PC Minutes 5/23/07 

ITEM NO. 8D:     PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE CITY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY; N 1175 RD & E 1600 RD (MKM)

PP-04-04-07: Preliminary Plat for the City of Lawrence Water Reclamation Facility, located at N 1175 Road & E 1600 Road. Submitted by Bartlett & West Engineers, for the City of Lawrence, property owner of record.

Ms. Mary Miller presented the item.

Staff recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat for Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility Addition and forwarding to the City Commission for acceptance of right-of-way and easements, subject to the following conditions:

1)  Submittal of a revised preliminary plat with the following changes:

a.  All roads labeled with existing right-of-way and right-of-way being dedicated with this plat shown. 15’ of right of way must be dedicated for N 1175 Road (7’ must be dedicated for the 500’ section of the road located 500’ to the east of E 1550 Road and an additional 2’ of right-of-way for E 1600 Road.

b.  Utility easements must be shown on the plan or a note must be added to the plan stating that the location of the easements will be determined during the design phase of the project and the easements will be shown on the final plat for recording or will be recorded via separate instrument and shown on the site plan.

c.  Topography must be shown on the plan with contour lines at an interval not greater than 5’ based on an actual field survey performed within the last 12 months and tied to the vertical control benchmarks included with the description.

d.  Areas designated floodplain or floodway must be shown and labeled on the plat along with surface elevation of the regulatory flood.

e.  The location and direction of flow of existing water courses must be shown and labeled Wakarusa River or Coal Creek. The waterways must be distinguished graphically from the property line.

f.   Each zoning category must be delineated with acreage.

g.  Boundaries of significant stands of mature trees must be shown. The wooded corridor along the Wakarusa River and Coal Creek must be shown on the plat, with dimension, as well as the stand of trees in the southeast portion of the property. If any of these features are to be removed, please note on the plat.

h.  Statement on the face of the plat noting the method to be used for financing public improvements in the subdivision and providing references to statutes, covenants or other sources for further information on the details of such financing.

i.   Note on the plat stating that the minimum maintenance designation will be reversed for the portions of N 1175 and E 1600 which are not being vacated if they are to be utilized for access.

2)  Public improvement plans for the extension of utilities must be submitted prior to the recording of the final plat.

Motioned by Commissioner Eichhorn, seconded by Commissioner Jennings, to approve the request for a Preliminary Plat for the City of Lawrence Water Reclamation Facility located at N 1175 Road & E 1600 Road, and recommend approval based on the findings of fact presented in the body of the Staff Report and subject to the conditions as listed above.

Motion carried unanimously, 10-0.  Student Commissioner Robb also voted in the affirmative.

Commissioner Lawson stated it was remarkable there was only one person in the audience in opposition to the project and he congratulated the City.