HomeMy WebLinkAboutNorton East Ranch Final Plat P14007_17 Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Tim Cooper, Assistant City Attorney
Wendy Thomas, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve the Norton East Ranch Phase IIA Major Subdivision Final Plat, Application P14007.
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2014
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Upon the Director of Public Work’s review and concurrence, the City
Commission approves the Final Plat of the Norton East Ranch Phase IIA Major Subdivision and authorizes the Director of Public Works to execute the same on behalf of the City of Bozeman.
Approval of the Final Plat is contingent upon approval of the agreement with the subdivider to
allow the Bozeman HRDC a 90-day pre-sale opportunity to identify qualified purchasers for the
Road to Home project.
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the final plat for the Norton East Ranch Phase IIA Major Subdivision, Application P14007 and authorize the Director of Public Works to
execute the same on behalf of the City of Bozeman.
BACKGROUND: This is a request for approval of the Final Plat for Norton East Ranch Phase
IIA Subdivision. On January 22, 2008 the City Commission granted preliminary plat approval to
subdivide 47.77 acres and create one hundred and twenty eight residential lots including restricted size lots and workforce housing lots and the remaining area as parks, open spaces,
streets and alleys for R-4 (Residential High Density District) development, located west of
Cottonwood Road between future extensions of Fallon Street and West Babcock Street. Phase I
was filed on February 16, 2011. Phase II was filed on June 27, 2013.
Phase IIA will be the final phase of the plat filed, as the preliminary plat expired on March 3, 2014.
State law provides that the governing body shall approve the plat only if:
a) The plat conforms to the conditions of approval set forth on the preliminary plat and to the terms of the state subdivision law and regulations and the regulations adopted by the
Bozeman City Commission; and
b) The County Treasurer has certified that all real property taxes and special assessments assessed and levied on the land to subdivide have been paid.
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The County Treasurer has certified that the taxes and special assessments have been paid.
Attached is a memorandum from Brian Krueger, Development Review Manager, delineating
how the conditions of preliminary plat approval have been satisfied.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None identified
ALTERNATIVES: None identified. As directed by the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The applicant has submitted the required fees for this action. Cash-in-lieu of water rights has been paid. Parkland is dedicated with this subdivision. City sewer and
water connection fees and other applicable impact fees will be collected for the new services
when a building permit is issued.
Attachments: Staff Memo; Final Plat
Report compiled on: April 23, 2014
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Development Review Division Policy and Planning Division Building Division
CITY OF BOZEMAN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building
20 East Olive Street
P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
phone 406-582-2260
fax 406-582-2263
planning@bozeman.net
www.bozeman.net
MEMORANDUM
TO: TIM COOPER, CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
FROM: BRIAN KRUEGER, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW MANAGER
SUBJECT: FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW NORTON EAST RANCH
PHASE IIA MAJOR SUBDIVISION, APPLICATION P14007
DATE: APRIL 14, 2014
Morrison & Maierle, Inc., on behalf of Norton Properties, LLC and Norton Development, Inc., have
submitted an application to the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development for Final Plat
review and approval for the Norton East Ranch Phase IIA Subdivision to subdivide the 10.96 acres
into 25 single household lots.
The City Commission granted preliminary plat approval on January 22, 2008. Attached is a copy of the
signed Findings of Fact and Order. An Improvements Agreement is required for this subdivision for the
installation of required infrastructure improvements.
Based on the summary review provided below the Development Review Committee, the City
Engineering’s Department, and Department of Community Development have reviewed the application against the conditions of preliminary plat approval; and as a result, find that the final plat application
may be approved by the City Commission.
Three (3) original mylars of the Final Plat, original Platting Certificate, copy of the property owner
association documents and a copy of the Findings of Fact and Order are attached for your review. The
property owner’s association documents and other applicable documents will be recorded and filed with the final plat at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office.
The Community Development staff respectfully requests that you prepare a City Attorney's
Certificate using the attached original Platting Certificate; approve the Certificates of Director of
Public Works and Certificate of Completion "as to form". The final City signatures will be obtained
once the City Commission has approved the final plat.
A complete application was submitted to the Community Development Department on March 26, 2014.
Based on the applicant having submitted an application on March 26, 2014 for final plat review and
approval, the 45-day (working days) review period for this final plat would expire on May 30, 2014.
The conditions of preliminary plat approval, which are pertinent to this major subdivision, and how they
have been met are described in the submittal materials. A subdivision improvements agreement was required for deferred infrastructure improvements. Staff has approved the agreement and the financial
guarantee was provided by a letter or credit that meets City requirements.
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Note: The Community Development Department and Engineering Departments have also reviewed
the final plat application against the preliminary plat cited code provisions and found compliance with these code requirements. The Engineering Department has also reviewed and approved the “closure” of the final plat.
Attachments: Three (3) Mylar Final Plats Applicant’s Written Narrative and Complete Submittal
Applicant’s addendum
Original Platting Certificate
Signed improvements agreement
Copy of Findings of Fact and Order
Cc: File
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