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| DATE:
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9/6/2016 7:00:00 PM |
| SUBJECT: |
| An Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Extension of Boundaries of the City of Gillette, Wyoming, and Annexation of a Tract of Land Known as the Aspen Heights Annexation, Contiguous and Adjoining the Present Boundaries and Establishing a C-1, General Commercial District and R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District, Subject to all Planning Requirements. |
| BACKGROUND: |
Ordinance First Reading: 7/0
Doug Leitzke (the applicant) is requesting annexation of a 4.99 acre parcel situated in the SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section 3, T49N, R72W, Campbell County, Wyoming. The applicant is requesting 4.49 acres be zoned C-1, General Commercial District, and 0.5 acres be zoned R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District.
The proposed annexation area is generally located south of Crow Avenue (south of the Divis Subdivision) and north of the City’s water tank on Southern Drive. The north boundary of the proposed annexation area is contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Gillette. The proposed annexation area is a logical extension of the City Limits.
The property can be served by all City utilities and other utilities with franchise agreements with the City. The applicant and/or property owner of the proposed annexation area will be responsible for all design, permitting, easement acquisition, and construction associated with the extension of existing utilities and other infrastructure necessary to serve the proposed annexation area as described within the attached Annexation Report. There is no significant City investment required in support of this annexation.
Access to this proposed annexation area will be provided from two locations. The proposed 0.5 acre R-2 zoned parcel located within the NE corner of the proposed annexation area will have access from Crow Ave. The remaining 4.49 acre commercial area will have access from Southern Drive via a private access driveway. The applicant will be responsible for all costs necessary to construct the private access drive between the approach located on Southern Drive (near the City’s water tank) and the proposed intersection at Tipton Dr. A cul-de-sac will be constructed at the intersection of Tipton Dr and the north terminus of the proposed private access drive. The underlying earthwork, grading, drainage, erosion control and road base for the proposed private access drive will be designed in accordance with City Standards as a “local-through” street, capable of carrying heavier commercial traffic. The roadway surface will be a minimum of 24-feet wide and will be paved with either asphalt or concrete. The private access driveway, built to these minimum standards, will be owned, operated and maintained by the applicant and/or property owners within the Aspen Heights annexation area.
In the future, when property adjacent to the private access driveway is either subdivided and/or annexed, the surface of the private access driveway will be improved to include curb, gutter, sidewalk and a wider street surface, designed in accordance with City Standards for a “local-through” street section for commercial traffic. Costs associated with these future road improvements will be the responsibility of the adjacent property owners and the Aspen Heights property owners who will benefit from these improvements at the time adjacent property is either subdivided and/or annexed.
The existing City zoning north of the proposed annexation area is R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District. The west, south and east boundary of the proposed annexation is adjacent to Agriculture zoned land located in the County. Existing County land uses immediately adjacent to the proposed annexation area consist of vacant agriculture and limited rural residential. A large telecommunications tower is located on the parcel immediately west of the proposed annexation area.
The current land use within the proposed annexation area is currently vacant. A contractor's storage yard previously existed on this site, but has since been demolished. The applicant is requesting a single family dwelling to be installed within the proposed R-2 zoned area. The applicant would like to develop a vehicle/trailer/equipment sales, service and repair business within the proposed C-1 zoned area.
The adopted 2013 City-County Joint Future Land Use Plan for this area recommends Commercial Land Uses with a mixture of rural residential and industrial. City staff has no objection to the proposed R-2 zoned area. City staff has no objections to the proposed C-1 zoned area.
Section 12 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance identifies the following, minimum zoning district area size for the following applicable zoning districts:
C-1, General Commercial District – 4 acres
R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District – 3 acres
The C-1 General Commercial District would also be appropriate for a vehicle/trailer/equipment sales, service and repair business. The minimum district size requirement of 4.0 acres is acceptable for the 4.49 proposed zoning district. The R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District abuts 10+ acres of existing R-2 District, as such it also satisfies the minimum size requirement.
City staff recommends approval of the requested 0.5 acre R-2, Single and Two Family Zoning District and approval of the remaining 4.49 acres of the 4.99 annexation area as C-1, General Commercial Zoning District.
A minimum landscaping and screening buffer of approximately 40 feet will be required at the time development occurs to screen the commercial uses from the existing residential and agriculture uses within the City and the County in accordance with our Landscaping and Screening Standards within Section 14 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.
A future subdivision plat will be required to match future lot lines with the approved zoning designation. Other Engineering, Zoning and Building permits will be required per City Standards when future development occurs within the proposed Aspen Heights annexation area. |
| ACTUAL COST VS. BUDGET: |
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| SUGGESTED MOTION: |
| I Move to Approve an Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Extension of Boundaries of the City of Gillette, Wyoming, and Annexation of a Tract of Land Known as the Aspen Heights Annexation, Contiguous and Adjoining the Present Boundaries and Establishing a C-1, General Commercial District and an R-2, Single and Two Family Residential District, Subject to all Planning Requirements on Second Reading. |
| STAFF REFERENCE: |
| Dustin Hamilton, P.E., Development Services Director |
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