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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-12-01 - Minutes• • MINUTES OF A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, December 1, 1994 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Kenneth Pummill and Chuck Nickle QRS PRESENT: Alett Little, Tim Conklin, Don Bunn, Dave Jorgensen, Robert Brown, Jeff Maxwell, Dale Youngman, Neal Albright, and others FINAL PLAT - KEE CORNER KIRK ELSASS - SW CORNER OF ZION RD & HWY 265 The first item was a final plat for Kee Corner, submitted by Dave Jorgensen on behalf of Kirk Elsass, for property located at the southwest corner of Zion Road and Highway 265. The property is zoned C-1, Neighborhood Commercial, contains 3.82 acres with 4 proposed lots. Me. Little advised the access into the property had been moved to the southern property line. She also noted there was joint access for lots 3 and 4 and the access on Zion Road lined up with the access to the health club across the street. Mr. Bunn stated there had been a question regarding the right-of-way. Mr. Jorgensen pointed out the plat had been revised to provide 50 feet of right- of-way from the centerline. Ms. Little advised the other item had concerned State Highway Department approval for the intersection. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission subject to staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • • Subdivision Committee Meeting December 1, 1994 Page 2 FINAL PLAT - SPRING PARK PHASE III & LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - LOT 9 CLARY DEVELOPMENT - N OF JOYCE, W OF HWY 71B The next item was a final plat for Spring Park, Phase III and a large scale development for Lot 9 submitted by Robert Brown on behalf of Clary Development for property located north of Joyce Street, west of Highway 71B. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. The final plat contains 13.264 acres with 1 lot (the large scale development). Ms. Little stated the primary staff comment on the subject project was that trucks would have to back up approximately 300 feet to get to the Service Merchandise dock. She explained the only way for the trucks to get into the docks was to go through the parking lot, make a turn and then back up. She advised staff believed there needed to be a "throat" on the middle entrance, similar to the entrance on the east. She also noted the middle entrance could be moved further west and the developer could eliminate the western entrance. She further stated the developer was not in favor of moving the entrance or doing anything about the truck traffic. Mr. Maxwell advised he had discussed staff's comments with Mr. Clary and wanted the entry as shown but believed they could provide some protection for the traffic. Ms. Little stated the other staff comment related to providing plantings in those parking areas containing over 25 spaces. She noted there were planters available which could be used without losing any parking spaces. Mr. Brown stated he had intended to show those planters on the plat. Mr. Maxwell stated those would be added to the Service Merchandise area. Mr. Brown asked how far the island on the drive would need to go for traffic protection. Ms. Little noted the Fiesta Square access had a long protected area but it was not long enough. She advised she would prefer the protected area to be equal to the one shown on the eastern entrance. Mr. Brown expressed concern they would lose too many parking spaces. Mr. Maxwell stated they also had not wanted to physically separate the parking areas. Ms. Little stated staff had, at the plat review meeting, requested the plat show the Wal-Mart accesses. She advised she did want to see the accesses staggered rather than directly across from each other. She stated she also still would prefer the driveway to be moved to the west so it could be better shared. She pointed out the drive could be curved. Mr. Maxwell expressed concern regarding loss of parking spaces. Ms. Little stated it appeared the site had been optimized between the buildings and the parking. Mr. Nickle noted the plat review minutes mentioned staggering the street lights along Joyce Street. • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting December 1, 1994 Page 3 Mr. Brown stated that would not be a problem and it would be shown as part of the street project. Mr. Maxwell agreed to work further on the entry design. There was also discussion regarding the 20 -foot utility easement on the west property line. It was noted that only the electric company was in the easement and they apparently planned an overhead line. Ms. Little requested the developer check into placing the lines underground across Joyce Street. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission with the revised entry design. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting December 1, 1994 Page 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT - TAMMY SUBDIVISION DALE YOUNGMAN - N OF ZION ROAD, E OF HWY 265 The next Youngman property lots. item was a preliminary plat for Tammy Subdivision submitted by Dale for property located north of Zion Road, east of Highway 265. The is zoned A-1, Agricultural, and contains 7.74 acres with two proposed Ms. Little explained Mr. Youngman had purchased the property approximately a year earlier through a lot split. She stated the Commission had also approved a conditional use for a tandem lot in order for Mr. Youngman to construct his home on the lot. She went on to say Mr. Youngman now wanted to sell Tract 2 but, since there had already been three lot splits on the subject property, he was required to go through the subdivision process. She pointed out there was a 25 - foot access drive from Zion Road together with a 25 -foot access straight down from the SWEPCO transmission line to Zion Road (50 feet of frontage). She explained the requirement was for a single family lot to have 200 feet of frontage at the setback line, which the applicant did have. She pointed out Tract 2 would be a legal lot with Tract 1 being a tandem lot behind Tract 1. She advised staff was in favor of the plat since the applicant was not blocking access to any other tracts of land. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Committee Meeting December 1, 1994 Page 5 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - STATE FARM INSURANCE STATE FARM INSURANCE - N OF MILLSAP, W OF HWY 71B The last item was a large scale development for State Farm Insurance submitted by Neal Albright on behalf of State Farm Insurance for property located on the north side of Millsap, west of Highway 71B. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, and contains 2.54 acres. Ms. Little stated the subject tract was within CMN Business Park which was exempted from the overlay district. She did note, however, that, due to the restrictive covenants, the developer was close to complying with the overlay ordinance. She further stated staff had requested a joint access easement to the adjoining lot and, while that access was shown on the plat, the developer was opposed to such access. Mr. Conklin explained the developer had concerns that such access would interfere with the driveway. Ms. Little also noted the developer was to contact Cheryl Zotti regarding the dumpsters since enclosing the dumpsters was not allowed. Mr. Albright advised Jim Tribble of Perry Butcher & Associates, was to contact Ms. Zotti. There was further discussion regarding joint access easements to adjoining lots. Mr. Pummill stated he believed there did not need to be a policy regarding the joint access easements but that each development needed to be looked at individually. Ms. Little pointed out uses did change on developments. She also noted joint access easements also kept the traffic on the main road flowing easier. She advised that, if a policy was established, a waiver could be requested. In response to a question, Mr. Albright advised he had not filed for a permit from the Highway Department yet. Mr. Bunn stated the drainage showed the developer planned to split the drainage with some of the flow going toward the front and the remainder going into a retention pond. Ms. Little also noted the developer would need to contact the Inspection Department for signage. MOTION Mr. Nickle moved to forward the plat to the Planning Commission subject to staff comments. Mr. Pummill seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.