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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-15 - MinutesSubdivision Committee July 15, 2010 Page I of 4 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Subdivision Committee was held on July 15, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. ACTION TAKEN PPL 10-3589: Preliminary Plat, OAKBROOKE III, 361 Forwarded Page 2 PPL 10-3616: Preliminary Plat, RIVERWALK I, 645/684 Tabled MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Matthew Cabe (chair) Hugh Earnest Sarah Bunch STAFF PRESENT Andrew Garner Matt Casey Dara Sanders Glenn Newman Terry Lawson STAFF ABSENT Jeremy Pate Jesse Fulcher Greg Howe Subdivision Committee Chair Jeremy Kennedy called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Subdivision Committee July 15, 2010 Page 2 of 4 PPL 10-3589: Preliminary Plat (OAKBROOKE III, 361): Submitted by BATES AND ASSOCIATES for property located within the Oakbrooke Subdivision west of Rupple Road and east of High Avenue. The property is zoned R-PZD, RESIDENTIAL PLANNED ZONING DISTRICT 09-3439 (Oakbrooke III) and contains approximately 32.39 acres. The request is for a residential mixed use subdivision with 174 attached and detached dwelling units and 12,000 square feet of nonresidential space. Dara Sanders, Planner, gave the staff report and recommended that the request be forwarded to the full Planning Commission. Commissioner Earnest recommended that Solid Waste consider alley service. Matt Casey, Assistant City Engineer, gave an explanation for the bridge assessment. Greg Howe, Urban Forester, discussed tree preservation issues with the project and requested additional information to be submitted prior to placement on the Planning Commission agenda. Geoff Bates, project engineer, introduced himself and offered to answer questions. Public Comment: Jim Hazen, neighbor, asked if there is a plan to improve Rupple Road, as he is concerned with density and street capacity. Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, explained that the zoning and number of dwelling units were already approved by the City Council with the R-PZD request and that the applicant has been granted the right to develop the subject property as proposed. Motion: Commissioner Earnest made a motion to approve the request with the conditions of approval recommended by staff. Commissioner Cabe seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed by a vote of 3-0-0. Subdivision Committee July 15, 2010 Page 3 of 4 PPL 10-3616: Preliminary Plat (RIVERWALK I/DEADHORSE MTN RD, 645,684): Submitted by H2 ENGINEERING, INC. for property located 1.3 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 16E, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF DEADHORSE MOUNTAIN ROAD. The property is zoned RSF-4, SINGLE FAMILY - 4 UNITS/ACRE and contains approximately 95.91 acres. The request is for phase I of a residential subdivision with 67 single-family dwellings. Andrew Garner, Senior Planner, gave the staff report discussing that staff is recommending this be tabled to address tree preservation and concerns with an existing pond that will be preserved that was not shown on the drawing. Glenn Newman, Staff Engineer, discussed the pond and traffic signal recommendation from staff. Greg Howe, Urban Forester, discussed the overall site plan and that some trees in lots may not be saved. Newman discussed the design of the streets with traffic calming measures. Kipp Hearne, H2 Engineering, discussed the street design and master street plan. He mentioned concern with the Solid Waste Division not picking up trash in the alley. He would support discussion from the City to address that issue. He discussed the pond and the spring that will be preserved in the vicinity of lots 9 and 10 and the re -estimation of tree canopy. Public Comment: Jerry Hall, adjacent property owner and previous property owner of the subject property, discussed natural features and including springs and ponds on the property. He requested a study prior to the building of homes due to underground springs. Kenneth Webster, adjacent property owner to the east. He did not receive notification of the meeting. He is concerned with this subdivision impacting the rural nature of the area. They are proposing way too many houses. There are no speed limit signs posted on Dead Horse Mountain Road. He discussed the safety of pedestrians and danger in driving this road during snow storms. He discussed the maintenance of Dead Horse Mountain Road by either the City or County. He would prefer 1 -acre lots. He also mentioned that a flight club flies model airplanes in the area that result in noise. Jackie HallWyland, adjacent property owner to the southwest of the site. She asked why the applicant is doing this project with the housing market is down and discussed the history of this area as she used to live on the subject property. Charles Mesner, an adjacent property owner. He discussed traffic issues and that getting out onto Highway 16 is terrible. The Goff Farm Road intersection is dangerous. Subdivision Committee July 15, 2010 Page 4 of 4 Ty Ryland, neighbor of the subject property, discussed that there are a lot of springs on the property. He discussed surrounding land uses including Superior Wheel, a gun club, and pollution on the property. Superior Wheel was dumping pollution into the White River. This is not a peaceful place to live. Public comment was closed. Glenn Newman, discussed that the applicant is responsible for showing all springs and wetlands on the property, and any delineated wetlands. Commissioner Cabe asked about the rectangle in the middle of the property that appears to be a separate parcel. Jerry Hall, adjacent property owner, discussed that rectangle is his blueberry patch, that is a separate parcel he was allowed to keep as part of the property sale. Commissioner Cabe discussed that it was the developer's choice on when to do the development— they have the right to develop in accordance with City code. Commissioner Earnest asked about the light at the intersection of State Highway 16/Stone Mountain Road. Garner discussed that as State Highway 16 was under state jurisdiction, they have control over when the signal is installed, and that the road must meet their criteria/warrants, before it may be installed. Motion: Commissioner Earnest made a motion to approve the request with the conditions of approval recommended by staff. Commissioner Cabe 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 10:30 AM. n