Board/Committee Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  10/8/2019

SUBJECT:  Briarwood Preliminary Plat: A request by Craig Rouhier, of Troon Development, LLC agent for Golden Pond Farms, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the Preliminary Plat for the Briarwood Subdivision, which proposes the subdivision of a ±74.17 acre subject property into a total of 229 lots, with associated common areas and right-of-way. Tax Parcel Numbers 03044-011-001, 03044-011-002, 03044-011-003, and 03044-010-003 (Quasi-Judicial Hearing).

PREPARED BY:  Adam Hall, AICP

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Board transmit the preliminary plat of Briarwood to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and on Page 19 of the Staff Report, upon making the following motion:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at this hearing, the presentation before this Board, and Staff’s recommendation, this Board finds the application to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the Land Development Regulations and transmits the Preliminary Plat of Briarwood to the City Commission, with a recommendation to approve, subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and on Page 19 of the Staff Report.  

Summary

This application is a request by Craig Rouhier of Troon Development, Inc., applicant and agent for Golden Pond Farms, Inc., property owner, for consideration of the preliminary plat of Briarwood, which proposes the subdivision of the ±74.17 acre subject property into a total of 229 lots, with associated right-of-way and common areas. The preliminary plat indicates the development will be constructed in 4 (four) phases, with the first phase consisting of 44 lots.

The subject property consists of portions of Parcel Numbers 03044-011-001, 03044-011-002, 03044-011-003, and 03044-010-003, and is located in the 17000 block of CR 235A, west of CR 235A and Santa Fe High School, south of the Meadowglen subdivision, and north of the Santa Fe Hills subdivision.

A portion of the subject property was part of the previously proposed Benton Hills development, for which a preliminary plat was approved on January 11, 2016 by the City Commission.

The proposed Briarwood subdivision would consist of lots ranging size from ±7,500 square feet to ±9,983 square feet, with the majority of lots between ±7,500 square feet and ± 8,000 square feet. The preliminary plat proposes a series of common areas throughout the project area and along the northern, eastern and western boundaries.  A 50’ wide common area will be located between any lots and the northern property line, including an approximately 15’ wide area outside of the stormwater drainage system.

Development within the proposed subdivision would connect to potable water and wastewater facilities. Stormwater for the proposed development would be conveyed to and treated by a connected, distributed linear network of retention basins to be located throughout the subject property.  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.