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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-08-03 - Minutes• MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE A meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on Thursday, August 3, 1995 at 10:30 a.m., in the City Administration Building, Room 111, 113 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Jerry Allred, Chuck Nickle, and Bob Reynolds MEMBERS ABSENT: Jana Lynn Britton STAFF PRESENT: Alett Little, Don Bunn, Janet Johns, and Beth Sandeen. FINAL PLAT - WILLOW SPRINGS, PHASE III RALPH WALKER - N OF CARRIAGE WAY, W OF RUPPLE ROAD The first item on the agenda was the final plat for Willow Springs, Phase III submitted by Jorgensen & Associates on behalf of Ralph Walker for property located north of Carriage Way, west of Rupple Road. The property is zoned R-1.5, Moderate Density Residential and contains 18.70 acres with 73 lots. Due to nonrepresentation, this item was postponed until later on the agenda. Ms. Little requested the deed for the park land and the representative stated it was being prepared. Ms. Little requested a copy of all park land deeds for all developments in the future. Ms. Little requested the plat reflect a designated concrete washout area Discussion ensued. • MOTION Mr. Nickle made a motion to forward the final plat to the Commission. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. • • • • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 2 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - NORTH STREET APTS (REVISED) WALKER CONSTRUCTION - N OF NORTH ST, W OF GREGG The second item on the agenda was the revised large scale development for North Street Apartments submitted by Jorgensen and Associates on behalf of Walker Construction for property located north of North Street, west of ' Gregg Avenue. The property is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential and contains 2.15 acres with 24 units. Due to nonrepresentation, this item was postponed until later on the agenda. After discussion of the large scale development for Elkhart Products, the revised large scale development for North Street Apartments was considered. Ms. Sandeen stated she had not received a tree preservation plan but the tree preservation area was not accessible. Discussion ensued regarding screening along the railroad tracks. Ms. Sandeen stated she would prefer groupings of tree which would provide a better noise buffer. Discussion ensued regarding a requested asphalt trail and Ms. Little stated same would not required due to the location of the present sidewalk. Ms. Little requested verification of public notification. The Committee commended the developer for their effort to provide infill development. The secretary was directed to remove the request for an asphalt trail from the Plat Review Minutes of July 27, 1995. Ms. Little stated Parks Board had agreed to provide money in lieu of land and she further stated a 10 feet access easement for future trail development. Ms. Little requested verification of public notification. MOTION Mr. Reynolds made a motion to forward the large scale development with comments to the Commission. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 3 FINAL PLAT - MAJOR ADDITION (FORMERLY MAJOR INVESTMENTS) MAJOR INVESTMENTS - E OF 71 BYPASS, N OF 18TH ST The first item to be considered on the agenda was the final plat for the Major Addition formerly Major Investments submitted by Northwest Engineering on behalf of Major Investments for property located east of 71 Bypass, north of 18th Street. The property was zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial and contained 11.34 acres with 3 lots. Ms. Little stated the plat was not filed and this was discovered when a building permit was requested. She stated unresolved issues as follows: 1. an additional 50 feet of right of way on the north side of the property which was included 2. street lights which were included, and 3. fire hydrants which were not included. Discussion ensued regarding the location of fire hydrants. Ms. Little stated that at the preliminary stage, staff had requested the engineer to coordinate the locations of fire hydrants with the Arkansas Highway Department. Mr. Jones stated they would come back through large scale development since all lots were over 1 acre in size and determine hydrant locations at that time. Discussion ensued regarding changes to the regulations for commercial developments whereby items such as fire hydrants would not be required to be included on the final plats but would be required on the large scale development plan due to the fact that hydrants are usually required to be located within 600 feet of the building. Discussion ensued regarding the proposed hotel and restaurant and issuance of building permits for same. Ms. Little stated she wished to avoid a situation where something is shown or required that will not be placed prior to issuance of building permits. She continued she also did not wish to get in conflict with subdivision regulations regarding improvements. She suggested that fire hydrants, street lights, sidewalks, and drainage easements not be installed as improvements on the final plat but will be required at large scale development. Discussion ensued. Mr. Nickle requested the plat reflect a note that all lots are required to go through large scale development process. MOTION Mr. Nickle made a motion to forward the plat to the Planning Commission subject to staff conditions. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 4 PRELIMINARY PLAT - DAVID LYLE SUBDIVISION BAYYARI PROPERTIES - N OF HWY. 16 E, E OF ROBERTS RD. The next item on the agenda was the preliminary plat for David Lyle Subdivision submitted by Milholland Engineering on behalf of Bayyari Properties for property located north of Highway 16 East, east of Roberts Road and is zoned R-2, Residential Small Lot. Ms. Little stated the requirements from plat review as follows: 1. a conservation easement which had not been received, 2. a revised tree preservation plan, 3. separation of drainage and utility easement between lot 88 and 89, 4. dedication of 6.99 acres of park land 5. sidewalk construction on one side of the street by the developer • Discussion ensued regarding the sugar maples and size of same. Ms. Sandeen stated a minimum of 1 to 1.5 inch caliber would be acceptable. • Regarding separation of the drainage and utility easement, Mr. Milholland stated they would comply with the requirement but requested they be allowed to provide separation of same during design phase. Ms. Little requested the change be noted immediately. Ms. Little requested a stub out on lot 68 to provide access to the east. Discussion ensued. Ms. Little requested a stub out be shown at 62 and 63 as discussed with barriers. Discussion ensued regarding adjustment and shifting of the lot lines to minimize the number of lots lost. Regarding park land dedication, Ms. Little requested 6.99 acres and correction to the lot line reflecting same. Discussion ensued and Mr. Milholland stated he had agreed to provide access to the park land with a 50 feet right of way access easement. Regarding sidewalk construction, Ms. Little stated this was a mandatory requirement since November, 1993. Discussion ensued regarding conflicts between ordinance. Ms. Little noted the streets were platted designation 31 feet street and she further stated the master street plan provided for a 27 feet local street. Discussion ensued and Mr. Bayarri stated they would provide 50 feet right of way from the centerline along Highway 16 with 27 feet local streets except for the entrance drive which would be dimensioned at 31 feet. Ms. Sandeen requested the tree preservation plan reflect the correct number of lots. Discussion ensued. Ms. Little stated the protective covenants needed to reflect that the Home Owners Association would maintain the islands. Mr. Bunn further stated the covenants would also need to stipulate no on street parking. Ms. Little requested return receipts from the property owner notification. MOTION 7 • • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 5 Mr. Nickle made a motion to forward the item with committee comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded. Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 6 PRELIMINARY PLAT - PINE CREST ADDITION, PHASE III BMP DEVELOPMENT - E OF SALEM RD, W OF HWY 71B, N OF SYCAMORE The next item on the agenda was the preliminary plat for Pine Crest Addition, Phase III, submitted by Northwest Engineering on behalf ob BMP Development for property located east of Salem Road, west of Highway 71B, north of Sycamore and zoned R-1.5, Moderate Density Residential. Ms. Little requested storm sewer drainage at lot 20, 21, 22, and 23 be noted on the plat. Discussion ensued. Mr. Jones stated those lots were already sold and further stated there was an easement at the back for Woodfield. He stated he had reworked the plat to include the other issues at plat review and spoken with Mr. Beavers who agreed to the drainage issues as addressed. Ms. Little inquired regarding street names and Mr. Jones stated he would designate the street as a continuation of Pine Crest. Ms. Little inquired regarding the street right of way at lot 23 and Mr. Jones stated there was an existing 40 feet of right of way which is not centered and was encroaching out of the right of way. He explained that upon initially topographing the subject area it was a dirt road which was paved. Discussion ensued and Mr. Allred stated the matter would need to resolve before proceeding before the Commission. Ms. Little requested Mr. Jones to contact the City's land agent to determine the developers' and the City's responsibility. • Ms. Little requested the park land deed and further stated Mr. Marquess wanted to bank part of the dedication which might result in going back to the Parks Board. MOTION Mr. Nickle made the motion to table the item. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion. • • • • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 7 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - ARNOLD ORTHOPAEDIC OFFICES ARNOLD & ASSOC., N OF JOYCE ST, E OF PARKVIEW The next item on the agenda was the large scale development for Arnold Orthopaedic Offices submitted by CEI Engineering on behalf of Arnold & Associates for property located north of Joyce Street, east of Parkview Drive. The property is zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. Ms. Little stated the vicinity map had been corrected. Mr. Hesse stated the building would be sprinklered Discussion ensued regarding the dumpster location and agreement with Solid Waste Management Department to allow the dumpster to be rolled out for pick up. Mr. Nickle inquired if the preliminary drainage plan had been submitted and Mr. Bunn stated it had been submitted but not reviewed. MOTION Mr. Reynolds made a motion to forward the Targe scale development on the Commission subject to staff recommendations. Mr. Nickle seconded the motion. • • • Subdivision Meeting Minutes August 3, 1995 Page 8 LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT - ELKHART PRODUCTS ELKHART PRODUCTS The next item on the agenda was the large scale development for Elkhart Products submitted by Northwest Engineering on behalf of Elkhart Products. The property is zoned R -I, Low Density Residential and I -I, Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial. Ms. Little stated the front included office area expansion and to the rear included warehousing and storage. Ms. Little stated the Planning Department had received several calls regarding the subject large scale development, in particular, regarding noise complaints, i.e. people with the windows open could hear the phone ringing. Therefore, she requested planting of 5 feet buffer area particularly along the north property line and she suggested the developer might contact Ms. Sandeen for suggestions and assistance in planting of same as required under the parking lot ordinance and industrial zone adjacent to residential zone. Mr. Nickle requested the plat reflect the total building square footage. MOTION Mr. Nickle made a motion to forward the plat to the Commission with staff comments. Mr. Reynolds seconded the motion.