Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning Department

To:	Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission
From:	Lisa Pool, Planner II
CC:	Sheila Stogsdill, Interim Planning Director
Date:	September 25, 2006
RE:	Item No. 4: Revised easements for the Glenwood Addition Final Plat (PF-08-31-05)

On September 26, 2005, the Planning Commission approved PF-08-31-05: Final Plat for Glenwood Addition, which is located west of Wakarusa Drive and east of Eisenhower Drive. Since that time, revisions have occurred to several utility and drainage easements. Revisions to the drainage easements were necessitated by the location of buildings and detention on an associated site plan for the multi-family portion of the site, and revisions to the utility easements were needed to reflect the new location for sanitary sewer mains, per the Utilities Department. No staff report is being provided for this item, as only easements have been altered from the plat previously approved by the Planning Commission.

The Final Plat has not yet been considered by the City Commission due to the need for the Planning Commission to approve the revised plat. Additionally, the original Final Plat approval included the following condition: submittal of a downstream analysis for wastewater services and approval of this analysis by the City’s Utilities Department prior to scheduling of the final plat on the City Commission’s agenda for acceptance of easements and rights-of-way. The Downstream Sanitary Sewer Capacity Analysis was approved by the City’s Utilities Department on August 23, 2006.

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the revised Final Plat for Glenwood Addition, reflecting revised utility and drainage easements, and forward it to the City Commission for acceptance of easements and rights-of-way, subject to the following conditions (those highlighted in yellow have not yet been met):

1. Submittal of a downstream analysis for wastewater services and approval of this analysis by the city’s Utilities Department prior to scheduling of the final plat on the City Commission’s agenda for acceptance of easements and rights-of-way.

2. Pinning of the lots in accordance with Section 21-302.2 of the Subdivision Regulations.

3. Provision of the following fees and recording documentation:

a) A current copy of a paid property tax receipt.

b) Recording fees made payable to the Douglas County Register of Deeds.

c) A completed Master Street Tree Plan in accordance with Section 21-708a.3.

4. A Temporary Utility Agreement.

5. Submittal of public improvement plans for the extension of water, sewer, and stormwater improvements.

6. Revision of the final plat to include the following:

a) Deletion of the 10-foot pedestrian easement at the southwest corner of Lot 7. Instead, notation of a 10-foot pedestrian easement should be included along the western and southern sides of Lot 7.

b) A note, stating that only one access point is allowed to Wakarusa Drive for Lot 13.

c) Indication, with hatch marks, of no access allowed onto Wakarusa Drive, except at approved point.

d) Notation of the Book and Page number for the cross access agreement related to providing access from Lot 1 to the access easement that will serve the multi-family portion of the site.

e) Minimum elevations for building openings (MEBOs) for all lots (Lots 6, 7, 8, & 13) adjacent to drainage easements.

f) Revision of the Planning Commission Chair to Holly Krebs.

While several of the original conditions have not yet been met, final copies of plats meeting all conditions are typically submitted to staff for final approval after City Commission action. Condition #6f is a recent addition, as a new Planning Commission Chairperson was elected after Planning Commission approval of the original Final Plat.