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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-02 - MinutesSubdivision Committee July 2, 2009 Page I of 6 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on July 2, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. ACTION TAKEN PPL 09-3316: AMBERWOOD PLACE, 474/475 Forwarded Page 2 LSP 09-3335: KERRI RUSSEL, 446 Approved Page 3 LSP 09-3310: CASA AMERICANA, 522 Approved Page 4 PPL 09-3290: TWIN CREEKS VILLAGE PH.III, 172/211 Tabled Page 5 LSD 09-3339: DOC MASHBURN PARK, 565 Forwarded Page 6 MEMBERS PRESENT Andy Lack (chair) Porter Winston Christine Myres STAFF PRESENT Jeremy Pate Andrew Garner Jesse Fulcher Greg Howe Dara Sanders Glenn Newman MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF ABSENT Matt Casey Subdivision Committee Chair Andy Lack called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Subdivision Committee July Z 2009 Page 2 of 6 Old Business: PPL 09-3316: Preliminary Plat (AMBERWOOD PLACE R-PZD, 474/475): Submitted by JUSTIN JORGENSEN for property located S OF DOT TIPTON RD AND E OF DOUBLE SPRINGS RD. The property is zoned R-PZD, RESIDENTIAL PLANNED ZONING DISTRICT and contains approximately 39.98 acres. The request is for preliminary plat approval of a subdivision with 145 residential lots, 155 lots total, proposed. Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, read the staff report and recommended forwarding, discussing the background of the PZD and the current proposal. Greg Howe, Urban Forester, discussed concerns with some of the trees in lots to be preserved. There needs to be a recalculation of the tree preservation numbers. Justin Jorgensen (applicant) stated agreement with the staff recommended conditions of approval. No public comment was received. Motion: Justin Jorgensen (applicant) discussed that he is working on revising the plan to address the tree preservation issues. One of the trunks of the trees is on the lot lines and it will be shown as with a house on either side of the tree. Commissioner Winston discussed that he like private drive 8 at the back of the lots. Commissioner Lack asked about the private drive connecting two public streets. Garner discussed that there is a City ordinance preventing two public streets being connected with a private street but that the private drive is a private alley/shared driveway, and is not a street. Glenn Newman, Staff Engineer, discussed that the private drive 8 needs to be identified as one-way. Commissioner Myres made a motion to forward the request with the conditions as stated by staff, finding in favor of staff recommendations. Commissioner Winston seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0. Subdivision Committee July 2, 2009 Page 3 of 6 New Business: LSP 09-3335: Lot Split (KERRI RUSSELL/218 E. MAPLE, 446): Submitted by BLEW & ASSOCIATES, INC. for property located at 218 E. MAPLE STREET, THE NE CORNER OF MAPLE AND WASHINGTON. The property is zoned RSF-4, SINGLE FAMILY - 4 UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 0.37 acres. The request is to divide the subject property into two tracts of 0.26 and 0.11 acres. Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report discussing the request to subdivide the property into two lots. He discussed the background of the existing structures and multi -family use on the property. Mike Sebo (applicant) stated that this was a pretty straightforward request and he was available for questions. Jeremy Pate, Development Services Director, asked if it was the applicant's intent to renovate the existing structure for single-family use only? Keri Russell (applicant/owner) stated that, yes, their intent was to turn it into a single family home. Pate discussed that he would recommend a condition that the existing structure that has been previously used for a multi -family structure be converted into a single family structure and the multi- family use on the property was not permitted. Karon Reese (adjacent property owner) discussed that she lived across the street from the existing 5-plex and was in favor of having the structure renovated into a single family residence. Motion: Commissioner Winston made a motion to approve the request. Commissioner Myres seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0. 3 Subdivision Committee July 2, 2009 Page 4 of 6 LSP 09-3310: Lot Split (CASA AMERICANA/PARNELL / 37 S. GREGG, 522): Submitted by BLEW & ASSOCIATES, INC. for property located at 37 S. GREGG AVENUE. The property is zoned NC, NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION and contains approximately 0.70 acres. The request is to divide the subject property into two tracts of approximately 0.33 and 0.37 acres. Jesse Fulcher, Current Planner gave the staff report describing the requested lot split. Mike Sebo, applicant, stated that he agreed with the conditions. Michael Cohen, neighbor, asked about the project. Mike Sebo explained that the purpose of the lot split was to build a new residence. Motion: Commissioner Myres made a motion to approve LSP 09-3310 with the stated conditions. Commissioner Winston seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0- 0. Subdivision Committee July 2, 2009 Page 5 of 6 PPL 09-3290: Preliminary Plat (TWIN CREEKS VILLAGE PH. 111, 172-211): Submitted by MCCLELLAND CONSULTING ENGINEERS for property located at NW OF THE INTERSECTION OF E VAN ASCHE DRIVE AND N STEELE BOULEVARD. The property is zoned C-1, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL and contains approximately 9.15 acres. The request is for a commercial subdivision with 8 lots. Commissioner Lack stated that the applicant has requested that the item be tabled indefinitely. No public comment. Motion: Commissioner Winston made a motion to table PPL 09-3290 indefinitely. Commissioner Myres seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0. Subdivision Committee July 2, 2009 Page 6 of 6 LSD 09-3339: Large Scale Development (DOC MASHBURN PARK, 565): Submitted by CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE PARKS DIVISION for property located at 1582 FAIRLANE STREET. The property is zoned P-1, INSTITUTIONAL and contains approximately 1.34 acres. The request is to construct a City of Fayetteville park on the subject property. Dara Sanders, Current Planner, gave the staff report explaining the history of the property and recommended forwarding the request to the full Planning Commission due to the associated conditional use request for a parking reduction. Carole Jones, applicant, introduced herself and gave a brief description of the reason for the request. Public Comment: No public comment was received. Motion: Commissioner Winston made a motion to forward LSD 09-3339 to the full Planning Commission finding in favor of all staff recommendations. Commissioner Myres seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:30 AM.