Commission Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  12/9/2019

SUBJECT:  Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1 Final Plat: A request by Daniel Young, P.E., of CHW, Inc., applicant and agent for Fletcher Development, LLC., property owner, for consideration of the final plat of Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1, which proposes to subdivide the ±8.46 acre subject property into a total of 37 lots, with associated common areas and right-of-way, consisting of A portion of Parcel Number 03980-002-001 (Quasi-Judicial Hearing).

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at this hearing, the presentation before this Commission, and Staff’s recommendation, this Commission finds the application for the Final Plat of Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1 to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the Land Development Regulations and:

1. Approve the Final Plat of Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1 (“Final Plat”);
2. Approve the “Subdividers Agreement for Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1” (“Subdividers Agreement”);
3. Authorize the Mayor and City Attorney to sign the Final Plat and Subdividers Agreement; and,
4. Accept the irrevocable letter of credit from Fletcher Development LLC. in the amount of $1,164,739.80 as the surety instrument for infrastructure improvements.

Summary

This application is a request by Daniel Young, P.E., of CHW, Inc., applicant and agent for Fletcher Development LLC., property owner, for consideration of the final plat of Savannah Station Phase IIA, Unit 1, which proposes the subdivision of the ±8.46 acre subject property into a total of 37 lots, with associated right-of-way and common areas.

The subject property consists of a portion of Parcel Number 03980-002-001, and is located north of Savannah Station Phase I and Pilot Forest subdivisions, west of the Shady Lane Acres unrecorded survey and Interstate 75, and east of NW County Road 235.

The property is comprised of the Savannah Station Planned Development – Residential (PD-R), which was approved in September 2018 by the adoption of Ordinance 18-19. The Savannah Station Phase II PD-R permits a maximum of 180 dwellings on the subject property. The subject property has a Moderate Density Residential Future Land Use Map Designation, which allows a maximum gross density of 4 units per acre.

The Savannah Station PD-R requires the development to provide a minimum 15 foot landscaped buffer along the project’s eastern property boundary lines. The buffer is intended to provide for compatibility of the project with the densities of contiguous and nearby properties.

Development within the proposed subdivision will connect to potable water and wastewater facilities. Stormwater for the proposed development will be conveyed to one existing retention basin located in Savannah Station Phase 1. 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)(5) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs) establishes the requirements for a final plat. An analysis of the application’s compliance with the applicable standards of this section has been provided within this report.

The preliminary plat for Savannah Station Phase II was originally approved by the City Commission on February 12, 2019. The phasing schedule for the preliminary plat was amended by the City Commission on August 12, 2019. The construction plans for Savanah Station Phase IIA (Units 1 and 2) were approved administratively (as per Section 2.4.10(G)(3) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs)) on October 3, 2019.