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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-04-29 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, April 29, 1993 at 10:30 a m , in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Jerry Allred, Robert Reynolds and Ken Pummill Alett Little, Don Bunn, Tim Conklin, Dick Rogers, Harry Gray, Sharon Langley, and others PRELIMINARY PLAT - RIDGEMONT DOWNS SUBDIVISION NIBLOCK & PARTNERS - S OF MISSION BLVD, W OF FOX HUNTER RD. The first item was a preliminary plat for Ridgemont Downs Subdivision, presented. by Dick Rogers on behalf of Niblock & Partners for property located south of Mission Boulevard and west of Fox Hunter Road. The property consists of 77.2 acres with 52 proposed lots and is located outside the City Limits. Mr. Rogers explained there had been a change in the phasing; that Phase I shifted and included approximately 5 more lots. In response to a question from Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Little stated they had added six lots because they had been able to have city sewer. Mr. Pummill pointed out the lots were still over an acre in size. Mr. Pummill asked if they had made any decisions regarding the lighting. Mr. Rogers stated they were still in negotiation. Ms. Little pointed out the property was in the county. She informed the Subcommittee that, as one of the requirements for hooking the subdivision into City sewer, the covenants would state that whenever one portion of the subdivision was touched by City Limit boundaries, they would automatically be annexed into the City. Mr. Allred asked about enforcement. He pointed out the City could not enforce restrictive covenants. Mr. Bunn stated they would need a legal instrument guaranteeing they would be annexed at that time. He further advised they had been asked to consider an alternate entrance into the subdivision, possibly through the City owned property. He stated there had not been an opportunity to discuss that matter with the owners. He explained that would take the entrance off Fox Hunter Road and access directly onto Highway 45. Mr. Bunn further explained that, with the entrance on Fox Hunter Road, he believed the developer would have to make improvements to Fox Hunter Road. He pointed out that, if the entrance was not on Fox Hunter Road, he did not think there would be the same kind of improvements to the road but that would depend upon the county. -7% • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 2 There was discussion regarding the jogging trail rather than sidewalks Mr. Bunn informed the Committee the City could enforce it's regulations but normally, if the development was out in growth area, the City did not usually enforce it's subdivision ordinances; but, the closer a development got to the City Limits, the more ordinances the City enforced. Ms. Little stated the jogging trail was furthermost to the outside with the utility easement closer to the inside. Ms Fran Alexander, a neighboring resident, expressed concern regarding additional traffic, sight problems at the ingress/egress, and construction run-off. She advised there were already numerous trucks using the roads to go to the sewer treatment plant. Mr. Rogers explained the County was requiring Fox Hunter Road to be improved. Mr. Allred asked why a second ingress/egress would be needed if they were required to improve Fox Hunter Road. Mr. Bunn explained they were not requiring a second access but were requesting a change in location of the access. He pointed out that a change in ingress/egress did improve the sight distance on Highway 45. • Ms. Alexander suggested a traffic light on Highway 45 in order to slow the traffic down. There was further discussion regarding the improvement requested on Fox Hunter Road. Mr Bunn stated he was not familiar with all the improvements the county was proposing. He did note the City was deferring to the County since it was a county road. Mr. Harley Brigham, an adjoining property owner, requested the entrance be changed to go through the City owned property and the sharp 90° turn at lot 2 be changed to a large radius curve. Mr. Curt Rom, an adjoining property owner, stated there had been three accidents at that location in the last 10 days. He further expressed concern that the natural beauty of the area was being destroyed. He asked if there had been any consideration in the covenants for retaining green space. Mr. Rogers advised the County had looked at the 90° turn but the residents had not wanted the trees removed. Ms. Alexander pointed out the grade was a problem at that location; that you could not see around the turn due to the grade. Mr. Rom pointed out people had moved into the area because they enjoyed country • living but the high density of this development was making it city living. Ms. Little advised there would be a 55 -foot strip at the back of every lot for the • • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 3 jogging trail and utility easements. She pointed out that area could not be developed. Ms. Alexander advised there was a stand of very old, beautiful trees on Fox Hunter Road. She requested those trees be saved. Mr. Bunn pointed out the key to preserving the trees would be first, where the county wanted the road, and second, where the utilities would be accessed from. He noted county road right-of-way was usually 60 feet, then there would be 30 feet for the jogging trail, and then the next 25 feet for utilities. There was discussion regarding a traffic light on Highway 45. Ms . Little advised the State Highway Department was aware of the problem and did have a count. Rosann Gonzalez, an adjoining property owner, advised she had called the Highway Department due to the traffic. She stated she was told the city would have to make a request to the state to look at that area. Ms. Little explained the state's policy was that the development had to be in place before the state would do anything. She advised the state was aware of the rapid growth in the area and were working with the city. She stated a traffic signal was. contingent upon the development taking place, the traffic count, accident rate, etc. In response to a question from Mr. Rom, Mr. Rogers stated they would not be putting up a security fence around the property. He stated the fencing would be similar to that at Ridgemont. Ms. Little advised the fences had to be on the inside of the jogging trail. Ms. Alexander pointed out that, with the six additional lots, the quality of life for the area would go down while the developer's economics would go up. Ms. Little advised that, prior to the addition of the six lots, the average lot size was approximately 1 1/2 acres and now the average lot size was approximately 1 1 /3 acre. She further stated she believed it was a good trade-off; that she preferred the houses to be on sewer rather than septic tank in that area. In response to a question from Mr. Brigham, Ms. Little explained the alternate access was a new development and had not been thoroughly discussed. She advised the City would discuss the matter further with the engineer and developer. Ms . Lora Loge, an adjoining property owner, advised she and the adjoining property owner, Harold Moore, would be the most impacted residents. She advised Mr. Moore was in the hospital. She told the Committee of giving land for a roadway. She stated she believed Fox Hunter should have been widened when Ridgemont Estates was constructed. She asked if Fox Hunter Road would be improved if the access to the property was through the City property. • Mr. Allred stated the developer would probably not be required to improve both roads. • • • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 4 Ms. Loge asked if, sometime in the future, they would want part of her front yard. in order to widen the road. Mr. Allred stated it was his understanding that, if there was already a 60 -foot easement, that would be all of the land the county would need for a road. Ms. Little requested Item No. 6 in the covenants should include maintenance of the jogging trail by the homeowners association. MOTION Mr. Pummill moved to forward the preliminary plat to the Planning Commission with staff and public comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 5 PRELIMINARY PLAT - RIDGEMONT VIEW SUBDIVISION NIBLOCK & PARTNERS - S OF MISSION BLVD., E OF FOX HUNTERS ROAD The second item on the agenda was a preliminary plat for Ridgemont View Subdivision presented by Dick Rogers on behalf of Niblock & Partners for property located south of Mission Boulevard, east of Fox Hunters Road. The property contains 55.64 acres with 28 proposed lots and is located outside the City Limits. Mr. Bunn explained this subdivision would be on individual septic tank systems. Staff advised there were no additional comments. MOTION Mr. Reynolds moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. 32 • • • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 6 FINAL PLAT - MISSION BOULEVARD SUBDIVISION GORDON WILKINS & DANNY VILLINES - S OF MISSION BLVD, W OF CROSSOVER The next item was a final plat for Mission Boulevard Subdivision presented on behalf of Gordon Wilkins and Danny Villines for property located south of Mission Boulevard and west of Crossover Road. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 9.65 acres with 29 proposed lots. There was discussion regarding whether the tree ordinance applied to the plat. MOTION Mr. Pummill moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comment. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. 79 1/44• • Subdivision Committee April 29, 1993 Page 7 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - SANG AVENUE APARTMENTS HECE:ATHORN PROPERTIES - E OF SANG AVE., S OF DEANE ST. The last item was a large scale development for Sang Avenue Apartments presented by Harry Gray on behalf of Heckathorn Properties for property located east of Sang Avenue, south of Deane Street. The property is zoned R-3, High Density Residential, and consists of 1.62 acres with proposed 20 two-bedroom units and 18 one -bedroom units. Mr. Reynolds asked if the elevation in the flood plain had been established. Mr. Gray advised he was still working on it. He stated there was not a problem in getting above it but there was no established elevation. Mr. Conklin stated part of the parking spaces could be compact spaces. MOTION Mr. Reynolds moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m. • $O