Approval Sheet

CITY OF GILLETTE
201 E. 5th Street
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CITY OF GILLETTE


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DATE: 6/17/2014 7:00:00 PM
SUBJECT:
Council Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for Chara Hill Estates, Phase III, as Submitted by the Developer, Chara Hills, LLC, Subject to all Planning Requirements.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is seeking Preliminary Plat approval for fourteen (14) new lots contained within Phase III. The 15.06 acre property is located south of Shalom Avenue and west of Chara Avenue. The proposed Preliminary Plat includes the third phase of development in the Chara Hill Estates Subdivision. The lots are to be zoned R-S, Suburban Residential District.  

The site is an unplatted portion of the Chara Hill Estates development. Two (2) previously platted subdivisions, zoned R-S, exist to the north of the parcel. Southwest of the parcel is property zoned C-1, General Commercial District, along Boxelder Road at Butler Spaeth Road. The parcel is a natural extension to the existing R-S type of development. The current lots in the previously subdivided area are 75% built out. The land area slopes fairly steep down to the south and the lot sizes required in the R-S District allow for additional area needed for development.  

The property owner is in the process of requesting the property be re-zoned to R-S, Suburban Residential District to accommodate the proposed lot sizes. The zoning shall be approved prior to City Council taking action on a Final Plat for this land area. The lot sizes range from slightly under ¾ of an acre to slightly over 1 acre in size. There is one (1) street connecting the existing Shalom Avenue with the existing Chara Avenue. The connectivity index is a 2.0, which exceeds the 1.4 requirement in the Subdivision Regulations.   

The parkland dedication and/or parkland development fee assessment has been met with a credit for 4.98 acres of land that was previously deeded to the City in Chara Hill Estates, Phase I.
ACTUAL COST VS. BUDGET:
SUGGESTED MOTION:
I move for Approval of a Preliminary Plat for Chara Hill Estates, Phase III, as Submitted by the Developer, Chara Hills, LLC, Subject to all Planning Requirements.
STAFF REFERENCE:
MAP
Dustin Hamilton, P.E., Development Services Director
ATTACHMENTS:
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Minutes
Vicinity and Aerial Map
Preliminary Plat
Case Sheet