Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

 

TO:

David L Corliss, City Manager

 

FROM:

Mary Miller, Planner

 

CC:

Cynthia Wagner, Assistant City Manager

Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

Scott McCullough, Planning and Development Services Director

 

Date:

For September 6, 2011 meeting

 

RE:

PP-3-3-11; Revised Hunters Ridge Preliminary Plat with revised easements

 

 

The City Commission accepted the dedication of easements and rights-of-way shown on the Hunters Ridge Preliminary Plat at their August 23rd meeting. Since that time, the need for additional easements to accommodate private utilities on the site was identified. These easements have been added and the revised preliminary plat with the additional easements are on your agenda for acceptance.

 

Action requested:

Accept the dedication of the easements and rights-of-way as shown on the revised Preliminary Plat for Hunters Ridge Addition subject to the following conditions of approval:

 

1.    Provision of a revised plat with the following changes:

a.    Areas along Queens Road, Stoneridge Drive, and Overland Drive with restricted access shall be shown graphically on the plan and labeled ‘no access’.

b.    The water and sanitary sewer lines and associated easements shall be revised on the preliminary plat per the Fire Code Official and City Utility Engineer’s approval prior to the plat being placed on the City Commission agenda for acceptance of dedication of easements.

c.    A phasing schedule shall be shown on the plat, if phasing of final platting is proposed.

d.    Building envelopes shall be shown for Lots 2 and 3 along with a note that the setbacks were taken from Section 20-601(a) of the Development Code, as amended November 29, 2010.

e.    Sidewalks shall be shown along all streets and the width of the existing and new sidewalks shall be noted.

f.     The legal description shall be revised to extend to the section line on the east.

g.    One-half of the required right-of-way for Queens Road, 40 ft, shall be dedicated with this plat.

h.    A note shall be added which states that an access and maintenance agreement for lots which share the common access drives shall be recorded prior to recording of the final plat.

i.      An access easement shall be provided for the common access drives.

j.     A note shall be added which states that ‘Timing of development of Lots 3 and 4 will be linked to improvements to Queens Road. Building permits will not be issued for Lots 3 or 4 until Queens Road has been improved to City Standards.’

k.    The plat shall designate the Detention Basins as drainage easements.

l.      The size and location of detention basins shall be shown and detention basins shall be labeled on the plat.

m.  The following note shall be added: "The detention basin/drainage easements will be privately-owned and maintained.  The developer is responsible for establishing ownership and maintenance of same via individual owner maintenance. No fences or structures other than necessary retaining walls and/or guardrails will be allowed in within the drainage easements.  They will remain free of any natural or non-natural structures or vegetative barriers (including but not limited to trees, shrubbery, berms, fences, and walls).”  (City Code 20-1101(f))