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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 Partridge Downs Phase 1
Subdivision Final Plat, Application P15013
MEETING DATE: July 13, 2015
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission approve the Final Plat for the Partridge Downs Phase 1 Major Subdivision Final Plat, Application P15013 and authorize the Director of Public Works
to execute the same on behalf of the City of Bozeman upon review and approval by the City Attorney’s
Office.
BACKGROUND: On July 14, 2014, the City Commission approved the findings of fact completing
the preliminary plat approval to subdivide 6.21 acres together with the required supplementary plans and information to thirty (30) single-household residential lots, open space, streets, and cash-in-lieu of
parkland dedication. The developer has applied for final plat review and approval for Partridge Downs
Phase 1 subdivision. The preliminary plat was unanimously approved (4:0) by the City Commission on
June 2, 2014.
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 sidewalks, park
improvements, and completion of seeding. 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: Staff Memo; Final Plat
Report compiled on June 26, 2015
Commission Memorandum
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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
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MEMORANDUM
TO: GREG SULLIVAN, CITY ATTORNEY STACY ULMEN, CITY CLERK
FROM: TOM ROGERS, AICP
SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT REVIEW FOR THE PARTRIDGE DOWNS PHASE 1
MAJOR SUBDIVISION, PLANNING FILE NO. P15013
DATE: JUNE 26, 2015
C&H Engineering & Surveying, Inc., on behalf of Vision Development, Inc, (Applicant), have made
application to the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development for Final Plat review and
approval for the Partridge Downs Phase 1 Major Subdivision, a 24 lot subdivision.
The City Commission granted preliminary plat approval to subdivide 6.21 acres to create thirty (30) single-household residential lots, open space, and streets. Attached is a copy of the signed Findings of
Fact and Order dated July 14, 2014. Improvement Agreements are required for this subdivision for the
installation of sidewalks, open space and boulevard landscaping. All other necessary infrastructure
improvements are constructed.
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.
An application was submitted to the Community Development Department on April 10, 2015, amended
on May 6, 2015 and again on May 20, 2015 and final signed Improvement Agreements on June 17,
2015. Based on the applicant having submitted a complete application on June 17, 2015 for final plat
review and approval, and further finding that after receiving supplemental information (Improvement Agreement Application, fees, payment for cash-in-lieu of water payment, bonding mechanism, and
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amended HAO documents) the application was deemed complete on June 17, 2015, the 45-day
(working days) review period for this final plat would expire on August 19, 2015.
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 exceptions to this are that it was determined
that a subdivision improvements agreements are required for uninstalled sidewalks and open space and
boulevard landscaping. We have those agreements in hand and the financial guarantee was provided by
irrevocable standby Letter of Credit No. 7400003990 and 7400003993 from Bank of Bozeman, 875 Harmon Stream Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59718.
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 and One (1) Blackline Copy
Applicant’s Written Narrative and Complete Submittal Original Platting Certificate Improvements Agreements
Copy of Findings of Fact and Order Open Space Quit Claim Deed
cc: file
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