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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-17 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, March 17, 1994 in Room 111 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Ken Pummill, Tom Suchecki and Chuck Nickle Don Bunn, Tim Conklin, Alen Little, Dave Jorgensen, Harry Gray, Leonard Gabbard, Brad Wright, and Lee Ann Keen PRELIMINARY PLAT - CREEKWOOD HILLS, PHASE I CREEKWOOD HILLS DEVL. CORP. - S OF MT. COMFORT, W OF RUPPLE The first item was a preliminary plat for Creekwood Hills, Phase I, submitted by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of the Creekwood Hills Development Corporation for property located on the south side of Mt. Comfort, west of Rupple Road. The property contains 23.58 acres with 58 proposed lots. The property is located outside the City of Fayetteville. Mr. Conklin advised there was a right-of-way issue on this subdivision. Mr. Bunn explained recently there had been several instances when a road was required to access a subdivision and the developer purchased more than the 50 feet of right-of-way required. He went on to explain the developer would then sell access to points to adjoining property owners in order to pay for the roadway. Mr. Pummill asked if the roadway would be public. Mr. Bunn explained the road was public but the adjoining property owners had no access to the road for future development without paying for that access. Mr. Jorgensen stated the owner had met with Ms. Little and they were working out an agreement on the subject road. Mr. Nickle suggested they could approve the subdivision with the provision that access be made to adjoining property owners at some future date. Mr. Bunn pointed out it was to the city's benefit to have tie-in points on such roads. Mr. Jorgensen suggested they could word the approval subject to the city and the owner coming to an agreement for suitable access to the street. He stated the property to the west of the right-of-way had access but not the property to the east. Mr. Nickle advised they would need the recommendation of the staff at the Planning Commission meeting. He further stated that he believed the adjoining property owners should have right of access to the road. • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 2 Mr. Harry Gray informed the Committee that several years ago a city attorney had determined access had to be given to such streets. Mr. Pummill requested a city attorney's opinion prior to the Planning Commission meeting. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the full Planning Commission subject to the resolution of the roadway issue. Mr. Pummill reiterated he would like a city attorney's opinion on this matter. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. Ms. Little advised Truman Yancey was drafting an agreement stating they would be willing to let the property owners to the east have access and setting out a formula for the cost. After further discussion regarding the roadway, Mr. Nickle stated he believed they needed a city attorney's opinion. • Mr. Bunn advised that, if the city attorney told them they could do nothing about the roadway, they did have the require to require stubouts. • Mr. Conklin noted that, on the concept plat, staff had requested stubouts to the south with possible connections to Willow Springs. Mr. Jorgensen stated he had informed the owners of the property that the connections would be required. • • • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 3 FINAL PLAT - GLENBROOK ADDITION, PHASE II DANNY VILLINES - W OF HWY 265, S OF HWY 45 The next item was a final plat for Glenbrook Addition, Phase II submitted by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of Danny Villines for property located west of Highway 265, south of Highway 45. The property contains 10 acres with 32 proposed lots. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential. Mr. Jorgensen pointed out the easement for future access between lots 31 and 32 and advised the owner to the north did not want the access nor did the owner of the subject property want such access. Mr. Conklin explained the reason the access had originally be required was because there was only one access into the subdivision. He reminded the Committee cul-de-sacs over 500 feet were not allow and pointed out the entire subdivision was a large cul-de-sac. Mr. Pummill asked if Mr. Jorgensen knew Mr. Johnson's plans for the property to the north. Mr. Jorgensen stated he was not aware of Mr. Johnson's plans but knew he did not want the access from the south. Mr. Nickle advised he would prefer to leave the access easement in place, and noted it could be vacated later if it was not used. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the full Planning Commission. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT - GEMAR HEIGHTS STERLING INVESTMENTS - NW CORNER OF STONE ST. & SANG AVE. The next item was a preliminary plat for Gemar Heights submitted by David Cox, ESI, on behalf of Sterling Investments for property located at the northwest corner of Stone Street and Sang Avenue. The property contains 13.23 acres with 49 proposed lots. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential. This item has been tabled. • • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 5 PRELIMINARY PLAT - HUNTCLUB SUBDIVISION B & V DEVELOPMENT - SW CORNER OF HUNTSVILLE RD. & HUNT LANE The next item was a preliminary plat for Huntclub Subdivision submitted by Leonard Gabbard on behalf of B & V Development for property located at the southwest corner of Huntsville Road and Hunt Lane The, property contains 9.98 acres with 31 proposed lots. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential. Don Bunn explained that, after looking at the site, he was still concerned about the distance from Huntsville and suggested a possible redesign in order to move the entrance further south. He asked if the gas company would give any land on their easement. Mr. Gabbard stated they would not. Ms. Little stated staff had discussed a number of ways to handle the entrance but had determined the most effective would be to move the entrance further south. Mr. Bunn also noted the developer would be required to improve one-half of Hunt Lane to city street standards, extend the 8 -inch water line, and install a sidewalk along Hunt Lane. He suggested putting a sidewalk on the west side of the interior streets so the lots along Hunt Lane would not have a double sidewalk. He noted the highway right-of-way was sufficient. There was discussion regarding bringing the street up to city standards. Mr. Brad Wright, the developer, stated it was cost prohibitive to install 800 feet of curb and gutter and sidewalks. Mr. Conklin noted the street lights did not meet the spacing requirements of one light for every 300 feet. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. Ms. Little noted sidewalk was also required on Huntsville. Mr. Wright pointed out sidewalk was not feasible in that area due to the terrain. He further advised he wanted to leave the area between Huntsville and the entry as green space to be maintained by the Property Owners Association. He pointed out the area was large enough to put in a swimming pool or tennis court. Mr. Nickle advised the developer could request a sidewalk waiver for Huntsville Street at the Planning Commission meeting. • • • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 6 PRELIMINARY PLAT - WASHINGTON MOUNTAIN ESTATES ADDITION HAROLD JOHNSON - W OF SHILOH, S OF 15TH ST. The final item was a preliminary plat for Washington Estates Addition submitted by Harry Gray on behalf of Harold Johnson for property located on the west side of Shiloh, south of 15th Street. The property contains 11.67 acres with 33 proposed lots. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential. Mr. Gray reminded the members a plat had been submitted on this property a few months earlier which had been denied. He pointed out the subject plat contained 10 to 12 less lots than the original plat. He advised he would be requesting'a conditional use in order to place duplexes along Shiloh but access to Shiloh would be restricted on those lots with the exception of lot 24. Mr. Pummill asked how many phases would be involved. Mr. Gray stated he was not sure. He advised the property owner had a total of 120 acres. There was discussion regarding access to the adjoining acreage should the owner decide to develop it at some future time. Mr. Pummill asked if staff was not working on an overlay ordinance for this area. Ms. Little advised the overlay ordinance only applied to commercial properties. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • • Subdivision Committee March 17, 1994 Page 7 SIDEWALK WAIVER TERRY & LEE ANN KEEN - 594 SKELTON The last item was a request from Terr and Lee Ann Keen for a sidewalk waiver at 594 Skelton. Ms. Keen explained there were no other sidewalks in the area and a sidewalk would obstruct water drainage into a drainage ditch. She also advised they would have to remove trees in order to install the sidewalk. She noted that, at some point in the future, she believed the City would pave, curb and gutter the street and the sidewalk would have to be re installed at that time. Ms Little advised staff was in favor of the waiver. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to grant the waiver as requested. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. •