Commission Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  6/13/2016

SUBJECT:  Heritage Oaks Phase II Final Plat: A request by Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., applicant and agent for Duration Builders, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the subdivision of a ±17.25 acre subject property into 44 lots. Tax Parcel No. 03053-001-000. (Quasi-Judicial Hearing)

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at the hearing, the presentation before the Commission, and Staff's recommendation:

1. Approve the Final Plat of Heritage Oaks Phase II (“Final Plat”), the “Subdividers Agreement for Heritage Oaks Phase II” (“Subdividers Agreement”), and the “Certificate of Concurrency Compliance for Heritage Oaks Phase II (“Certificate of Concurrency Compliance”);

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Final Plat, Subdividers Agreement, and Certificate of Concurrency Compliance acknowledging the Commission’s approval;

3. Authorize the City Attorney to sign the Final Plat, Subdividers Agreement, and Certificate of Concurrency Compliance, approving their legal form and sufficiency; and,

4. Accept a cash deposit from Duration Builders, Inc., in the amount of $102,598.37 as the performance guarantee for sidewalk infrastructure improvements.

Summary

This application is a request by Monique Heathcock, P.E., LEED AP, of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., applicant and agent for Duration Builders, Inc., property owner, for the approval of a final plat to subdivide a ±17.25 acre tract of land into a total of 44 lots.

The subject property is part of the Heritage Oaks Planned Development – Residential (PD-R), which was approved by the City Commission on May 11, 2015 (Ordinance 15-05.) The proposed final plat consists of “Phase II” of the PD-R, as identified on the PD Master Plan, approved as part of the Heritage Oaks PD-R.

The preliminary plat for Heritage Oaks Phase II was approved by the City Commission on November 9, 2015. Construction Plans, which are approved administratively pursuant to Section 2.4.10(G)(3) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs), were approved on March 2, 2016.

The subject property is located north of Heritage Oaks Phase I, which is currently developed and substantially built out. Access to Heritage Oaks is provided by NW 167^th Boulevard, which connects to NW US Highway 441. 

The Heritage Oaks PD-R PD Master Plan requires larger lots along the project’s northern boundary. In addition, the project would provide a 15-foot buffer with a minimum six (6) foot fence between lots within Phase II and the agriculturally-zoned properties located to the north of the project site. The proposed final plat provides notes to memorialize compliance with these requirements (see Surveyor’s Notes 10 and 16.)

Development within the proposed subdivision will connect to potable water and wastewater facilities. Stormwater for the proposed development will be conveyed to a stormwater management facility constructed in the eastern portion of the subject property. An analysis of the development’s impact on public facilities is provided within the Staff Report (attached.)

A subdividers agreement (attached, see Exhibit "A" to the Staff Report) has been prepared in accordance with Subsection 2.4.10(G)(4.) The subdividers agreement establishes the requirements for the construction of infrastructure (which must occur before the conveyance of any lots within the development,) inspection of infrastructure during construction, performance guarantees for sidewalk infrastructure, and the maintenance guarantee for infrastructure. The foregoing provisions within the subdividers agreement meet the requirements of Sections 2.4.10(G)(4) and 7.4 of the LDRs.

Section 2.4.10(G)(5)(d) of the City’s LDRs establishes the standards of review for a final plat. An analysis of the application’s compliance with the applicable standards of this section has been provided within the Staff Report (attached.)