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SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE
A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held in Room 219 of
the City Administration Building at 8:30 a.m. on February 3, 2005.
Items Discussed Action Taken
FPL 04-1318: Copper Creek Phase II
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PPL 05-1368: University Village Center
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PPL 05-1377: Hancock Estates
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LSD 05-1376: Meadow Place Condominiums
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Members Present
Approved
Forwarded
Forwarded
Approved
Members Absent
Candy Clark
Jill Anthes
Loren Shackelford
Staff Present Staff Absent
Jeremy Pate Renee Thomas
Suzanne Morgan
Matt Mihalevich
Brent O'Neal
Subdivision Committee
February 3, 2005
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FPL 04-1318: Copper Creek Subdivision Phase II was submitted by Brian Moore of
Engineering Services Inc., for property located at the northwest intersection of East Zion
Road and George Anderson Road. The property is currently zoned RSF-4, Residential
Single Family, four units per acre, containing approximately 38.45 acres. The request is
for approval of an 84 lot subdivision.
Anthes: Good morning, welcome to the Thursday, February 3, 2005 meeting of the
Subdivision Committee of the Fayetteville Planning Commission. We
have four items today. The first item is old business, it is FPL 04-1318 for
Copper Creek Phase II. Will the applicant come forward?
Pate:
This request is for the Final Plat of Phase II of Copper Creek subdivision.
It contains approximately 38.45 acres. The request is to approve the Final
Plat with 84 single family lots proposed. This property is located at the
northwest intersection of East Zion Road and George Anderson Road. It
is zoned RSF-4. There are 81 single family lots, one lot for storm water
detention, one lot for a 3.12 acre park and one lot for a proposed future
tennis court. The Planning Commission did approve the Preliminary Plat
for both phases I and II of this subdivision back in April, 2003. That was
for a total of 131 lots. This is the second phase of that. The right of way
being dedicated for this property includes right of way on East Zion Road
and George Anderson Road, both of those are collector streets requiring
35' from centerline and street improvements along those streets have also
been inspected by our city inspectors. The Parks and Recreation Board
voted to accept land for this property and deeds, will, of course, need to be
received prior to signing the Final Plat. For tree preservation, the tree
preservation plan approved for this subdivision requires a total of $4,050
contribution into the tree fund. Staff is recommending approval of FPL 04-
1318 with 14 conditions of approval. Most of them are self explanatory.
Number one, the deed for the park needs to be received prior to signing
the Final Plat. Number two is a standard condition, a sign shall be posted
at all stub outs as determined by staff, to indicate future extensions of
streets. That is for property owners there to know that those streets will be
extended. Item number three, within two years of Phase II Final Plat
approval if Phase III has not been constructed the cul-de-sacs there will
need to be constructed as deemed appropriate by staff. We fully anticipate
Phase III continuing on. Item number eight, the Final Plat shall be
submitted to the Planning Division to verify all final revisions are correct
prior to application of any signatures. We just want to make sure that
before they go out and try to get owner's signatures and utility's signatures
that we have had a chance to look over it one final time after this meeting
to ensure that all of the notes are correct, spellings are correct, and
everything is dimensioned as it should be. That's all.
Anthes: Thank you Jeremy. Do we have other staff reports?
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Mihalevich: Parks comment, the park size the developer has provided is about one acre
more than is required and it will be the responsibility of the developer to
bank that.
Moore:
Mihalevich:
O'Neal:
Anthes:
Moore:
Anthes:
Shackelford:
Clark:
Moore:
That is for Phase III.
We just wanted you to know that it is your responsibility to keep track of
that kind of thing and to submit that to us. We had one other comment
about the detention pond. We felt that maybe it should be fenced for user
safety around it.
I have some of the revisions submitted by the applicant for a few punch
list items. Brian, if you could also provide me a detail for your modified
curb and just note on the plan for the swale that the rip rap is to be native
stone. These items need to be completed or well under way prior to
signatures for Final Plat.
Thank you Brent. If you would introduce yourselves and add anything
that you would like for comments.
Sure, I'm Brian Moore with Engineering Services and this is Gary
Brandon, the owner of the project. The only one that we would like to talk
about on this is that the street lights shall be installed prior to signing the
Final Plat. I talked to Jeremy a little bit before. We have paid for those
and Jeremy and I talked about if Ozarks would verify that we have paid
for them. We can't control when they put them up.
Would any member of the public like to address FPL 04-1318? Seeing
none, I will close the floor to public comment and bring it back here.
Commissioners, let's first talk about Parks comment about the detention
area. Normally we don't encourage fencing those areas. I would note that
this is directly adjacent to park property in this case.
I will concur with you that in the past we have not even really thought
about fencing those areas in. I think it is ok like it is. If we did want to
look at the fence I don't know that we would want a fence more than the
part that joins the park area.
Are you all thinking of doing anything like that because of the proximity
to the park?
We haven't. There are two sides on that. Sometimes people don't want
fences because you can't see and you can't have access. I don't know
what the answer would be.
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Clark: Is Parks wanting an actual fence or just some type of deterrent from going
into the park and into the detention pond? I guess it is a safety issue.
Anthes: We have discussed this a few times, but not in many projects. Normally
we come to the conclusion that we don't want a fence, we want that open
visual, we don't want to put boxes around detention areas.
Moore: I would like to say too that it is a detention pond, not a retention pond.
There won't be water in there unless it is raining and if it is raining hard I
don't think people are going to be in the park.
Anthes: Does staff have any comments about that?
Pate:
Of course there is always the option if it becomes an issue later that the
Parks Department could install a fence in that location, a split rail fence or
something if it does become an issue if the developer is not planning on
installing one now.
Anthes: That would be ok with me.
Shackelford: I concur with that I think the fact that it is not going to hold water on a
permanent basis, I don't know that I want to give up the fenced in look in
this area. I think it will be fine the way that it is. If it is a problem down
the road the Parks Department can address it at that point.
Anthes: Staff, we don't have a problem with the street lights?
Clark: Should we amend that to read the applicant shall make arrangements for
the installation of all street lights?
Pate: That is fine. We understand the electric company has their time schedule
and it is quite a ways out for some of these developments.
Shackelford: Obviously, I wasn't able to attend the last meeting. This is under old
business, was this heard at the previous meeting?
Pate: It was not heard. It did not receive it's final inspection and so it could not
be heard.
Shackelford: With that being said, I am going to make a motion that we approve FPL
04-1318 with all conditions as stated except for number five. I would like
number five to read "Verification from public utilities that street lights
have been paid for and are scheduled for installation prior to Final Plat."
Clark: Second.
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Anthes: I will concur. Thank you very much.
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PPL 05-1368 University Village Center was submitted by Steven Beam of Crafton, Tull
& Associates for property located at the southeast corner of 15th Street and Beechwood
Avenue. The property is currently zoned C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial and contains
approximately 7.45 acres. The request is for a commercial subdivision containing three
lots with one lot to be utilized for detention.
Anthes: Our second item today is PPL 05-1368 for University Village Center.
Pate:
This property contains 7.45 acres and is located at the southeast corner of
15th Street and Beechwood Avenue in South Fayetteville. Adjacent
developments include the Crowne Apartments directly to the south and the
Randall Tyson Indoor Track Center and Baum Stadium to the north. The
applicant is proposing to create a four lot commercial subdivision for
future development within the C-2 zoning district. The site currently is a
large field with access both onto 15th Street and Beechwood. To the east
is a tributary to the Town Branch Creek, which is the eastern boundary to
the property. That is where the location of most of the existing tree
canopy, floodplain and floodway is. Surrounding properties are zoned I-1,
RMF -24 and include the uses that I mentioned before. With this
subdivision water and sewer lines will need to be extended to serve each
of these lots as well as street improvements around this curve of 15th and
Beechwood for the frontage of the property. Those street improvements
would include any necessary pavement, curb and gutter, storm drains and
6' sidewalks. For tree preservation, the existing canopy exists at 7.3%, as
I mentioned, most of that is located within the floodplain and floodway
area along the tributary to the east. Preserved is 4.6% and almost all of
which being removed is along the right of way which is where the street
improvements are being constructed. Those trees are volunteer species
and are very low priority species. Staff is recommending forwarding this
PPL 04-1368 with a recommendation for approval to the Planning
Commission with 14 conditions of approval. I mentioned item number
one, determination of street improvements and we are recommending
Beechwood and 15th Street be improved 18' from centerline with
pavement, curb and gutter, 6' sidewalks and storm drains prior to signing
the Final Plat. I believe that is consistent with the street improvements
that were installed with the Crowne Development directly to the south.
Also, condition number two, this is more informational, assessments shall
be made as each of the proposed tracts develop for the cost of the future
traffic signal at Razorback and 15th Street. These assessments will be
based upon the use that is proposed on the lots and the traffic generated
from those uses. Item number three, lot four shall not be utilized for
substantial purposes other than detention for this subdivision. That has
been included as a note on the plat. Item number four, direct access to
Beechwood and 15th Street, both are collectors, shall be limited to the two
entrance drives proposed as seen on the plat along with future indirect
access to the south through Crowne Drive. With the development of the
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Anthes:
Mihalevich:
O'Neal:
Anthes:
Beam:
Anthes:
Clark:
Beam:
Clark:
Anthes:
Pate:
Crowne properties, with the rezoning of this property there have been
several items before the Planning Commission, we fully anticipate those
connections to be made through Crowne Drive which is to the south. For
mitigation for tree preservation, the developer is responsible for planting
21 mitigation trees. Those have been located near the detention pond area
and have been specified for trees that would be appropriate along the
floodplain and the creek area. I believe that is everything that I have.
Thank you Jeremy. Do we have other staff comments?
No comment from Parks.
One thing I just noticed on Lot 2 since it is adjacent to the floodway and
the floodplain, we need to establish a minimum finished floor for that lot,
2' above the base flood elevation.
If you would like to introduce yourselves now and tell us anything that
you would like us to hear about your project.
My name is Steven Beam, I am with Crafton, Tull & Associates. As
Jeremy mentioned, the property is going to be platted into four lots. Three
of which would be intended to be developed in the future with Large Scale
Developments and then the fourth would be for strictly detention. An
extension of utilities to serve each of the sites. It is pretty straight forward
platting. The intent is to bring in some commercial and retail development
into this area to kind of create a community atmosphere with the Crowne
so that those residents don't have to travel too far to eat out on a weekend
or to do some of their shopping and things just to kind of create a
community atmosphere.
Thank you. Would any member of the public like to address PPL 05-
1368? Seeing none, I will close the floor to public comment. Are there
any comments for Commissioners?
I only had one about Lot four, which they are going to just keep as
detention so you are really only going to be developing three?
Yes Ma'am.
Great. That was my question.
I had a question. Was there not a trail in this area that we dealt with with
the Crowne?
It is further south. This is a small tributary to the actual creek that runs
south of this property and the trail has been developed on the west side
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and is in the process of being designed and developed on the east side of
Beechwood Avenue.
Anthes: Ok, so there is no way to connect to it on this except with sidewalks.
Pate: That is correct. If you look at this map the trail is actually down here
along the creek. This is the property.
Clark: There is not going to be any access off of Crowne Drive?
Beam: There are two drives. There is this drive and this drive that Jeremy made
reference to. These are the only two drives off of 15th or Beechwood.
Clark: Ok.
Anthes: It looks like it would be nice if it actually came across from Madison
Drive in an intersection to there. I guess we'll see that at the time of
development.
Clark:
Pate:
I have a question that is not necessarily related to your project. In terms of
the stop lights at that intersection, will just these three potential plots be
assessed or are you going to go back and assess the current land owners
right now?
We would not assess current land owners but as development comes
through and they bring the need for the traffic signal that is when we will
make the assessment.
Clark: Some would argue that there is a need now without this development.
There is no way to go back?
Pate: Our Transportation Department is definitely keeping an eye on it as far as
traffic counts. The Crowne was assessed a certain percentage based on
their number of vehicle trips that will go through that intersection and
other developments in the area we will look at the same things.
Clark: So all of the new developments are going to pay the cost of that signal?
Pate: Correct.
Clark: Ok.
Anthes: We have a street improvement determination, did you want to make a
comment on that?
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Shackelford: That was going to be my question. Has the applicant reviewed the
recommendation that is going before the Planning Commission for street
improvements?
Beam:
Yes, it being the 6' sidewalks, curb and gutter and such and that was our
intent just to continue with what was done with the Crowne. They saw cut
that pavement and installed a curb and sidewalks and storm drainage and
such.
Clark: Ok.
Anthes: Are there any other comments or motions?
Clark: I will make a motion that we forward PPL 05-1368 with a specific
determination that street improvements will be made as specified in
condition one.
Shackelford: I will second.
Clark: That goes with all the other conditions.
Anthes: I will concur. We will see you at Planning Commission.
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PPL 05-1377: Hancock Estates was submitted by Art Scott of Project Design
Consultants for property located between Rupple Road and Salem Road south of the
Salem Heights subdivision. The property is currently zoned RSF-4, Residential Single
Family, four units per acre, and contains approximately 15.2 acres. The request is to
create a single family subdivision with 46 single family lots proposed.
Anthes: Our third item of business today is PPL 05-1377 for Hancock Estates.
Will the applicant come forward?
Scott: Good morning, I am Art Scott with Project Design Consultants. This is
Trevor Bowman with our firm.
Morgan: The subject property contains 15.2 acres. It is located between Rupple
Road and Salem Road just south of the Salem Heights subdivision, which
is under construction currently. To the west of the property is Clabber
Creek Phase I, as well as Holt Middle School. To the south and to the east
are currently developed as single family residential areas and are zoned R-
A. The applicant proposes to create a 47 lot subdivision with 46 single
family lots. Two of these lots, including a larger lot with an existing
single family home, will access Salem Road. This property was recently
annexed into the City of Fayetteville in August, 2004 when the city
incorporated all islands located within the city. Subsequently, in
November, 2004 the applicant received approval for rezoning 14.94 acres
from RSF-1 to RSF-4. Looking at the development of this property we
did realize that a 30' strip of property was zoned R -A, Residential
Agricultural, adjacent to Rupple Road. However, this will not impede the
development of this property for single family use. Water and sewer lines
will be extended to serve this development. The adjacent Master Street
Plan streets are Rupple Road, a minor arterial, as well as Salem Road, a
collector. There is also a collector, Morning Mist Drive, that runs through
Clabber Creek and is actually continued north of Clabber Creek at the
intersection of Morning Mist and Rupple Road within the subdivision of
Salem Heights. There is a jog there and no extension of that collector
through this subdivision is required. The applicant is proposing to
dedicate right of way in conformance with the Master Street Plan.
Connectivity proposed is to the north through the proposed Salem Heights,
which is under construction. To the west to Rupple Road, to the east and
south to Salem. Staff is recommending that an additional connection be
provided to the Harden property from either the north or the east to allow
for the development of this property without additional connections onto
Rupple Road. This will possibly reduce the number of street connections
onto Rupple Road. Staff is recommending forwarding this Preliminary
Plat to the Planning Commission with 15 conditions. Of which, condition
number one, Planning Commission determination of appropriate street
connectivity. Staff is recommending an additional connection to the
Harden property. Condition number two, Planning Commission
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determination of street improvements. Staff is recommending widening
Salem Road 14' from centerline with all associated improvements.
Rupple Road at this time has been constructed and staff is recommending
construction of a 6' sidewalk along the right of way for Rupple Road. An
assessment will be required for improvements of Rupple Road. These
have been outlined in a memo from the Engineering Division. Condition
four, lot 41 shall be an unbuildable lot utilized for the purpose of storm
water detention and maintained by the P.O.A. The applicant shall
coordinate with staff to make final revisions to the Preliminary Plat prior
to Planning Commission consideration. We are just going to go over a
few of the technical plat comments that were not addressed on this plat.
Access to Rupple Road shall be restricted from each adjacent lot. Again,
there will be a few homes or lots on Salem Road that will access Salem
Road. As for Lots 41 and 47, they will access the interior streets.
Scott: We can put a label on that. It is our intention.
Morgan: There are parks fees as well as some comments from the Landscape
Administrator, and I will allow them to address those. Finally, I just want
to mention that street lights will need to be installed or guaranteed with a
maximum separation of 300' along all streets and this includes Salem
Road as well as Rupple Road, prior to Final Plat.
Anthes: Thank you Suzanne. Do we have other staff comments?
Mihalevich: Yes. On January 3`d the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
recommended accepting money in lieu of land in the amount of $24,975
and the fees are due prior to signing the Final Plat.
Anthes: Thank you. Brent, do you have anything?
O'Neal:
Yes. I just discovered that the assessment memo is incorrect. I was going
off of the published agenda. There are actually 46 single family lots. That
changes the assessment values slightly. I will be glad to issue a new
memo after this meeting.
Morgan: There are 47 total lots, one is for detention and one is Lot 32 off of Salem
Road which has an existing single family home.
Shackelford: Would Lot 32 work into the rational nexus calculations since there is an
existing house on it since it access off of Salem Road?
O'Neal: It would not be included in the assessment for Rupple Road bridge.
Anthes: Art, do you have anything else that you want to say about your project?
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Anthes:
Scott:
Anthes:
Clark:
Pate:
Anthes:
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Shackelford:
We had left off the stub out to the Harden property because we already
had a north and south stub out. We felt like we have adequately addressed
connectivity. I know that is a separate piece of ground. If this board
insists on it he would probably like to do it from the east. There is one
tree that would be affected but it could be accomplished.
Ok. Is there anything else?
No, that's it.
Would any other member of the public like to address PPL 05-1377?
Seeing none, I will close the floor to public comment.
Does staff have a preference about the stub out north or east? Is there a
strong feeling either way?
From the Landscape Administrator's perspective, I have looked at both
knowing staff was recommending it, we have at least one of the
connections to be made. Again, as Suzanne mentioned, it is really to keep
so many curb cuts from occurring on Rupple Road, which is a collector. It
could potentially be another Crossover Road in the future. It is going to
be heavily traveled once it goes north and continues south all the way to
6th Street. It will be a major north/south corridor in the city on the west
side. That is what we are trying to do, is plan for the future at this time.
We feel that a connection to these properties as they develop in the future
is important. From the Landscape Administrator's perspective, I did look
at the couple of trees here and tried to see what the easements would do.
It potentially would take out some of the canopy here but maybe we can
work with you on what easements and stub outs and utilities would need
to be made. As far as preference, either one would really facilitate what
we are looking for. I think probably future construction in this location of
that pond would be a little bit more difficult. Although, they may or may
not keep that. We see ponds filled in all the time for development. It may
be something that can easily be addressed or not. Either one really would
facilitate what staff is looking for.
Ok, let's start with conditions of approval. We are talking about item one.
Commissioners, do you have any comments to add?
I am going to concur with staff on this. Especially given the location of
the school and all of the traffic that is in this area. I think anything we can
do to reduce the number of curb cuts necessary on Rupple Road is very
much to the benefit of the city. I am fine with either curb cut, the one to
the east might make more sense because of the topography of the land as
far as easier development. I know you are giving up a couple of trees but
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either one would be ok to me as long as we had access to develop that land
without coming off of Rupple and getting closer to that school.
Anthes: It looks like it might be easier for the lot configuration as well without
losing a lot.
Clark: I think the east is a logical choice.
Anthes: Condition number two is determination of street improvements. Are there
any comments on the widening of Salem Road?
Clark: Congratulations, you finally get to do it.
Scott: Does that also include in front of Lot 32?
Pate: Yes.
Shackelford: That is the length of your property.
Anthes: Everything else looks pretty straight forward.
Shackelford: Condition number eight, we have fallen on this a time or two at the full
Planning Commission. As I am reading this, the developer has the option
of a combination of both on site and cash in lieu as part of their tree
preservation, is that correct?
Pate: That is correct.
Shackelford: For the record I wanted to make that point.
Pate:
Just as a follow up, I didn't really mention much about trees on this
project. We have been on site several times and they hired a Certified
Arborist to come and look. The trees around the existing homestead, some
of which, are very large. Ms. Patty Erwin, an arborist, did go out and take
a look at those. The trees in that location are in the worst shape of any of
the trees on the property. They are preserving all of those. However, in
keeping that area as preserved and Lot 32, there is an amazing mixture of
species on this site with just a random assortment of trees. They are
preserving 19% so mitigation will be required. I think the numbers come
up to 124 2" caliper trees. What we don't want to see in these on site
plantings is the trees just stuffed in there so much so that they can't grow.
That is why I, as Landscape Administrator, have been recommending
potentially a combination and getting all the trees on the property and
what can't be made up should be made up in a contribution. We have been
looking at trying to plant more around detention pond areas to help those
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become more usable or at least, visibly nice spaces as opposed to large
lawns that are not used.
Clark: What is Lot 37 and 38?
Scott: It is really an arm to the detention pond.
Clark: So an access easement?
Scott: For driving in.
Anthes: Is the applicant pleased with the way that the tree mitigation is written?
Scott: Yes.
Anthes: Are there any other comments?
Shackelford: I have one other question. We talk about lots that access off of Salem
Road causing a curb cut there. Is Lot 31 the only lot that will access off of
Salem Road?
Scott: Except for obviously, the existing house.
Shackelford: There will be some restriction on Lot 30?
Scott: There will be a note on the plat that Lot 30 shall not access Salem Road.
Shackelford: Ok.
Pate:
The memo that was passed out earlier, we will include that in the staff
report and have those numbers in the actual staff report for assessments at
a later date. The applicant has received a copy as well.
Shackelford: We will rework all of these assessments based on the lot count is now 47
minus 2 so it will be 45 lots.
Clark: You all have seen this memo about the assessments including the bridge
and everything that is in the memo? Those are some pretty hefty numbers.
Scott: Yes.
Shackelford: With that being said, I will make a motion that we forward PPL 05-1377
to the full Planning Commission with condition as stated with the
exception of condition one that a stub out be required to the Harden
property as noted.
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Clark: Second.
Anthes: We will be seeing a revised drawing for that before Planning Commission.
I will concur. Thank you.
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LSD 05-1376: Meadow Place Condominiums was submitted by Mandy Bunch with
EB Landworks for property located west of the Nadine Baum Center, south of the Walton
Arts Center and municipal parking lot. The property is currently zoned C-3, Central
Commercial. The request is for approval of a condominium development containing 30
condominiums and associated parking spaces.
Anthes: Our final item today is LSD 05-1376 for Meadow Place Condominiums.
Will the applicant come forward?
Bunch: Good morning. I'm Mandy Bunch here representing Brian Reindl and
Reindl Properties in the development of the Meadow Place
Condominiums.
Anthes: Staff report from Jeremy please?
Pate: This is a Large Scale Development for property located west of the Nadine
Baum Center, south of the Walton Arts Center and municipal parking lot
and behind the commercial building otherwise known as the Reindl
building. There is an existing 60,000 sq.ft. warehouse building which has
gone and is undergoing extensive renovation to create a combination of
living and work spaces in this downtown area. Several businesses have
been located on the property in the past couple of years and the area has
definitely seen a pick up in pedestrian traffic and businesses in the area.
Currently, the remainder of the site is in various states of disrepair
consisting of one story metal warehouses, gravel parking, drives, loading
docks, several things that are back in there that have been accumulated
over the years. The applicant is proposing to take all of that away and
construct a three story 30 unit condominium development in two new
buildings on the property. This property is zoned C-3, Central
Commercial. The structures would house a total of 60 bedrooms with 60
parking spaces proposed immediately nearby. Additionally, the parking
lot north of the existing commercial building is being refurbished as part
of an agreement with the City Council and a land swap. I will let Parks go
over that a little bit. It has to do with the trail corridor that is directly east
of this property. Surrounding properties include the municipal parking lot
to the north, the Rivendell PZD site offices and warehouses to the south,
the Nadine Baum Center to the east and the Frisco railroad to the west.
Street improvements, all that is required with this development are 6'
sidewalks along the Meadow Street frontage to connect to the future trail.
There are several sewer lines and associated easements that lie underneath
the existing buildings that will be removed. Realignment of these sewer
lines has received initial approval by the Water and Wastewater
Superintendent and formal easement vacation requests have been
distributed. Assuming these project goes forward you will likely see in
the very near future a request to vacate some of these easements so that the
utilities can be realigned. I will let Parks discuss their portion of the
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Mihalevich:
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project. Other than that, tree preservation is waived on this site. There are
no existing trees on the site. There were some in this utility corridor that
have been removed with approval by the Landscape Administrator this
past Summer I believe. Staff is recommending approval of LSD 05-1376
at the Subdivision Committee level with 10 conditions. Item number one,
the formal easement vacation process does need to be submitted and
approved by the City Council prior to building permit issuance. Staff will
be recommending these vacation easements. Item number two, the
developer shall contribute $11,790 for money in lieu of parkland prior to
issuance of a building permit. Required bicycle racks shall be placed
within 50' of the entrance and comply with all requirements of the City
Code. Item number four, trash enclosures shall be screened on a minimum
of three sides with materials that are complimentary to and compatible
with the proposed building. As part of your staff report, because we are
recommending approval I wanted to make sure that you had enough
information. The first couple of pages have to do with parks and I will let
Matt speak to that. The city resolution and agreement with Mr. Reindl.
Flipping over, there is a tree preservation waiver form so you are aware
that that waiver has been approved and then the Landscape report and the
letter from Dave Jurgens, the Water and Wastewater Superintendent.
With that, staff is recommending approval of this project.
On November 16, 2004 the City Council passed a resolution approving an
agreement with Reindl Properties exchanging property to construct the
Frisco Trail. The agreement includes the removal of the power poles and
overhead electrical lines within the future trail corridor at the expense of
Reindl Properties. The agreement also requires that they install parking,
cross walks, and landscaped area and drive lanes to the City of
Fayetteville standards in the part that was exchanged. It is the corridor
right between the existing buildings between the Walton Arts Building.
Is that not Center Prairie Trail?
Yes. It is confusing because it is called Frisco Trail now, it was Center
Prairie Trail.
Does this need to be updated with the new name?
I don't know how big of a deal that would be because we kind of know it
as both.
Frisco Trail is the official name though. Engineering?
No comment.
Would you like to tell us anything else about your project?
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Bunch: Not really. The building, there has been a little confusion with this and it
has been kind of hard to show with drafting. Basically, it is a three level
brick, beautiful building Rob has designed. The entry ways are three story
high arches and so it is actually connected into one building with an open
air courtyard. It is a little hard for me to show that in the plan. I wish I had
some of the elevations with me. I know he is working on getting those to
Planning to work with the Downtown Master Plan stuff. It is one building
with interior courtyards. There will be one accessible entrance in this
location and one that comes off of the parking in this location. It is a very
efficient site. We have basically no room to move in any direction. There
has been extensive work. I spent a lot of time with David Jurgens working
on the relocation of the sewer lines.
Clark: Those are some significant sewer lines.
Bunch: There are some 12" lines that are currently under the existing building so
he is pretty much ecstatic that we are cleaning up some of that. A lot of
these larger lines will actually be off line when the new sewer treatment
plant is in place. There is a tremendous amount of flow that comes in
from the North Street pump station and goes in this direction out to the
plant. There are some big lines and a lot of work to be done but I think that
we are real proud of the project. It is going to be a good use.
Clark: Acclimate me, where is Nadine Baum?
Bunch: Right here. The trail will go in between. That is actually city property
now. The deeds have been signed that this is the city's and this is the
Reindl property. The railroad embankment is right here.
Shackelford: Is there a city sign there?
Bunch: There is a city sign at the driveway at Spring and West.
Anthes: Would any member of the public like to address LSD 05-1376? Seeing
none, I will close the floor to public comment and let's look at the
conditions of approval. It looks like the easement vacations are forth
coming, that makes a lot of sense. Money in lieu, bike racks, are the bike
racks noted on the plans?
Pate: They are shown. It is a little bit difficult to tell exactly where the entrance
is but they just need to be within 50'.
Bunch: I will need to check that distance.
Anthes: Where are the waste receptacles, the dumpsters?
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Bunch: Right back here.
Clark:
Now that you have acclimated me, I am familiar with this area and it
definitely can stand to be revived and renovated. I think this is great
project. It is a heck of an undertaking considering all the infrastructure
that you are going to have to reroute, redo and realign but I think it will be
a definite shot in the arm for the revitalization of that whole area.
Shackelford: Is that a motion?
Clark: You bet. Having said that, I will make the motion that we approve LSD
05-1376 with the stated conditions at the Subdivision level.
Shackelford: I will second.
Anthes: I will concur. Thank you. Are there any other announcements? With
that, we are adjourned. Thank you.
Meeting adjourned: 9:13 a.m.