The applicants (JJB Enterprises LLC, City of Gillette and Campbell County School District No. 1) are requesting to resubdivide existing Tracts A, B1 and B2 of the Legacy Pointe Subdivision for ownership and future development purposes. JJB Enterprises, LLC is requesting the creation of two commercial lots along Tanner Drive for future development. The City of Gillette is requesting the Legacy Parkway right-of-way be established as part of this plat. Campbell County School District No. 1 would like to consolidate two existing tracts into one combined tract for Buffalo Ridge Elementary School.
The proposed subdivision is located immediately east of Tanner Drive and immediately north of Southern Drive. The existing zoning for this subdivision is R-4, Multi Family Residential District. The City's adopted 2013 Land Use Plan envisions this area as Residential with a mixture of Commercial uses.
The original Legacy Pointe Subdivision was approved in 2010 and created three separate tracts - Tract A was originally intended for the Buffalo Ridge Elementary School; Tract B was undeveloped and Tract C was eventually developed by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at the intersection of Tanner Drive and Southern Drive.
In early 2011, the City approved a resubdivision plat for this area which created Tract B1 that was eventually deeded to Campbell County School District No. 1 for the Buffalo Ridge Elementary School.
Shortly after the 2011 plat was filed and recorded, the City filed and recorded a deed for the Legacy Parkway 80-foot wide right-of-way that is located immediately south of Buffalo Ridge Elementary School and is currently used as the primary access to the school. (See separate warranty deed and Legacy Parkway exhibit, attached.)
The proposed plat will memorialize and establish the existing Legacy Parkway right-of-way. The proposed plat will also consolidate the two existing school district tracts into proposed Tract A-1. Finally, the proposed plat will create two new parcels - Tract B4 (3.07 acres) and Tract B5 (2.67 acres) along Tanner Drive. Tract B4 and Tract B5 will be located immediately north of existing Tract C, which is the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. JJB Enterprises LLC is requesting Tract B4 and Tract B5 be re-zoned from R-4, Multi Family Residential District, to C-1, General Commercial District through a separate application.
The Planning Requirements are as follows:
- All comments and concerns will be addressed in ePlans prior to submitting the Final Plat for signatures.
- A drainage easement will be established for the existing stormwater drainage detention/retention pond located immediately south of Legacy Parkway and immediately east of Tanner Drive.
- Future Development on Tracts B3, B4 and B5 will require separate approval by the City at the time of development.
City Staff recommends approval, subject to all Planning Requirements. |