because it would not be a public street but a primary access drive into the shopping center. He pointed out other areas for access drives and noted none of them would be public streets. He showed the Committee the proposed plan for the shopping center and explained the layout. Mr. Brown pointed out the two primary access drives, a service drive around the back, four primary access points to the arterial street and side collector streets. He advised they were • planning to extend Joyce Street and widen Shiloh from 16 feet to 36 foot street with curb, gutter, drainage and sidewalk. • Ms. Bntton pointed out they would want a turn lane at the intersection of Shiloh and College. She wanted to know how this development would impact traffic. Ms. Little stated that had not been analyzed. The Committee discussed various means to circulate the traffic flow in the area including a commitment from the developer to improve the intersection of Joyce and Highway 71. Mr. Brown explained one of the reasons for the choice of the site was that the City C.I.P. showed a plan by the City to make some connections to open the area. Ms. Little advised Mr. Brown the C.I.P. was funded by sales tax funds and the City was in court over that tax. She noted the City had not done any projects for two years. In response to a question from Mr. Brown, Ms. Little advised the Highway Department had completed the study of the intersection and it was now a matter of funding. She noted the recommendations included turn lanes, signalization, and the possibility of making Shiloh a one- way north street at that location. She noted the cost of the improvement had been estimated at $100,000. • • • Subdivision Committee December 31, 1992 Page 11 The Committee also discussed signalization that would be needed at all involved intersections. Mr. Milholland noted initially a four-way stop sign at Mall Lane and Joyce would solve the problem. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Ms Britton seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.