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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-11-10 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Wednesday, November 10, 1993 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Tom Suchecki and Kenneth Pummill OTHERS PRESENT: Alett Little, Don Bunn, Tim Conklin, Audy Lack, Mel Milholland, Harry Gray, Sharon Langley and others LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - ARKANSAS REGIONAL ATHLETIC CLUB DAN W. HART, INC. - W SIDE OF COLT SQUARE, S OF TOWNSHIP The first item on the agenda was a request for approval of a large scale development for Arkansas Regional Athletic Club presented by Audy Lack on behalf of Dan W. Hart, Inc. , for property located on the west side of Colt Square, south of Township. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 1.93 acres. Mr. Conklin reviewed his comments made at the Plat Review meeting. He also requested that, if the developer planned to have the building served by cable, they would need to contact Warner Cable regarding any easements that might be needed. Ms. Little advised there was only one way to access the building but staff felt that access was adequate. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the large scale development to the full Planning Commission subject to staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. iL2 • Subdivision Committee November 10, 1993 Page 2 PRELIMINARY PLAT - OWL CREEK MIKE PENNINGTON - E OF DOUBLE SPRINGS, S OF WEDINGTON The next item was a preliminary plat for Owl Creek Subdivision presented by Mel Milholland on behalf of Mike Pennington for property located on the east side of Double Springs Road, south of Wedington Drive. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 10.22 acres with 33 proposed lots. Mr. Conklin reviewed his comments made at the Plat Review meeting. He also noted the Arkansas Western Gas Company representative had requested a 20 -foot easement which did not appear to be on the revised plat. Mr. Milholland advised they had included the utility easements within the building setbacks. He stated he would coordinate the easements with the utility company representatives. Ms. Little also advised the name "Denver Street" had already been used and they would need to change the street name. Mr. Conklin stated Randy Alley, Street Superintendent, had made comments at the Plat Review meeting regarding drainage. • Mr. Milholland stated he had talked with Mr. Bunnregarding the drainage. He explained their preliminary drainage plans. • Ms. Little requested Mr. Milholland also talk to Randy Allen regarding the matter. She stated the Public Works Director did have a concern regarding drainage. Mr. Conklin also requested Mr. Milholland contact Warner Cable regarding any easements they might need. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the preliminary plat to the full Planning Commission subject to staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. r43 • • • Subdivision Committee November 10, 1993 Page 3 PRELIMINARY PLAT - WOODLAWN ADDITION BARRY BAKER - N OF 24TH, E OF S SCHOOL The next item was a preliminary plat for Woodlawn Addition presented by Harry Gray on behalf of Barry Baker for property located on the north side of 24th Street, east of South School Avenue. The property is zoned R-1.5, Moderate Density Residential, and contains 1.51 acres with 6 proposed lots. Mr. Conklin pointed out that subdividing the property as shown on the plat created a tandem lot upon which the owner planned to construct a single family home. He advised there was 15 feet which accessed onto South School Street but that was the only frontage to the lot. He stated the owner had also requested the Planning Commission approve a 25 -foot access easement which was not shown on the plat in order to provide access to the tandem lot. He expressed concern that, at some point in the future, the remaining property (approximately 6 - 7 acres) would be developed and there would be no access to 24th Street. Mr. Baker pointed out the access to South School and the area for the proposed 25 - foot access easement. Mr. Bunn suggested making the additional tract a part of the subdivision. He pointed out that, if it was a part of the subdivision, a conditional use for a tandem lot would not need to be applied for. He stated it could always be re -platted at some future date. Ms. Little also advised it was staff's recommendation to limit the number of accesses to 24th Street. She pointed out the access would be on the downward slope of a narrow street and requested access be limited to two curb cuts on 24th Street. She stated the developer could also save money by limiting the curb cuts because he would have to install culverts for each driveway. Mr. Baker offered to limit the accesses in lieu of not making improvements to 24th Street. Both Mr. Bunn and Ms. Little advised Mr. Baker the improvements to 24th Street would need to be made by him as a part of the development. After discussion, Mr. Suchecki suggested three accesses rather than two. Mr. Gray and Mr. Baker agreed to look at the accesses in an attempt to limit them. Mr. Gray expressed concern there would not be adequate parking on the site if there were shared driveways. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the full Planning Commission subject to the access problem being worked out and subject to other staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. ly4 • • • Subdivision Committee November 10, 1993 Page 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT - VIEWPOINT ESTATES JOE FRED STARR - E OF GREEVIEW DR., S OF MISSION The last item was a preliminary plat for Viewpoint Estates presented by Harry Gray on behalf of Joe Fred Starr for property located on the east side of Greenview Drive, south of Mission Boulevard. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 2.05 acres with 4 proposed lots. Mr. Conklin reviewed his comments at the Plat Review meeting. He advised the Fire Chief had expressed a great deal of concern regarding the access to the tandem lots, requesting that access be paved. Ms. Little asked if the configuration of the subdivision would have to change (more lots) in order to pay for the paving of the access. Mr. Gray stated he did not believe it would. He pointed out the front of the tract was fairly level but, about half way back, the grade went up approximately 15%. He stated the terrain would make it difficult to extend the street. Ms. Little agreed. She advised she had looked at the site and determined the grade was too steep to extend the street. She stated she believed the access should be paved. There was further discussion regarding the paving of the access. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Bunn advised the City would require the developer to make improvements to Greenview. Ms . Little stated the fence between this development and the commercial development would need to be repaired since screening was required. She pointed out Mr. Starr was the owner of both pieces of property. Mr. Gray stated they had discussed the paving of the access issue at the plat review meeting. He pointed out there was sufficient frontage to have three lots and all three houses could be constructed on the back of the lot, having the same length of driveway which would not have to be paved. Ms. Little pointed out they were only asking for 150 feet to be paved. Mr. Gray stated he believed they planned on paving the access but did question the requirement for it to be paved. Mr. Bunn advised they would also need an additional 5 five of right-of-way. Ms. Charla Bell, an adjoining property owner, advised drainage was a major problem in the area. She stated the lot had been beautiful before the owner had removed all of the trees. She informed the Committee they had removed the trees approximately a year earlier, before the tree ordinance had been adopted. 147" • • • Subdivision Committee November 10, 1993 Page 5 Another area property owner advised the tract stayed wet most of the time and, when the owner removed the trees, the bulldozers exposed some huge rocks. In response to a question from Ms. Bell, Ms. Little explained the building setbacks, noting there was a 20 -foot utility setback along the common border so the house on the lot adjoining hers would be at least 28 feet from her house. Ms. Bell also expressed concern the development would affect her water and sewer. Mr. Gray explained they would be enlarging the lines. He stated the Fire Chief had been happy to see the development in the respect of enlarging the water lines and installing a fire hydrant. Mr. Bunn stated staff believed four lots were reasonable for the area. He explained he believed the drainage could be addressed and handled. An area property owner also expressed concern regarding the size of houses the developer planned to construct. Mr. Gray stated the normal small house in Fayetteville was at least 1300 square feet. He further stated he believed that, due to the lot sizes and the improvements that would need to be made to the tract, the houses would be much larger than that. There was also discussion regarding the design for the widening of Greenview. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the full Planning Commission subject to staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.