Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Preliminary Plat for Townhomes at Bloomdale East Addition, Located Approximately 850 Feet North of Bloomdale Road and Approximately 450 Feet East of Hardin Boulevard
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential, and open space)
MEETING DATE: March 5, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Caitlyn Strickland, AICP, Planning Manager
Kaitlin Sheffield, CNU-A, Senior Planner
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: November 7, 2023 (Original Application)
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed preliminary plat with the following conditions and variances:
1. The items currently marked as "not met" on the attached Conditions of Approval Summary be satisfied prior to issuing final plat approval; and
2. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Preliminary Plat Approval Checklist, attached.
3. The applicant receive a variance to Section 307A.3 (Lot Frontage) of the Unified Development Code waiving the requirement to front 34 single family lots directly onto a proposed street.
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to subdivide approximately 62.4 acres into 118 lots and 26 common areas for single family uses.
Under the requirements of Section 307A.3 (Lot Frontage) of the Unified Development Code, all single family lots are required to have frontage on a public street. The applicant is requesting a variance from this requirement to allow for 34 lots (Lots 6-12, Block B, Lots 4-12, Block C, Lots 8-13, Block D, Lots 6-12, Block E, and Lots 15-19, Block F) to front on a common area. As shown on the attached preliminary plat, Lots 15-19, Block F would front directly onto the proposed open space and the remainder of the lots would front onto a common area that is separ...
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