Commission Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  9/26/2022

SUBJECT:  Preliminary Plat and Final PD Plan– Fletcher Trace: A request by Travis Hastay , P.E., of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., applicant and agent for the Waco of Alabama, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the Preliminary Plat and Final PD Plan of Fletcher Trace, which proposes the subdivision of a ±118.2 acre subject property into a total of 472 lots, with associated common areas and right-of-way, generally located east of CR 235, south of Pilot Forest, and north of NW 110th Avenue; Tax Parcel Number 03970-000-000 and a portion of Tax Parcel Number 03980-002-001 (Quasi-Judicial Hearing).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the City Commission approve the preliminary plat of Fletcher Trace subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and located on page 22 of the Staff Report upon making the following motion:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at this hearing, the presentation before this Commission, the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board,  and Staff’s recommendation, this Commission finds the application to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the Land Development Regulations and approves the Preliminary Plat of Fletcher Trace, subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and located on page 22 of the Staff Report.  

Summary

This application is a request by Travis Hastay, P.E., of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., applicant and agent for Waco Properties, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the preliminary plat and Final PD Plan for Fletcher Trace, which proposes the subdivision of a ±118.20 acre subject property into a total of 472 lots with associated common areas and road right-of-way. The preliminary plat indicates the development will be constructed in up to thirteen phases.

The subject property consists of portions Tax Parcel Number 03980-002-001, and is generally located south and east of CR 235, south of Pilot Forest Subdivision, and north of NW 110^th Avenue.

The proposed Fletcher Trace subdivision will consist of lots ranging size from ±2,200 square feet to ±13,489 square feet, with the majority of lots being ±5,500 square feet. The preliminary plat proposed 128 single-family attached units located in interior of the subject property, as permitted by the approved Planned Development Ordinance. The remainder of the lots (344) will be single family detached units. The preliminary plat proposes common areas internal to the development and along the northern property boundary and the southwest corner. Stormwater for the proposed development will be conveyed to and treated within five (5) stormwater management facilities located in these common areas.  A pedestrian pathway will connect the internal sidewalk system to the public right-of-way of CR 235. A 50’ buffer is shown between the proposed lots and the eastern property line.  

Two (2) vehicular access points will be provided to CR 235. There are no connections to NW 110^th Avenue.  Development within the proposed subdivision will connect to potable water and wastewater facilities. An analysis of the development’s impact on other public facilities, including transportation, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, and public schools, is provided within this report.

Section 2.4.10(G)(2) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs) establishes the requirements for a preliminary plat. An analysis of the application’s compliance with the applicable standards of this section has been provided within this report.

The Planned Development – Residential zoning designation for the subject property was approved by the City Commission on April 25, 2022 through Ordinance 22-10. This preliminary plat is a Final PD Plan per Section 2.4.3 (E) of the City’s Land Development Regulations and Condition 9 of the approved PD Ordinance. 

At the September 13, 2022 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, the Board voted 3-0 in favor of forwarding the application to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve.