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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-10-13 - Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, October 13, 1994 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Kenneth Pummill, Chuck Mickley and Tom Suchecki OTHERS PRESENT: Alett Little, Tim Conklin, Don Bunn, Jerry Kelso, Mel Milholland, Bill Rudasill, Laleh Amirmoez, Neal Albright, Al Harris, Dave Jorgensen, and others PRELIMINARY PLAT - KANTZ PLACE E. J. BALL - N OF HWY 45, W OF HWY 265 The next item was a preliminary plat for Kantz Place submitted by Crafton, Tull & Associates, Inc. on behalf of E. J. Ball for property located north of Highway 45, west of Highway 265. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 15.22 acres with 7 proposed lots. Mr. Conklin stated the utility company representatives had asked for a 20 -foot utility easement along the north side of the property. He requested the setback be shown as a building setback and utility easement. Mr. Jerry Kelso, Crafton, Tull & Associates, agreed and advised he would place the setbacks in his legend rather than drawn on the plat. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 2 • • FINAL PLAT - OWL CREEK MIKE PENNINGTON - E OF DOUBLE SPRINGS, S OF HWY 16 The first item was a final plat for Owl Creek Subdivision submitted by Mel Milholland on behalf of Mike Pennington for property located east of Double Springs Road, south of Highway 16. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 10.22 acres with 33 proposed lots. In response to a question from Mr. Conklin, Mr. Milholland stated cable would be installed at the time of development. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 3 • • PRELIMINARY PLAT - CRYSTAL SPRINGS, PHASE II JED DEVELOPMENT - E OF SALEM, N OF MT. COMFORT The next item was a preliminary plat for Crystal Springs, Phase II, submitted by Mel Milholland on behalf of JED Development for property located east of Salem Road, north of Mt. Comfort. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 35.32 acres with 104 proposed lots. Mr. Milholland advised there was a problem with the sidewalk crossing the berm. He explained the ponds would be in the way of the sidewalk but the developer preferred to move the ponds down into the flood plain area, leaving more space for the sidewalk. Me. Little stated that would be fine. She further stated staff had decided the ponds would need to be maintained by the City. Mr. Milholland agreed. Mr. Bunn advised they would need an easement or deed for access to the ponds. He further noted they would need a fence. He stated they would work out the details on the location of the fence. Ms. Little reminded Mr. Milholland there had been discussion at the plat review meeting regarding the flood plain land. She asked if a decision had been made. Mr. Milholland stated the developer was discussing the matter with the Parks Department but an agreement had not been reached. Ms. Little stated that, if the property were to be park land, they might consider access for the residents of Crystal Springs. Mr. Milholland stated the developer had suggested the city provide a walkway. Ms. Little stated that, since they did not know the outcome of the land, they could not make any plans for it. Mr. Bunn suggested access between lots 164 and 165; between 171 and 172; and between 179 and 180. He further stated he had received a number of calls regarding a tie -through from the subject subdivision over to Dean Solomon Road. He pointed out the golf course went to the northeast corner of the subdivision. He advised they had provided an access to the north at that point which would provide for a tie -through. He stated staff was not asking that the road go straight through the golf course. MOTION Mr. Sickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 4 • • FINAL PLAT - THE MASTERS DEE & DALLAS WRIGHT AND ELDON & DRYDEN PENCE- S OF COUNTRY CLUB, E OF S. COLLEGE The next item was a final plat for The Masters submitted by Bill Rudasill on behalf of Dee and Dallas Wright and Eldon and Dryden Pence for property located south of Country Club Drive, east of South College. The property is zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and contains 20 acres with 15 proposed lots. In response to a question from Mr. Conklin, Mr. Rudasill assured him he had worked out the drainage easements with Randy Allen, Street Department. Mr. Conklin advised the Subdivision Committee the developer was asking the sidewalks be placed one foot behind the curb rather than four feet due to the terrain. Mr. Rudasill advised they would be installing the cable at time of development. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • • • • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 5 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - CHEROKEE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER KEITH CHARLEY - SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HWY 45 AND HWY 265 The next item was a large scale development for Cherokee Village Shopping Center presented by Laleh Amirmoez, Hailey & Associates, on behalf of Keith Cearley, for property located at the southeast corner of Highway 45 and Highway 265. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 14.74 acres. Mr. Nickle asked about the adjacent zoning. Mr. Bunn advised there was R -O and R-2 property adjacent to the subject tract. In response to a question from Mr. Nickle, Mr. Bunn stated staff had been on-site but had not reviewed the property for sight distances. He went on to say he believed the sight distances would be adequate at all shown entrances/ exits. He stated drainage from the southern area of the tract drained across Highway 265 to the west and then went into another drainage ditch which went north, crossing Highway 265 again. He further stated that, from the northern portion of the site, drainage crossed under Highway 45 and went to the north. He explained the preliminary drainage plan submitted on this project indicated all three drainage structures under the highways were nearing capacity. He further advised he believed their figures were conservative. He noted he would receive a more detailed drainage report covering routing the flows. He explained that, after reviewing the more detailed report, a decision would be made regarding detention on site might be required. He stated there were two areas which would work for detention: one at the southwest corner and the other was near the northeast corner. He advised that, if detention on site was required, the developer would be asked to reduce the quantity of flows to pre -development levels. Mr. Bunn also pointed out there was some mini -storage units on the bank of the stream. He explained those units were to be above the 100 -Year level but he did not know if they were or not. He further stated that, since they were in existence, they did have to be protected from additional flows generated by the subject site. He further noted the Highway Department would also have to be involved. He explained the detailed report would need to be submitted prior to any work being done on the site. Mr. George Faucette asked why the current developer would be responsible for protecting the mini -storage units if they were not constructed above the 100 Year Flood Plain. Ms. Little reminded the Subcommittee the flood plain had not been shown on the FEMA map and they had a difficult time in determining the exact location. Mr. Bunn advised the engineer for the mini -storage units had done an in-depth study and certified as to the location of the buildings. He further stated that, since the buildings were existing, he believed those buildings had to be protected. There was discussion as to alternative drainage paths. Ms. Little stated staff had been contacted by Mr. Purtle, an adjoining property owner, regarding access. She asked if one area on the plat was access from the west into the shopping center or if it was planned for the internal roadway. Ms. Amirmoez advised part of the entry into Mr. Purtle's property was on Mr. Cearley's property. She explained they were proposing to widen that entry to reduce the impact of vehicles coming into the drive. She further stated they • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 6 were also proposing a stack space next to the highway so vehicles had room to pull off before turning. Mr. Bunn suggested Ms. Amirmoez contact Mr. Purtle and see if a solution could be worked out. Me. Little explained Mr. Purtle was concerned vehicles would cut across his property to avoid the stop light. Mr. Faucette pointed out it was doubtful people would use that property to cut across since there was a main entrance onto Highway 45. Ms. Little asked if the southernmost entrance was intended as ingress/egress. Ms. Amirmoez stated it was intended as a one-way service road. Mr. Nickle asked the square footage of the proposed buildings. Ms. Amirmoez advised the buildings would be 132,000 square feet. She further noted they were showing 657 parking spaces (656 spaces required). She stated they were attempting to provide landscaping to break up the large parking lot but, if she added any more landscaping, she would lose parking spaces. She asked if she could get a waiver from the required number of parking spaces. All of the Subcommittee members stated they believed that would be possible since they would prefer the landscaping. • Ms. Amirmoez pointed out the existing trees and the proposed trees on the plat. • In response to a question from Mr. Nickle, Ms. Amirmoez stated they had not completed a lighting plan. She advised they did plan to landscape the hillside and place a sign at that location. Ms. Little asked that Ms. Amirmoez review signage with the Inspection Department. Ms. Amirmoez also advised she had contacted Cheryl Zotti, Solid Waste Department, and they were working on dumpster sites. She further advised she had contacted the Highway Department regarding the access points to the development. Ms. Little advised they would also need to have all drainage plans approved by the Highway Department. An adjoining property owner stated he was happy to learn the City would be reviewing drainage plans. He advised there was an existing drainage problem. He also requested the developer not do major excavations from the hillside for aesthetic reasons. He further expressed the hope there would be good control on litter after the development was completed. In response to a question from Mr. Conklin, Mr. Faucette stated John and Frances Stokes owned the property immediately to the east. He advised he believed their lot depth was 250 feet. He stated they were discussing a joint access but nothing had been decided. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 7 • • LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - RIDOUT LUMBER RIDOUT CONTRACTOR OUTLET - W OF GREGG, N OF POPLAR The next item was a large scale development for Ridout Lumber presented by Neal Albright on behalf of Ridout Contractor Outlet for property located wet of Gregg, north of Poplar. The property is zoned I-1, Heavy Commercial - Light Industrial, and contains 4.68 acres. Ms. Little advised staff had worked with the developers of the subject project in terms of connection to Old Gregg Road (also called Shady Street from the south). She explained staff had originally thought there should be a connection but found access to the south was blocked. She pointed out the existing access easement to the south and advised staff was asking for a 25 -foot access easement from the subject tract with a 25 -foot building setback. She stated there were no plans to extend the street at this time and pointed out exiting trees which would act as a screen. She further stated the developer had asked specifically for clearing of the railroad right-of-way on the west side. She stated staff had recommended as many trees as possible be left. She explained the building would be 10 feet high and the railroad sat up 6 to 8 feet. She further noted the second building (a warehouse) would be 24 feet in height with the signage on the side of the building. Ms. Little also noted they planned on fencing the site and staff hoped to minimize the amount of fencing along the railroad right-of-way. She suggested using the backs of the buildings for the security. She advised that issue had not been fully decided. She stated the developer had also requested clearing the railroad right-of-way on the east side. She advised staff had not given permission for that clearing at this time because there would not be a visibility problem. She further noted the developer had requested a parking waiver since this would be a contractor sales outlet. She stated staff did support the parking waiver. In response to a question from Mr. Nickle, Mr. Albright advised there was a lot between the subject tract and the county property. A Ridout representative stated they just wanted to clean up the east side of the railroad right-of-way but leave the trees. They presented pictures of the area together with a rendition of the proposed buildings. Mr. Suchecki stated he believed a compromise could be reached. He suggested clearing out the thickets and then perhaps it would be easier to see what trees needed to be saved. Mr. Bunn stated the drainage went to the west, under the railroad and then generally flowing to the northwest portion of the property. He stated he did not anticipate any drainage problems. In response to a question from Ms. Little, the Ridout representative advised the structure would be metal with a front facade. MOTION Mr. Suchecki moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • • • • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 8 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - STERLING ANDERS STERLING ANDERS - W OF SHILOH, S OF POINT WEST STREET The next item was a large scale development for Sterling Anders submitted by Harry Gray (represented by Al Harris) for property located west of Shiloh, south of Point West. The property is zoned I-1, Heavy Commercial - Light Industrial, and contains 1.13 acres. In response to a question from Ms. Little, Mr. Harris advised the easements were in place from the subdivision plat. Mr. Conklin asked if the fire chief had approved the location of the fire hydrant. Mr. Harris advise he had. Mr. Conklin requested Shiloh Drive be noted Ms. Little requested a explained that would ordinance. the right-of-way from the centerlines of Point West and on the plat. notation be made on the plat that the site was clear. She then meet the requirements of the tree preservation MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 9 • • FINAL PLAT — PINS VALLEY, PHASE III BMP DEVELOPMENT - S OF NT. COMFORT, W OF PORTER The next item was a final plat for Pine Valley, Phase III submitted by Harry Gray (represented by Al Harris) on behalf of BMP Development for property located south of Mt. Comfort Road, west of Porter Road. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential, and contains 8.7 acres with 26 proposed lots. Ms. Little stated the preliminary plat of the subject subdivision had just been approved at the last Planning Commission meeting. Mr. Bunn explained the developer had submitted a preliminary plat earlier but had changed the layout so staff had requested the preliminary plat be resubmitted. Ms. Little advised a barricade would need to be placed at the end of Marigold Street. She requested a notation be made on the plat that separate grading permits would be required for lots 41 through 46 since those lots were partially located within the area designated as the 100 -Year Flood Plain. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Committee October 13, 1994 Page 10 PRELIMINARY PLAT - KEE CORNER SUBDIVISION LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - REE CORNER PLAZA KIRK ELSASS - S OF ZION, W OF HWY 265 The next items were a preliminary plat and large scale development for Kee Corner submitted by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of Kirk Elsass for property located south of Zion Road, west of Highway 265. The property is zoned C-1, Neighborhood Commercial, and contains 3.82 acres with 4 proposed lots. Ms. Little advise the Subcommittee the developer had spent a great deal of time on the subject plat with reference to curb cuts. She explained originally there was a curb cut very near the intersection which had now been moved back to line up with Hillside. She further noted they had moved a curb cut on Zion Road to line up with the Athletic Club directly across the street. She pointed out that gave the development a shared access between lots 2 and 3 with a reciprocal access to lot 4. She went on to Bay Lot 4 was planned to come through separately as a gas station/convenience store. Ms. Little further noted Micki Harrington had contacted the planning office stating she wanted no curb cuts across from Hillside Terrace. Mr. Jorgensen advised it was not the best intersection but it was the best they could come up with. He stated the owner wanted some type of access for lots 3 and 4 from Highway 265. He further stated this development would be very similar to the development at the southeast corner of Township and Gregg. There was further discussion regarding the access to Highway 265. Ms. Little suggested contacting the highway department regarding a left -turn lane onto Hillside Terrace from the north. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Suchecki seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.