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REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor & City Commission
FROM: Tim Cooper, Assistant City Attorney Wendy Thomas, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Authorize the Norton East Ranch Phase 3A Major Subdivision Final Plat,
Application P15010
MEETING DATE: June 22, 2015
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: The City Commission approves the Norton East Ranch Phase 3A Final Plat and authorizes the appropriate staff to sign the plat.
BACKGROUND: On September 22, 2014, the City Commission, by a vote of 5-0 approved the
preliminary plat to subdivide approximately 199 acres into 104 single household residential, 6
townhouse residential, and 2 restricted development lots and the remaining area as streets, common open space, and parkland for property located southwest of the intersection of Laurel Parkway and West
Babcock Street. The preliminary plat included three phases. The proposed final plat phase 3A in this
application includes the subdivision of 124 acres into 48 residential lots and three restricted development
lots and remaining area as streets, common open space, with a park easement for property located
northwest of the intersection Laurel Parkway and Mayfly Street.
Staff has concluded that all terms and conditions of the preliminary plat approval have been met. An
improvements agreement has been completed for the future installation of required improvements. The
appropriate financial guarantee has been received.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None determined at this time. ALTERNATIVES: 1) Approve the final plat as presented and recommended.
2) Deny the final plat.
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.
Attachments: Summary Review
Final Plat
Report compiled on June 1, 2015
Commission Memorandum
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Development Review Division Policy and Planning Division Building Division
CITY OF BOZEMAN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
phone 406-582-2260
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MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
FROM: BRIAN KRUEGER, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW MANAGER
SUBJECT: FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT REVIEW, NORTON EAST RANCH
PHASE 3A, APPLICATION P15010
DATE: JUNE 1, 2015
C&H Engineering on behalf of Norton Properties, LLC. 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 3A Subdivision, a final plat to subdivide approximately 124 acres into 48 residential
lots and three restricted development lots and remaining area as streets, common open space, for property located northwest of the intersection Laurel Parkway and Mayfly Street.
The City Commission granted preliminary plat approval on September 22, 2014. Attached is a copy of
the draft Findings of Fact and Order. An Improvements Agreement is required for this subdivision for
the installation of required infrastructure improvements and landscaping.
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, copy of the improvements agreements, copy of proposed parkland easements, copy of proposed open space public access easement, and a copy of the Findings of Fact and Order are
attached for your review. The property owners’ association documents, improvements agreements 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 May 15 2015.
Based on the applicant having submitted a complete application on May 15, 2015 for final plat review and approval, the 45-day (working days) review period for this final plat would expire on July 20,
2015.
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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. Two subdivision improvements agreements were required for deferred infrastructure improvements. Staff has approved the agreements and the financial guarantees were provided by letter of credit which conforms to city requirements.
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 Original Platting Certificate
Copy of signed improvements agreements
Copy of Third Declaration of Annexation to the Norton East Ranch POA Copy of signed Public Access Easement for Open Space
Copy of signed Public Park Easement Copy of Findings of Fact and Order
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