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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 Flanders Mill Phase 1
Subdivision Final Plat, Located southwest of the intersection of Ferguson Avenue
and Oak Street. Application 15-512 MEETING DATE: February 29, 2016
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission approve the Final Plat for the Flanders Mill Phase
1 Major Subdivision Final Plat, Application 15-512 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 September 8, 2014, the City Commission approved the findings of fact completing the preliminary plat approval to subdivide 136.75 acres together with the required
supplementary plans and information to 295 residential lots, open space, and streets in seven phases.
The developer has applied for final plat review and approval for Phase 1. The preliminary plat was
unanimously approved (5:0) by the City Commission on July 7, 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. The appropriate
financial guarantee will be 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 February 19, 2016
Commission Memorandum
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MEMORANDUM
TO: TIM COOPER, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY STACY ULMEN, CITY CLERK
FROM: CHRIS SAUNDERS, AICP
SUBJECT: FINAL PLAT REVIEW FOR THE FLANDERS MILL PHASE 1 MAJOR
SUBDIVISION, PLANNING FILE NO. 15512
DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2016
C&H Engineering, on behalf of Flanders Mill, LLC (Applicant), has made application to the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development for Final Plat review and approval for the Flanders Mill Phase 1 Major Subdivision, a 48 lot subdivision. The Flanders Mill subdivision is a seven phase subdivision of 131.127 acres to create 295 residential parcels, parks, and streets. Attached is a copy of the Findings of Fact and Order. The Commission approved the Finding of fact on September 8, 2014. An Improvement Agreement is required for this subdivision for the installation of sidewalks. 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, copy of park easement, copy of release and reconveyance of park easement, copy of stormwater easement, 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.
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An application was submitted to the Community Development Department on October 21, 2015 and amended on January 20, 2016 and February 4, 2016. Based on the applicant having submitted a complete application on February 4, 2016 for final plat review and approval, and further finding that after receiving supplemental information Improvement Agreement Application, application fees, payment for Valley West payback districts, payment for cash-in-lieu of water payment, Improvement Agreement and financial security mechanism the application was deemed complete on February 5, 2016, the 45-day (working days) review period for this final plat would expire
on April 11, 2016. 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. An exception to this are that it was determined that a subdivision improvements agreements are required for uninstalled sidewalks. We have that agreement in hand and the financial guarantee will provided by irrevocable standby Letter of Credit from Bank of America after you have verified the terms of the LOC are acceptable.
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 (tab 3) Original Platting Certificate (tab 5), updated Covenants (tab 7&8), signed original held separately Park Easement (9) , signed original held separately Release and Reconveyance of Park Easement (tab 9) Stormwater easement (tab 10) , signed original held separately Quit Claim deed to HOA for open spaces (tab 11) , signed original held separately Waiver of Right to Protest SIDs (tab 12) , signed original held separately Signed Improvements Agreement Sample of letter of credit Escrow hold back sample Copy of Findings of Fact and Order cc: file
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Block R-3 OS ROW
Grand
Total
0 159,513 159,513
1 149,752 3,830 153,582
2 116,798 6,604 123,402
3 132,895 7,300 140,195
Grand
Total 399,445 17,734 159,513 576,691
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