Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request for a Private Street Subdivision (Auburn Hills, Phase 5), Located on the North Side of U.S. Highway 380 (University Drive), South Side of Wilmeth Road and East of County Road 166
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: June 23, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Eleana Galicia, Planner I
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at the July 21, 2015 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit to allow for a private street subdivision, with the following condition:
1. The subject property shall generally develop in accordance with the attached Concept Plan Exhibit, and Entrance Exhibit.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: May 11, 2015 (Original Application)
May 26, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
May 29, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting approval of a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a private street subdivision in conjunction with approval of the proposed preliminary-final plat (15-128PF) of the Auburn Hills Phase Five Addition. A private street subdivision is one in which the public improvements (streets and utilities) are privately maintained by the Homeowner’s Association for the subdivision and are not accepted as public improvements by the City. The proposed private street development will develop in accordance with the attached Concept Plan and Entrance exhibits, and will include 301 single family residential lots and 15 common areas. The applicant has proposed three entrances into the development each with a controlled access gate.
On April 28, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary-final plat (15-063PF) for the overall parent tract of the Auburn Hills subdivision which included Phase Five (the subject property). The applicant has submitted a subsequent associated preliminary-final plat, due to the requested SUP, which will be considered concurrently by the City Council on July 21, 2015.
On June 9, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled the item indefinitely so that Staff could re-notice the item due to a Staff noticing error.