HomeMy WebLinkAboutAuthorize Findings of Fact and Order for Meadows Minor, P14028_6 Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Tim Cooper, Assistant City Attorney
Tom Rogers, Planner II
SUBJECT: The Meadows Minor Subdivision Final Plat
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2014
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Upon the Director of Public Work’s review and concurrence, the
City Commission approves the Final Plat of The Meadows Minor Subdivision, and authorizes
the Director of Public Service to execute the same on behalf of the City of Bozeman. BACKGROUND: This is a request for approval of the Final Plat for The Meadows Minor
Subdivision, a five-lot, residential subdivision located on the northwest corner of Kimball
Avenue and Tilton Street. At its April 21, 2014 public hearing, the Bozeman City Commission
voted to conditionally approve The Meadows Minor Subdivision Preliminary Plat. The applicant applied for final plat approval on May 5, 2014, and staff has concluded all terms and conditions
of preliminary plat approval have been met.
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.
The County Treasurer has certified that the taxes and special assessments have been paid.
Attached is a memorandum from Tom Rogers, Planner II, 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: Fiscal impacts are undetermined at this time, but will include increased
property tax revenues from new development, along with increased costs to deliver municipal
services to the property.
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Attachments: Staff Memo; Final Plat
Report compiled on: May 21, 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: CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE STACY ULMEN, CITY CLERK
FROM: TOM ROGERS, AICP
SUBJECT: FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW THE MEADOWS MINOR
SUBDIVISION; PLANNING FILE NO. P14028
DATE: MAY 23, 2014
Madison Engineering, Inc on behalf of John & Laree Tribitt Living Trust, have made application to the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development for Final Plat review and approval for
The Meadows Subdivision, a five (5) lot subdivision.
On April 21, 2014, the City Commission granted preliminary plat approval to subdivide 16,774 square
feet together with the required supplementary plans and information to create five (5) single-household residential lots. Attached is a copy of the signed Findings of Fact and Order dated May 2, 2014.
The application includes an Improvements Agreement and financial guarantee for required subdivision
related improvements that will not be completed with the filing of the final plat (i.e., landscaping and
irrigation in public right-of-way, sidewalks, and sewer and water service 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 applicant will then obtain the final signatures on thy mylars (including obtaining the Certificate of County Treasurer that all taxes and
special assessments have been paid) prior to the Director of Public Works signing the mylars.
A complete application was submitted to the Community Development Department on May 5, 2014.
Based on the applicant having submitted a complete application on May 5, 2014 for final plat review
and approval, and further finding that the application was deemed complete on May 12, 2014, the 45-day (working days) review period for this final plat would expire on July 8, 2014.
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The conditions of preliminary plat approval, which are pertinent to this major subdivision, and how they
have been met, follow:
1. The plat shall conform to all requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code and the Uniform Standards for Subdivision Plats (Uniform Standards for Certificates of Survey and Subdivision
Plats (24.183.1104 ARM) and shall be accompanied by all required documents, including
certification from the City Engineer that as-built drawings for public improvements were
received, a platting certificate, and all required and corrected certificates. The Final Plat application shall include three (3) signed reproducible copies on a 3 mil or heavier stable base polyester film (or equivalent); two (2) digital copies; one (1) PDF copy; and five (5) paper prints.
The Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder’s office has elected to continue the existing medium
requirements of 2 mylars with a 1½” binding margin on one side for both plats and COS’s. The
Clerk and Recorder will file the new Conditions of Approval sheet as a separate document from the Plat. This accompanying sheet may either be on a same sized mylar sheet or a letter or legal paper document with up to 11x17 exhibits.
Response: All required documents to file the final plat have been provided. Attached please
find three (3) mylar final plats, original Platting Certificate, and copies of all applicable
documents and exhibits necessary for your review. The City Engineer’s Office verified closure on the final plat on March 20, 2014.
2. The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not specifically
listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the
lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or state law.
Response: The Applicant acknowledges this condition.
3. The final plat shall provide all necessary utility easements and shall be described, dimensioned and shown on the final plat in their true and correct location. Any rear or side yard utility
easements not provided will require written confirmation from ALL utility companies providing
service indicating that rear or side yard easements are not needed.
Response: The final plat depicts and dimensions required utility easements in the true and correct locations. No interior side yard easements will be provided as these are townhouse lots.
4. The applicant shall submit with the application for Final Plat review and approval, a written
narrative stating how each of the conditions of preliminary plat approval and noted code
provisions have been satisfactorily addressed, and shall include a digital copy (pdf) of the entire Final Plat submittal. This narrative shall be in sufficient detail to direct the reviewer to the appropriate plat, plan, sheet, note, covenant, etc. in the submittal.
Response: A written narrative, exhibits and documents are included in the attached materials
addressing the conditions of approval provided by the applicant.
5. Pursuant to Section 38.24.090.B.2, BMC, legal and physical access shall be provided by an improved alley and a greenway corridor trail with public access. Applicant shall continue the construction of the existing 5 foot concrete sidewalk within the Valley West Phase 3D Open
Space No. 10 adjacent to the subject property to Kimball Avenue boulevard sidewalk to City
standards. This option may require additional improvements to the alley to accommodate
emergency access, snow removal and storage, and the provision of utilities. The alley may also require signage for the provision of emergency services.
Response: The Applicant acknowledges this condition and requested that sidewalks, boulevard landscaping and water and sewer services be bonded and constructed with construction of the
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townhouses. A bond in the amount of 150% of the estimated construction costs is included
with the submittal.
6. The applicant shall submit a construction route map dictating how materials and heavy equipment will travel to and from the site in accordance with section 38.39.020.A.1 of the
Unified Development Ordinance. This shall be submitted as part of the final site plan for site
developments, or with infrastructure plans for subdivisions. It shall be the responsibility of the
applicant to ensure that the construction traffic follows the approved routes.
Response: A construction route map will be provided with the final plat submittal or with infrastructure plans for the subdivision.
7. All construction activities shall comply with section 38.39.020.A.2 of the Unified Development
Ordinance. This shall include routine cleaning/sweeping of material that is dragged to adjacent
streets. The City may require a guarantee as allowed for under this section at any time during the construction to ensure any damages or cleaning that are required are complete. The developer shall be responsible to reimburse the City for all costs associated with the work if it becomes
necessary for the City to correct any problems that are identified.
Response: The Applicant acknowledges this condition.
8. All water and sewer service lines shall be located in the standard location as approved by the water/sewer superintendent.
Response: The existing lot has water and sewer services stubbed to the edge of the property. The Applicant proposed to sue these four (4) water and sewer service lines to serve the newly
created townhouse lots. All water and sewer lines will review and approved by the City
Engineering Department.
Bozeman Municipal Code Provisions:
a. Pursuant to Section 38.06.040.A.5.f of the BMC, conditional approval of the Preliminary Plat
shall be in force for not more than one calendar year for minor subdivisions. Prior to that
expiration date, the developer may submit a letter of request for the extension of the period to the Community Development Director for a mutually agreed-upon period of time.
The preliminary plat for The Meadows was approved by the City Commission on April 21, 2014. The approval is in effect for three years (April 21, 2015).
b. Section 38.39.030, BMC “Completion of Improvements” - If it is the developer’s intent to file
the plat prior to the completion of all required improvements, an Improvements Agreement shall be entered into with the City of Bozeman guaranteeing the completion of all improvements in
accordance with the preliminary plat submittal information and conditions of approval. If the
final plat is filed prior to the installation of all improvements, the developer shall supply the City
of Bozeman with an acceptable method of security equal to 150 percent of the cost of the
remaining improvements. Application fees are required for an improvements agreement application at $400 or 1% of the amount to be guaranteed, whichever is greater.
The Applicant acknowledges this requirement. The Applicant will enter into an improvement agreement for water and sewer service lines, boulevard landscaping and irrigation, and for
sidewalks. A bond equal to 150% of the estimated cost of the improvements was submitted
with the application.
c. Section 38.39.030.B.2, BMC “Sidewalks”. The final plat and property owner’s association
documents shall include language stating that “upon the third anniversary of the plat recordation
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of any phase of the subdivision, any lot owner who has not constructed said sidewalk shall,
without further notice, construct within 30 days, said sidewalk for their lot(s), regardless of whether other improvements have been made upon the lot unless otherwise provided for in a building permit restriction and improvements agreement.”
The final plat includes the required language. This property is under the existing Valley West
Subdivision Home Owners’ Association.
d. Final plats shall contain the applicable language for all certificates listed in Sections 38.06.020 through 38.06.110.
The final plat includes the required certificates.
e. 38.26.050.E “Street Frontage” – The property owners’ association documents shall contain
language stating that all street rights-of-way contiguous to or within the proposed development
site not used for street pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks or driveways (i.e., street boulevards) shall be landscaped, as defined in the Bozeman Municipal Code, and shall include one (1) large canopy tree for each 50 feet of total street frontage rounded to the nearest whole number. For
street trees, a City of Bozeman planting permit for street trees and obtaining utility locates is
required before any excavation begins in the City of Bozeman right-of-way. The covenants shall
include a planting note stating that the planting hole shall be at least twice the diameter of the root ball, that the root flare of the newly planted tree is visible and above ground, and there should be a mulch ring 3’- 4’ in diameter around each newly planted boulevard tree.
This property is under the existing Valley West Subdivision Home Owners’ Association.
f. Section 38.23.050 “Utilities” - Utilities shall be placed underground, wherever technically and
economically feasible. If overhead utility lines are used, they shall be placed along the rear property line.
All utilities will be installed underground.
g. 38.23.120 - If mail will not be to each individual lot within the development, the developer shall
provide an off-street area for mail delivery within the development in cooperation with the
United States Postal Service. All cluster mail boxes must be ADA accessible and placed accordingly. It shall not be the responsibility of the City to maintain or plow any mail delivery area constructed within a City right-of-way.
Mail service will be provided by an existing cluster mail box within the Valley West
Subdivision.
h. 38.39.030.B.2 “Sidewalks” – The final plat and property owners’ association documents shall include language stating that “upon the third anniversary of the plat recordation of any phase of the subdivision, any lot owner who has not constructed said sidewalk shall, without further
notice, construct within 30 days, said sidewalk for their lot(s), regardless of whether other
improvements have been made upon the lot.”
The final plat includes the required language.
i. 38.41.050.A.8 – A Memorandum of Understanding shall be entered into by the Weed Control District and the subdivider for the control of County declared noxious weeds and a copy
provided to the Community Development Department prior to final plat approval.
The required MOU was included with the final plat application submittal.
j. 38.41.070.A/5, BMC “Irrigation System As-Builts” - The developer shall provide irrigation system as-builts for all irrigation installed in public rights-of-way once the irrigation system is
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installed. The as-builts shall include the exact locations and type of lines, including accurate
depth, water source, heads, electric valves, quick couplers, drains and control box.
The Applicant acknowledges this condition. As-builts will be required prior to release of the improvement agreement covering the installation of irrigation systems.
k. 38.21.080.A, BMC Cleanup of property” - The subdivider shall ensure that all construction
material and other debris are removed from the subdivision prior to final plat approval, or prior
to release of said financial guarantee, if an Improvements Agreement is necessary with the final plat.
The Applicant acknowledges this condition.
l. Pursuant to City of Bozeman Design Standards and Specification Policy, Street Naming and
Addressing, the developer shall make arrangements with the City Engineer's office to provide
addresses for all individual lots in the subdivision prior to filing of the final plat.
The Applicant acknowledges this condition. All street names and address will be assigned by the City Engineering Department.
m. 38.27.090 “Waiver of Park Maintenance District” – Prior to final plat approval executed waivers
of right to protest the creation of special improvement districts (SIDs) for a park maintenance
district will be required to be filed and of record with the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder, unless already filed with annexation.
The Applicant signed and recorded a Waiver of Park Maintenance District.
n. Section 34.04.010, BMC requires City standard sidewalk to be installed and properly depicted at
the standard location (i.e. 1 foot off property line) along the street(s) frontage. Any deviation to
the standard alignment or location must be approved by the City Engineer.
The Applicant acknowledges this condition.
Note: The Engineering Department has also reviewed and approved the “closure” of the final plat.
Attachments: Three (3) Mylar Final Plats and One (1) Blackline Copy
Applicant’s Written Narrative and Complete Submittal Original Platting Certificate
Copy of Improvements Agreement
Copy of Financial Guarantee
Copy of Findings of Fact and Order
cc: Mr. John Tribett, John & Laree Tribitt Living Trust, PO Box 1818, Pinedale, WY 82941 Mr. Chris Budeski, P.E., Madison Engineering, Inc., 895 Technology Boulevard, Suite 203,
Bozeman, MT 59715
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The Meadows Minor Subdivision – Findings of Fact and Order 1
Return To:
City of Bozeman
Department of Community Development P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
BEFORE THE BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JOHN AND LAREE LIVING TRUST FOR PRELIMINARY
PLAT REVIEW OF THE MEADOWS MINOR
SUBDIVISION, CITY OF BOZEMAN, GALLATIN
COUNTY, MONTANA
FINDING OF FACT
AND ORDER
PURSUANT to the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, Section 76-3-101 through 76-
3-625, Montana Codes Annotated, City of Bozeman Growth Policy, and the Bozeman Unified
Development Code, a public hearing was scheduled, after notice given, before the Bozeman City
Commission on April 21, 2014, on the above-entitled application. The applicant presented to the
City Commission a proposed preliminary plat to subdivide (replat) one (1) existing lot,
containing approximately 16,744 square feet, described as Lot 146 of Valley West Subdivision
Phase 3D, Located in the Northwest One-Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 10, Township Two South
(T2S), Range Five East (R5E), PMM, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. The project
is generally located on the northwest corner of Kimball Avenue and Tilton Street.
The purpose of the public hearings was to consider all relevant evidence relating to public
health, safety, and welfare, including the required supplemental information to determine
whether the plat should be approved, conditionally approved, or disapproved.
It appeared to the City Commission that all parties and the public wishing to appear and
comment were given the opportunity to do so, and therefore, being fully advised of all matters
having come before it regarding this application, the City Commission makes the following
Findings of Fact, as required:
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FINDINGS OF FACT
I.
The complete application for the preliminary plat review of The Meadows Minor
Subdivision was submitted to the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development on
January 31, 2014 and after the receipt of additional required information was deemed acceptable
for initial review on March 3, 2014. The preliminary subdivision plat, as proposed, will further
subdivide (replat) one existing lot consisting of 16,744 square feet and create a minor
subdivision containing five (5) lots for single-household residential townhome construction. The
subject property is legally described as Lot 146 of Valley West Subdivision Phase 3D, Located
in the Northwest One-Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 10, Township Two South (T2S), Range Five
East (R5E), PMM, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. The project is generally located
on the northwest corner of Kimball Avenue and Tilton Street.
II.
A notice of public hearing for this application was published in the Bozeman Daily
Chronicle on Sunday, April 6, 2014. The site was posted with a public notice on April 4, 2014.
Public notice was sent to physically adjacent property owners via certified mail, and to all other
property owners of record within 200 feet of the subject property via first class mail, on April 3,
2014. No public comment was received prior to the public hearings.
III.
The Department of Community Development Staff reviewed the project and the evidence
which justified the imposition of conditions, recommendations of the Development Review
Committee and local review agencies and the design of the major subdivision, zoning, existing
infrastructure, physical features, and provisions for parkland.
IV.
The matter of the preliminary plat application for The Meadows Minor Subdivision was
considered by the City Commission at a public hearing on April 21, 2014 at which time the
Department of Community Development Staff reviewed the project and reported that no public
comment had been received prior to the hearing in response to the noticing on the matter of this
preliminary plat application.
Chris Budeski, P.E. with Madison Engineering, Inc., representing the John and Laree
Living Trust discussed the design of the subdivision and indicated the applicant’s agreement
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with the recommended conditions of approval stressing the purpose of the subdivision is to
convert the originally contemplated condominium ownership into townhome ownership with no
change in the number of units or density of the site.
V.
The public hearing portion was then opened to hear public testimony on the matter of the
preliminary plat application. No members of the public commented on the application. Seeing
no further public testimony, the City Commission then closed the public comment portion on the
matter of the preliminary plat application.
VI.
The City Commission then considered the Department of Community Development staff
report, public record, the applicant’s submittal and testimony, and weighed the proposed
subdivision against the primary criteria for consideration of subdivisions established in 76-3-608,
MCA and found as follows:
A. Primary Review Criteria
1. Effects on Agriculture
The subject property is designated as a residential area according to the City of Bozeman Community Plan. The area is zoned for residential development, has previously undergone
subdivision review and approval and has begun to be developed. Therefore, this subsequent
subdivision will not have adverse effects on agriculture.
2. Effects on Agricultural Water User Facilities
There are no agricultural water user facilities on this property. Any impacts caused by development in the area have been addressed with the previous subdivision and all necessary
easements are in place. Therefore, the proposed subdivision will have minimal impacts on
agricultural water user facilities.
3. Effects on Local Services
Water/Sewer – Municipal water and sewer mains exist in the adjacent street right-of-ways. Each lot will connect to the existing water and sewer mains designed to the appropriate design
standard shall be located in the standard location as approved by the water/sewer superintendent.
The proposed density is identical to that previously approved for the site therefore; little if any
additional impacts on local services will be caused by this subdivision.
Streets – The Development Review Committee has determined that the adjacent streets have capacity to accommodate this development. Following new water and service line installations
to accommodate the new lots/development, the adjacent streets will be required to be repaired to
City standards. All street improvements will be constructed to acceptable City standards with
curb, gutter, pavement, boulevard sidewalks and storm water facilities.
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Police/Fire – The property is located within the City’s Police and Fire emergency response area.
The subdivider must obtain addresses for the new lots from the City Engineer’s Office prior to
filing the final plat to facilitate emergency response to the site.
Stormwater - The standard requirement for a detailed review of the final grading and drainage plan, and approval by the City Engineer, will be required as part of the infrastructure plan and specification review process as part of the site plan for this development.
Parklands - The Development Review Committee waived the Parks & Recreation Facilities
supplement based on the parkland dedicated with the parent subdivision. The applicant proposed
utilizing previously dedicated parkland credits from the original Valley West Subdivision to meet Section
38.27, BMC. No additional density is proposed.
4. Effects on the Natural Environment
No significant physical or topographical features have been identified, (e.g., outcroppings,
geological formations, steep slopes), on the subject property. Provisions will be made to address the control of noxious weeds and maintenance of the property and will be further addressed with the protective covenants and compliance with the conditions of approval.
5. Effects on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
The further subdivision of the existing lots will have minimal impacts on wildlife and wildlife
habitat. There are no known wildlife species on this property. The impacts to the more important habitat areas were addressed and mitigated during the review of the Valley West subdivision and are preserved as open space and parklands. Finally, the project is in a
developing area identified for development.
6. Effects on Public Health and Safety
The intent of the regulations in Chapter 38 of the Bozeman Municipal Code is to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. The subdivision has been reviewed by the DRC which has determined that it is in general compliance with the title. Any other conditions deemed
necessary to ensure compliance have been noted throughout this staff report. In addition, all
subdivisions must be reviewed against the criteria listed in 76-3-608.3.b-d, M.C.A. and as a
result, the Department of Community Development has reviewed this application against the listed criteria and further provides the following summary for submittal materials and requirements.
B. Compliance with survey requirements provided in Part 4 of the Montana Subdivision
and Platting Act
The property in question has been surveyed and platted in conformance with the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act and prepared as a preliminary plat in accordance with the State
statute and the Bozeman Municipal Code. Prior to filing of any plat(s) for this subdivision, said
plat(s) must comply with the survey requirements in Part 4 of the Montana Subdivision and
Platting Act and will be filed in the Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder's Office upon review and approval by City staff.
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C. Compliance with the local subdivision regulations provided for in Part 5 of the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act
The final plat shall comply with the standards identified and referenced in the Unified
Development Code (UDC). The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not specifically listed as a condition of approval, does not, in any way, create
a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or State
law.
The following requirements are standards of the UDC and shall be addressed with the final plat
application:
1. Pursuant to Section 38.06.040.A.5.f of the BMC, conditional approval of the Preliminary
Plat shall be in force for not more than one calendar year for minor subdivisions. Prior to
that expiration date, the developer may submit a letter of request for the extension of the
period to the Community Development Director for a mutually agreed-upon period of time. 2. Section 38.39.030, BMC “Completion of Improvements” - If it is the developer’s intent to
file the plat prior to the completion of all required improvements, an Improvements
Agreement shall be entered into with the City of Bozeman guaranteeing the completion of
all improvements in accordance with the preliminary plat submittal information and
conditions of approval. If the final plat is filed prior to the installation of all improvements, the developer shall supply the City of Bozeman with an acceptable method of security
equal to 150 percent of the cost of the remaining improvements. Application fees are
required for an improvements agreement application at $400 or 1% of the amount to be
guaranteed, whichever is greater.
3. Section 38.39.030.B.2, BMC “Sidewalks”. The final plat and property owner’s association documents shall include language stating that “upon the third anniversary of the plat
recordation of any phase of the subdivision, any lot owner who has not constructed said
sidewalk shall, without further notice, construct within 30 days, said sidewalk for their
lot(s), regardless of whether other improvements have been made upon the lot unless
otherwise provided for in a building permit restriction and improvements agreement.”
4. Final plats shall contain the applicable language for all certificates listed in Sections
38.06.020 through 38.06.110.
5. Section 38.26.050.E “Street Frontage” – The property owners’ association documents shall
contain language stating that all street rights-of-way contiguous to or within the proposed
development site not used for street pavement, curbs, gutters, sidewalks or driveways (i.e., street boulevards) shall be landscaped, as defined in the Bozeman Municipal Code, and
shall include one (1) large canopy tree for each 50 feet of total street frontage rounded to
the nearest whole number. For street trees, a City of Bozeman planting permit for street
trees and obtaining utility locates is required before any excavation begins in the City of
Bozeman right-of-way. The covenants shall include a planting note stating that the planting hole shall be at least twice the diameter of the root ball, that the root flare of the newly
planted tree is visible and above ground, and there should be a mulch ring 3’- 4’ in
diameter around each newly planted boulevard tree.
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6. Section 38.23.050 “Utilities” - Utilities shall be placed underground, wherever technically
and economically feasible. If overhead utility lines are used, they shall be placed along the
rear property line.
7. Section 38.23.120 - If mail will not be to each individual lot within the development, the developer shall provide an off-street area for mail delivery within the development in
cooperation with the United States Postal Service. All cluster mail boxes must be ADA
accessible and placed accordingly. It shall not be the responsibility of the City to maintain
or plow any mail delivery area constructed within a City right-of-way.
8. Section 38.39.030.B.2 “Sidewalks” – The final plat and property owners’ association documents shall include language stating that “upon the third anniversary of the plat
recordation of any phase of the subdivision, any lot owner who has not constructed said
sidewalk shall, without further notice, construct within 30 days, said sidewalk for their
lot(s), regardless of whether other improvements have been made upon the lot.”
9. Section 38.41.050.A.8 – A Memorandum of Understanding shall be entered into by the Weed Control District and the subdivider for the control of County declared noxious weeds
and a copy provided to the Community Development Department prior to final plat
approval.
10. Pursuant to Section 38.41.070.A/5, BMC “Irrigation System As-Builts” - The developer
shall provide irrigation system as-builts for all irrigation installed in public rights-of-way once the irrigation system is installed. The as-builts shall include the exact locations and
type of lines, including accurate depth, water source, heads, electric valves, quick couplers,
drains and control box.
11. Section 38.21.080.A, BMC Cleanup of property” - The subdivider shall ensure that all
construction material and other debris are removed from the subdivision prior to final plat approval, or prior to release of said financial guarantee, if an Improvements Agreement is
necessary with the final plat.
12. Pursuant to City of Bozeman Design Standards and Specification Policy, Street Naming
and Addressing, the developer shall make arrangements with the City Engineer's office to
provide addresses for all individual lots in the subdivision prior to filing of the final plat.
13. Section 38.27.090 “Waiver of Park Maintenance District” – Prior to final plat approval
executed waivers of right to protest the creation of special improvement districts (SIDs) for
a park maintenance district will be required to be filed and of record with the Gallatin
County Clerk and Recorder, unless already filed with annexation.
14. Section 34.04.010, BMC requires City standard sidewalk to be installed and properly depicted at the standard location (i.e. 1 foot off property line) along the street(s) frontage.
Any deviation to the standard alignment or location must be approved by the City
Engineer.
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D. Compliance with the local subdivision review procedures provided in Part 6 of the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act
A subdivision pre-application was submitted on November 27, 2013. The pre-application was
reviewed by the DRC on December 18, 2013 and January 8, 2014 and summary review comments were forwarded to the applicant in preparation of the preliminary plat application and
granted numerous supplemental information waivers under 38.41.060, BMC.
A preliminary plat application was submitted on January 31, 2014. Additional information was
required per Title 38 of the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC). After receiving additional
information on February 19 and 24, 2014 the application was deemed acceptable for initial review on February 25, 2014. The preliminary plat was reviewed by the DRC on March 12 and
19, 2014. The DRC and Staff determined the submittal contained detailed, supporting
information that is sufficient to allow for the review of the proposed subdivision on March 19,
2014.
Public notice for this application was placed in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on Sunday, April 6, 2014. The site was posted with a public notice on April 4, 2014. Public notice was sent to physically adjacent property owners via certified mail, and to all other property owners of record
within 200 feet of the subject property via first class mail, on April 3, 2014. No comment has
been received as of the production date of this report.
On April 10, 2014 this subsequent minor subdivision staff report was drafted and forwarded with a recommendation of conditional approval by the Planning Director for consideration by the City Commission is scheduled to make a final decision at their April 21, 2014 public hearing. A
subsequent minor subdivision is subject to the review time of a major subdivision. The final
decision for a Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat must be made within 60 working days of the
date it was deemed adequate; or in this case by June 12, 2014.
E. Provision for easements for the location and installation of any planned utilities
All utilities and necessary utility easements will be provided and depicted accordingly on the
final plat.
F. Provisions of legal and physical access to each parcel
All of the proposed lots have legal and physical access meeting minimum standard shown on the preliminary plat pursuant to Section 38.24.090.B.2, BMC. Pursuant to Section 38.24.090.A, BMC, plats shall contain a statement requiring lot accesses to be built to the standard contained
in this section, the city design standards and specifications policy, and the city modifications to
state public works standard specifications.
VII.
After considering all matters of record presented at the public hearing, the City
Commission found that preliminary plat for Lot 146 of Valley West Subdivision Phase 3D would
comply with the primary review criteria, City of Bozeman Growth Policy, requirements of the
Bozeman Unified Development Code and the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act if certain
conditions were imposed. The evidence, as stated or referenced in this Findings of Fact, justifies
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the imposition of the conditions ordered herein to ensure that the final plat complies with all
applicable regulations and all required criteria.
ORDER
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, on a vote of 5-0, that the Preliminary
Subdivision Plat of Lot 146 of Valley West Subdivision Phase 3D Minor Subdivision be
approved, subject to the following conditions:
1. The plat shall conform to all requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code and the Uniform Standards for Subdivision Plats (Uniform Standards for Certificates of Survey and
Subdivision Plats (24.183.1104 ARM) and shall be accompanied by all required
documents, including certification from the City Engineer that as-built drawings for public
improvements were received, a platting certificate, and all required and corrected certificates. The Final Plat application shall include three (3) signed reproducible copies on a 3 mil or heavier stable base polyester film (or equivalent); two (2) digital copies; one (1)
PDF copy; and five (5) paper prints. The Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder’s office has
elected to continue the existing medium requirements of 2 mylars with a 1½” binding
margin on one side for both plats and COS’s. The Clerk and Recorder will file the new Conditions of Approval sheet as a separate document from the Plat. This accompanying sheet may either be on a same sized mylar sheet or a letter or legal paper document with up
to 11x17 exhibits.
2. The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not
specifically listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or state law.
3. The final plat shall provide all necessary utility easements and shall be described,
dimensioned and shown on the final plat in their true and correct location. Any rear or side
yard utility easements not provided will require written confirmation from ALL utility
companies providing service indicating that rear or side yard easements are not needed.
4. The applicant shall submit with the application for Final Plat review and approval, a written narrative stating how each of the conditions of preliminary plat approval and noted code
provisions have been satisfactorily addressed, and shall include a digital copy (pdf) of the
entire Final Plat submittal. This narrative shall be in sufficient detail to direct the reviewer
to the appropriate plat, plan, sheet, note, covenant, etc. in the submittal.
5. Pursuant to Section 38.24.090.B.2, BMC, legal and physical access shall be provided by an improved alley and a greenway corridor trail with public access. Applicant shall continue
the construction of the existing 5 foot concrete sidewalk within the Valley West Phase 3D
Open Space No. 10 adjacent to the subject property to Kimball Avenue boulevard sidewalk
to City standards. This option may require additional improvements to the alley to accommodate emergency access, snow removal and storage, and the provision of utilities.
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The alley may also require signage for the provision of emergency services.
6. The applicant shall submit a construction route map dictating how materials and heavy
equipment will travel to and from the site in accordance with section 38.39.020.A.1 of the
Unified Development Ordinance. This shall be submitted as part of the final site plan for site developments, or with infrastructure plans for subdivisions. It shall be the
responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the construction traffic follows the approved
routes.
7. All construction activities shall comply with section 38.39.020.A.2 of the Unified
Development Ordinance. This shall include routine cleaning/sweeping of material that is dragged to adjacent streets. The City may require a guarantee as allowed for under this
section at any time during the construction to ensure any damages or cleaning that are
required are complete. The developer shall be responsible to reimburse the City for all
costs associated with the work if it becomes necessary for the City to correct any problems
that are identified.
8. All water and sewer service lines shall be located in the standard location as approved by
the water/sewer superintendent.
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This City Commission order may be appealed by bringing an action in the Eighteenth
District Court of Gallatin County, within 30 days after the adoption of this document by the City
Commission, by following the procedures of Section 76-3-625, MCA. The preliminary approval
of this subdivision shall be effective for one (1) year from the date of the signed Findings of Fact
and Order approval. At the end of this period the City may, at the request of the subdivider,
grant individual extensions to its approval by the Community Development Director for a period
of not more than two years, or for more than two years by the City Commission.
DATED this ________day of , 2014.
BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION
_________________________________
JEFFREY K. KRAUSS Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
STACY ULMEN, CMC
City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________ GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney
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PROJECT SURVEYOR:
DRAWN BY:
REVIEWED BY:
DATE:PROJECT NO.
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THIS SURVEY WAS PERFORMED FOR MADISON ENGINEERING
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SURVEY IS TO CREATE A 5-LOT SUBDIVISION
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(As Noted)
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BASIS OF BEARING
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and across each area designated on this plat as "Utility Easement" to have and to hold forever.
the construction, maintenance, repair and removal of their lines and other facilities in, over, under,
cable television, water or sewer service to the public, the right to the joint use of an easement for
whether public or private, providing or offering to provide telephone, electric power, gas, internet,
The undersigned property owners, hereby grant unto each and every person, firm or corporation,
hereby dedicated to public use.
obligation to maintain the lands included in all streets, avenues, alleys and parks or public squares
the City accepts no responsibility for maintaining the same. The owners agree that the City has no
avenues, alleys, and parks or public squares dedicated to the public are accepted for public use, but
for the public use and enjoyment. Unless specifically listed herein, the lands included in all streets,
parks or public squares shown on said plat are hereby granted and donated to the City of Bozeman
City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana; and the lands included in all streets, avenues, alleys and
The above described tract of land is to be known and designated as The Meadows Subdivision
SUBJECT to all easements of record or apparent from a visual inspection of the property.
containing 0.385 acres or 16,770 square feet more or less.
thence North 00 28’ 03" East a distance of 122.19 feet to the Point of Beginning
thence North 89 56’ 28" West a distance of 137.19 feet to an M & M red plastic cap;
thence South 00 28’ 03" West a distance of 122.31 feet to an M & M red plastic cap;
thence South 89 59’ 25" East a distance of 137.20 feet to an Alpine aluminum cap;
red plastic cap bears North 00 28’ 03" E a distance of 118.00 feet;
Beginning at an Alpine aluminum cap at the northwest corner of said Lot 146, from which an M & M
described as follows:
Range 5 East, Principal Meridian Montana (P.M.M), Gallatin County, Montana being more particularly
County Clerk and Recorder located in the Northwest One-Quarter of Section 10, Township 2 South,
A tract of land being Lot 146 of Valley West Subdivision Phase 3D on record with the Gallatin
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
the following described tracts of land, to-wit:
subdivided and platted into lots, blocks, roads and alleys, as shown by this plat hereunto included,
We, the undersigned property owners, do hereby certify that we have caused to be surveyed,
CERTIFICATE OF DEDICATION
ANATNOM ROYEVRUS DNAL LANOISSEFORPDERETSI
GERNo. 13601 LS
GNAUCK
THOMAS
City of Bozeman, Montana
Director of Community Development
_____________________________________________________________
DATED this _____________ day of __________________, ____________.
Subdivision and Platting Act, §76-3-101 et. seq., MCA, and the Bozeman Municipal Code.
has been duly reviewed, and has been found to conform to the requirements of the
I, _______________________, do hereby certify that the accompanying Amended Plat
CERTIFICATE OF GOVERNING BODY
City of Bozeman, Montana
Director of Public Works
_____________________________________________________________
DATED this _____________ day of __________________, ____________.
being dedicated to such use.
City of Bozeman for the public use of any and all lands shown on the plat as
conform to the law, approves it, and hereby accepts the dedication to the
the accompanying plat has been duly examined and has found the same to
I, Director of Public Works, City of Bozeman, Montana, do hereby certify that
CERTIFICATE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
Treasurer of Gallatin County
____________________________________________________
Dated this______ day of ___________, _______
and levied on the land to be surveyed have been paid.
examined and that all real property taxes and special assessments assessed
do hereby certify that the accompanying Subdivision Plat has been duly
I, _________________________the Treasurer of Gallatin County, Montana
CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY TREASURER
Clerk and Recorder of Gallatin County
____________________________________________________
Document Number ____________________
Records of the Clerk and Recorder, Gallatin County, Montana.
and recorded in Book ___________ of Plats on Page _______________,
at _________ o’clock ____.M. this _______ day of ___________
my office at:
Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was filed in
I, ____________________Clerk and Recorder of Gallatin County,
CERTIFICATE OF CLERK AND RECORDER
City of Bozeman, Montana
Director of Public Works
_________________________________________________________
DATED this _____________ day of __________________, ____________.
review.
from the requirement for Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Therefore, under the provisions of §76-4-125(2)(d) MCA, this subdivision is excluded
provided with adequate storm water drainage and adequate municipal facilities.
growth policy which was adopted pursuant to §76-1-601 et seq., MCA, and can be
Montana, a first-class municipality, and within the planning area of the Bozeman
Gallatin County, Montana, is within the City of Bozeman, The Meadows Subdivision,
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW
CERTIFICATE OF EXCLUSION FROM MONTANA SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST LOT 124SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST O.S. 7SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST O.S. 10SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST LOT 147SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST LOT 126SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST LOT 234SUBDIVISION PH 3DVALLEY WEST LOT 139TILTON STREET (60’ R.O.W.)ALLEY (30’ R.O.W.)ALLEY (30’ R.O.W.)KIMBALL AVENUE (60’ R.O.W.)10’ P.U.E.
7.5’ P.U.E.
P.O.B.
KIMBALL
064-774-15-14
NH
TG
TG
10 2 S.5 E.
20
THE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION
(C)
(R)
(M)
R.O.W.
P.U.E.
P.O.B.
My commission expires ___________________________
Residing at _____________________________________
Notary Public for the State of ________________________
Printed name
______________________________________________
Signature
______________________________________________
Witness my hand and seal the day and year herein above written.
Tribitt Living Trust and acknowledged to me that said corporation executed the same.
the person who signed the foregoing instrument as Trustee of the John Tribbit and Laree
a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared John Tribitt, known to me to be
On this ______________day of _____________________________, 2014, before me,
County of _______________________)
s.s.
State of _________________________)
Trustee
John Tribitt
__________________________________
John Tribbit and Laree Tribitt Living Trust
DATED this _____________ day of __________________, ____________.
SETBACK
15’ SIDEYARD
SETBACK
15’ FRONTYARD
EASEMENT
SIDEWALK
PUBLIC
6’ SIDEWALK
SETBACK
5’ SIDEYARD
SETBACK
20’ REARYARD
CITY OF BOZEMAN, GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA
TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 5 EAST, P.M.M.,
IN THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 10,
VALLEY WEST SUBDIVISION PHASE 3D LOCATED
A MINOR SUBDIVISION OF LOT 146 OF
FINAL AMENDED PLAT SIDEWALK NOTE
Upon the third anniversary of the plat recordation of any phase of the subdivision,
any lot owner who has not constructed said sidewalk shall, without further notice,
construct within 30 days, said sidewalk for their lot(s), regardless of whether other
improvements have been made upon the lot.
Director of Public Works
______/______/2014______________________________________
Registration No. 10825 PE
Chris Budeski, PE
______/______/2014______________________________________
Trustee of the John and Laree Tribitt Living Trust
John Tribitt
______/______/2014______________________________________
infrastructure improvements, subject to the above indicated warranty.
the City of Bozeman, and the City hereby accepts possession of all public
The subdivider grants possession of all public infrastructure improvements to
for a period of two years from the date of acceptance by the City of Bozeman.
The subdivider hereby warrants against defects in these improvements
Boulevard Landscaping and Irrigation 3.
Sidewalks2.
Sewer and Water Services1.
the Improvements Agreement for The Meadows Subdivision:
The following improvements have been financially guaranteed in accordance with
and covered by the improvements agreement accompanying this plat.
conformance with the approved plans and specifications, or financially guaranteed
as a condition(s) of approval of The Meadows Subdivision, have been installed in
certify that the following improvements, required to meet the requirements of this title or
a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of Montana, hereby
I, John Tribitt, Trustee of the John and Laree Tribitt Living Trust, and I, Chris Budeski,
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS
Montana Registration No. 13,601 L.S.
Thomas Gnauck, PLS
_______________________________
Dated this 15th day of April, 2014.
and the Bozeman Municipal Code.
the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act (MCA 76-3-101 through 76-3-625),
accompanying plat and as described in accordance with the provisions of
I surveyed The Meadows Subdivision, and platted the same as shown on the
certify that between November 14th, 2013, and ____________________,
I, Thomas Gnauck, the undersigned, Registered Land Surveyor, do hereby
CERTIFICATE OF SURVEYOR
Calculated
Record
Measured
Right-of-Way
Public Utility Easement
Point of Beginning
(Except as Noted)
Set 2" Alpine Aluminum Cap
(M & M Red Plastic Cap)
Found Property Corner
Setback Line
Easement Line
Adjoining Property Line
Property Boundary Line
LEGEND
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VICINITY MAP NOT TO SCALE
LOT 1 LOT 2 LOT 3 LOT 4 LOT 5
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