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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-01-13 - Minutes• MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMIaihE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, January 13, 1994 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Jerry Allred, Ken Pummill, Bob Reynolds Alett Little, Tim Conklin, Don Bunn, John Redfern, David Jorgensen, Robert Brown, Harry Gray, Daran Johnson LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - SPRING CREEK CENTRE LOTS 5 & 6 CLARY DEVELOPMENT - 637 E. JOYCE BLVD. The first item on the agenda was a large scale development for Spring Creek Centre Lots 5 & 6 presented by Robert Brown, Development Consultants, on behalf of Clary Development Corporation for property located at 637 E. Joyce Boulevard. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 3.66 acres. Mr. Conklin advised under current code stall size for parking spaces was 9 feet by 19 feet with a 24 foot aisle width - noting the plat showed 18 foot stall depth and a 25 foot aisle width. He remarked the Planning staff recommended a waiver of 1 foot on stall depth in order to preserve landscaping. Mr. Brown commented Perry Franklin, Traffic Superintendent, was favorable to a decrease in stall depth and an increase in aisle width for enhanced maneuvering space. Mr. Conklin explained the Board of Adjustment/Sign Appeal had granted a variance for the rear building setback of 13 and 1/2 feet - 20 feet by ordinance. Mr. Brown noted he had agreed to accommodate the utility companies with sleeves and conduit. Mr. Bunn advised he needed a grading plan submitted and confirmed that the building would be sprinkled. He suggested Mr. Brown meet with Don Osburn, Meter Division, regarding backflow prevention standards - adding the City might require something different from State code. MOTION Mr. Pummill moved to send the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. Subdivision Committee Meeting January 13, 1994 Page 2 FINAL PLAT - REMINGTON PLACE MIKE PARKER - N. SIDE OF STEARNS, E.OFFRONTAGE The next item on the agenda was a final plat for Remington Place presented by Kurt Jones, Northwest Engineers, for property located on the north side of Stearns. east of Frontage Road. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 8.17 acres with 14 lots. Mr. Jones explained he had meet with utility company representatives from Southwestern Bell, Arkansas Western Gas, and Warner Cable regarding the existing building on lot 1 which encroached by approximately 3 feet into the utility easement along the east property line. He stated the utility representatives indicated they could work within the 12 feet remaining in the easement. Mr. Bunn requested a revised plat be submitted to City staff. Mr. Jones explained a second utility question - regarding an easement to serve a light pole - had also been resolved. Mr. Conklin asked Mr. Jones if the utility companies had requested the 50 foot building setback be designated a utility easement. Mr. Jones remarked the utility easement would serve the waterline running along Remington Drive. Mr. Conklin explained under C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, zoning it was possible to reduce a building setback from 50 to 25 feet by providing landscaping - adding this was not an option within a utility easement. Mr. Jones stated the buildings in lots 1,2 and 3 would meet the building setback - adding landscaping may be provided in lot 14 to reduce the building setback. Mr. Conklin requested the utility companies receive revised copies of the plat. MOTION Mr. Pummill moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. Subdivision Committee Meeting January 13, 1994 Page 3 FINAL PLAT - SAVANNA ESTATES PHASE III FOSTER & PEOPLES - S. SIDE OF SKILLERN, W. OF OAKLAND -ZION The next item on the agenda was a final plat for Savanna Estates Phase III presented by David Jorgensen, Jorgensen & Associates, on behalf of Mark Foster & Buddy Peoples for property located on the south side of Skillern, west of Oakland -Zion Road. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 18.08 acres with 35 lots. Mr. Conklin advised the creek was still platted outside the drainage easement, and asked Mr. Jorgensen the status of the proposed wall. Mr. Jorgensen stated the wall would be constructed of concrete approximately 2 feet in width. In response to a comment from Mr. Bunn regarding the concern expressed by the utility companies, Mr. Allred suggested conduits and sleeves be placed beneath the wall, perhaps every ten feet. Mr. Conklin confirmed there was a 25 foot utility easement along the north boundary. Mr. Jorgensen explained the fence would be placed at the edge of the property line outside the right-of-way along Skillern adding utility lines could be placed inside the fence. Mr. Bunn stated the issue needed to be resolved to the satisfaction of the utility companies. Mr. Conklin advised Mr. Jorgensen to remind the developer to inform home owners they would be responsible for placing sidewalks along Skillern if their property abutted the road. There was a discussion to determine if a Bill of Assurance had been granted for sidewalks in phase I of the development. Mr. Jorgensen stated a number of lots in phase III would have sidewalks on both sides. MOTION Mr. Reynolds moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • • Subdivision Committee Meeting January 13, 1994 Page 4 FINAL PLAT - DEERPATH ESTATES PHASE I K J ENTERPRISES - W. SIDE OF CROSSOVER N. OF WYMAN The final item on the agenda was a final plat for Deerpath Estates Phase I presented by David Jorgensen, Jorgensen & Associates, on behalf of K J Enterprises for property located on the west side of Crossover Road, north of Wyman. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 5.89 acres with 9 lots. Mr. Conklin advised the developer would be responsible for constructing the portion of the sidewalk extending to Highway 265. MOTION Mr. Pummill moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with staff comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee Meeting January 13, 1994 Page 5 • LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT -DUPLEXES DARAN JOHNSON - N. OF DOCKERY, E. OF RAY The next item on the agenda was a large scale development for duplexes presented by Harry Gray, Northwest Engineers, on behalf of Daran Johnson for property located north of Dockery Lane, east of Ray Street. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential, and contains 1.40 acres with 6 units. Mr. Bunn advised the staff had not had the opportunity to meet with the developer regarding the issues discussed in Planning Commission. Mr. Conklin explained the Planning Commission requested a provision for a 31 foot street extending to the property line in addition to requesting the private drive and drives to the structures be paved - adding the developer had intended to utilize SB2 for the private drive and access drives and had requested a waiver from the street requirement. In answer to a question from Mr. Allred regarding the extension of the subject drive in the future to the school property, Mr. Conklin responded that because the drive was private, there were no future plans to improve it. Mr. Allred asked if one of the staff requirements was that the street be stubbed -out to the property line. Mr. Conklin stated that was one of the requirements but remarked he had met with Mr. Gray and determined that a sidewalk extending to the property line would be satisfactory. He explained the issue revolved around determining the need for an access easement by which school children could cross private property. Mr. Gray expressed concern for the developer regarding the liability issue. Mr. Allred asked if the Planning Commission could require sidewalks along a private drive. Mr. Conklin commented he would determine if was possible to require public access easements through large scale developments. Mr. Bunn remarked he had only seen access required through private property in P.U.D.'s. Mr. Allred stated if the access were required, some of the liability would shift from the developer to the City. He remarked the City did not require sidewalks providing access through Subdivision Committee Meeting • January 13, 1994 Page 6 • apartment complexes. Mr. Reynolds suggested taking to the street. a Bill of Assurance on improvements Mr. Gray stated if the developer wanted to sell the units individually, it would be necessary to subdivide the property. Mr. Johnson remarked he elected to bring a large scale development through rather than a subdivision to avoid required on-site improvements for a street. Mr. Allred commented that twenty years in the future, if the property were subdivided, the City would have a substandard street - adding that would not be fair to other developers. He suggested the developer be required to improve the street if ownership of the units were ever split. Mr. Bunn remarked the ordinance required a dustless surface on streets. Mr. Gray stated a double -seal met the requirements. Mr. Bunn advised double -chip & seal ought to be the minimum surface grade allowed on the street. There was a discussion to determine the feasibility of a Bill of Assurance for future improvements to Dockery Lane. Mr. Bunn remarked Dockery was not likely to be improved by the City in the near future - adding he could not speculate as to future development along the street. He explained a Bill of Assurance was feasible but the existing right-of-way, 25 feet, was insufficient and a total of 50 feet of right-of-way was probably necessary. Mr. Johnson remarked the houses were already close to the existing right-of-way. Mr. Bunn would be street - to draft commented if the site were configured differently there no question about requiring a 31 foot curb and gutter adding it would be necessary to meet with Alett Little a Bill of Assurance. In response to a comment from Mr. Allred, Mr. Bunn remarked an access easement specifically for a sidewalk would relieve some of the liability. • Mr. Conklin remarked the building setback needed to be designated 25 feet. • Subdivision Committee Meeting • January 13, 1994 Page 7 • In response to a question from Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Bunn stated the sidewalk would have to extend to the property line. Mr. Conklin stated the staff would be satisfied with a paved surface extending to the property line. The meeting adjourned 11:05.