PC Minutes 6/27/07
ITEM NO. 9A: ANNEXATION OF 52 ACRES; 31ST & OUSDAHL (MKM)
A-05-04-07: Annexation of approximately 52 acres located at 31st & Ousdahl. Submitted by Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A., for RA & JG Limited Company, property owner of record.
STAFF PRESENTATION
Mary Miller presented the item. She discussed item 9A-9D together.
APPLICANT PRESENTATION
Steve Stamos, of Fairfield Residential, stated that Fairfield Residential is a national developer and they have two very strong financial partners that back them. He showed a slide show of different types of housing projects that they have developed in other areas and a conceptual plan of this proposal.
He said there would be no access to 31st or Louisiana but that there would be two access points to Ousdahl. He showed on a map where the detention center would be on the property at 31st & Ousdahl.
He went on to say that this would be a gated community with onsite management 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (some of their other projects provide private courtesy lodging for police officers), and an intended bus stop on site. He also stated there would be quarterly inspections of each unit.
He provided a chart showing “intersection level of service delay thresholds.” He showed traffic studies that show traffic will not become worse due to the development. There was only one drop in service, from A to B.
Mr. Stamos would like for conditions 4 & 5 (j & k) on the Preliminary Plat Staff Report to be stricken. He would prefer those conditions be applied in the future when the rezoning is changed for the southern part of the tract. He would like further discussion on condition 5f and was willing to make that part of the future rezoning. He also did not feel that condition 5l asking for a roundabout was appropriate. He would like all of these conditions deferred until future rezoning.
Commissioner Harris asked Mr. Stamos what year the traffic study trip generation used to calculate peak hours was done.
Mr. Stamos replied, November, 2006.
Commissioner Harris wanted clarification on level of service F. She stated that there was nothing lower than F so you could add another 100 seconds to that level and it would still remain F.
Tom Swenson, TransSystems, stated that F was the lowest level and there was some uncertainly once that threshold is reached because beyond an F would be difficult to predict.
Mr. Stamos said that trips being generated was an additional 15 trips during morning peak time.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION
Commissioner Finkeldei inquired to Staff about the roundabout at 33rd & Ousdahl.
Ms. Miller stated that the roundabout was a recommendation by the City Traffic Engineer.
Commissioner Finkeldei thought that the roundabout was on the 31st Street corridor plan.
Ms. Stogsdill said that is the standard improvement when you have a collector intersection.
Commissioner Lawson wanted to know if Staff had additional thoughts about the requests the applicant made about striking conditions.
Ms. Miller stated that ROW was usually dedicated with the Plat, so unless the developer was planning on replatting, when they rezone the southern portion, the conditions in the Staff Report were appropriate.
Commissioner Harkins asked if there was any reason why 33rd & Ousdahl could not be extended.
Ms. Miller said there was nothing that would stop the road from being extended to the east.
Commissioner Eichhorn stated that the tire company on 31st Street encroached upon the ROW.
Ms. Miller said that the ROW is what the corridor study recommends and that other new development were referred to provide the additional ROW.
Commissioner Jennings asked the applicant about replating.
Mr. Stamos stated that they are asking for the southern tract to be rezoned to preserve their rights for water since rezoning it would allow them the right to a pump station. He said that they have not even thought out the development for the southern part of the tract and would prefer more time to think about it.
Commissioner Harris inquired about density for the zoning.
Ms. Miller stated that the plan that the applicant submitted showed about 13.5 units per acre. The zoning district permits up to 15 units per acre.
ACTION TAKEN
Motioned by Commissioner Finkeldei, seconded by Commissioner Lawson, to approve the requested annexation of approximately 52 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of W 31st Street and Ousdahl Road and forwarding it to the City Commission with a recommendation for approval based on the findings found in the body of the staff report subject to the following condition:
1. Prior to issuance of any building permit the funds must be placed in escrow for the future modification and decommissioning of the temporary pump station.
Motion carried 7-1, with Commission Harris voting in opposition. Student Commissioner Robb voted in favor.