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Plat Harvest View Estates 3rd AMEMORANDUM January 27,2003 TO:The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT:Final Plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is recommending approval of the final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition. The Zoning Advisory Commission has reviewed and approved the preliminary plat. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM/jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM January 20,2003 TO:Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM:Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager SUBJECT:Final Plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of the final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition. A resolution, plat and staff report are attached to this memorandum. DISCUSSION The final plat of Harvest View Estates, Third Addition is being platted by Harvest Development Group, LLC to create 8 single-family lots. The third phase of the subdivision will be served by extensions of Matthew John Drive and Wheatland Drive. ^ new street to be named Garden Glen Drive will be built and provide a connection between Matthew John Drive and Wheatland Drive. Matthew John Drive intersects with Asbury Road, and is the primary access in and out of the subdivision. Matthew John Drive will be built to the City's collector street standard of 37 feet of paving and 60-foot right-of-way. Wheatland Drive and Garden Glen Drive will be built to City standards for local residential streets of 31 feet of paving and 50 feet of right-of-way. The Zoning Advisory Commission has reviewed and approved the preliminary plat of Harvest View Estates. The submitted final plat is in substantial compliance with the approved preliminary plat, and the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Dubuque. RECOMMENDATION I recommend approval of the attached resolution for the final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition. LC/mkr Attachments cc: Mike Koch, Public Works Director SUBDIVISION STAFF REPORT Project Name:Final Plat Harvest View Estates Third Addition Property Owner:Harvest Development Group, LLC Applicant:Marty McNamer Number of Lots: 8 Acreage in R.O.W. .85 acres Total Area: 3.26 acres In City: Yes In 2-Mile Area: N/A Flood Plain: N/A Density Allowed: 1/5,000 Commonly owned lots: None Sanitary Sewer: Yes Water: Yes Storm Sewer: Yes Existing Street Access: Yes Proposed Land Use:Residential/Commercial Existing Land Use:Vacant/Agricultural Adjacent Land Use: North - Agricultural East - Ag dcultural/Residential South - Agricultural West- Residential Proposed Zoning: N/A Existing Zoning: R-l, R-2, C-2 Adjacent Zoning: North - R-1 East - AG/R- 1 South -AG West -R-1 Physical Characteristics: The property generally slopes to the southeast and has frontage on Asbury Road. Proposed Phasing: The proposed subdivision is being developed in multiple phases. The submitted final plat is Phase II1. Previous Conditions of Zoning or Plats: None. Dedication of Open Space or Public Amenities: The applicants dedicated approximately 2.1 acres of land for park space and storm water detention as part of Phase I. Proposed Streets and Grades: Matthew John Drive, Wheatland Drive and Garden Glen Ddve. Recommended Motion: Motion to approve the final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition as it is in substantial compliance with the City of Dubuque Subdivision Regulations. Conformance with Comprehensive Plan: The 1995 Comprehensive designated the area for a mixture of single-family and multi-family with a neighborhood commercial node along Asbury Road. Impact of Request on: SUBDIVISION STAFF REPORT Page 2 Utilities: Utilities have been extended to this site and are of sufficient capacity to handle the proposed development. Traffic Patterns: Asbury Road carries approximately 11,600 vehicle trips per day based on 2001 DOT counts. Asbury Road is designated as a minor arterial. Public Services: Existing public services are adequate to serve the site. Environment: Staff does not anticipate any adverse impact to the environment provided adequate erosion control is practiced dudng all phases of construction, and that adequate storm water drainage and detention are provided as part of the subdivision. Adjacent Properties: Impact to adjacent properties would include additional dirt and noise generated during construction of the subdivision. Once the development is substantially completed, additional traffic will be generated from the site. Recommended Conditions on Plat: None. Staff Analysis: The submitted final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition subdivides the 3.26-acre parcel into 8 single-family lots. Two streets will be extended to serve the subdivision - Matthew John Drive, built to a collector street standard with 60- foot right-of-way and 37 feet of paving, and Wheatland Drive, built to a residential street standard of 31 feet of paving and 50 feet of right-of-way. A new street, Garden Glen Drive, will be built to connect Matthew John and Wheatland Drives. All streets in the subdivision will be dedicated to the public. The submitted final plat for Harvest View Estates Third Addition is in substantial compliance with the 1995 Comprehensive Plan that designated the property for a mixture of single-family, two-family and multi-family residential and anticipated commercial node along Asbury Road. The applicants have indicated they plan on developing Harvest View Estates in multiple phases. The approved preliminary plat for the Harvest View Estates provides for a total of 152 lots when completed. Phase I platted 38 lots, the second plat, Phase 11, platted 19 lots and the current plat creates 8 single-family lots. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the submitted final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition as it is in substantial compliance with the City of Dubuque Subdivision Regulations. Prepared by: Kyle Kritz Reviewed by: Laura Carstens Date; 1/24/03 HARVEST VIEW Prepared by: Laura Caretens, City Planner Address: City Hall~ 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4210 RESOLUTION NO. 42-03 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF HARVEST VIEW ESTATES THIRD ADDITION, IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA Whereas, there has been filed with the City Clerk a final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa; and Whereas, upon said final plat appears streets to be known as Matthew John Drive (Lot A) and Wheatland Drive (Lot B), and Garden Glen Drive (Lot C) together with certain public utility and surface drainage easements, which the owners by said final plat have dedicated to the public forever; and Whereas, the preliminary plat has been examined by the Zoning Advisory Commission and had its approval endorsed thereon; and Whereas, said final plat has been reviewed by the City Planner and had her approval endorsed thereon, subject to the owners agreeing to the conditions noted in Section 2 below; and Whereas, said final plat has been examined by the City Council and they find that it conforms to the statutes and ordinances relating to it, except that no streets or public utilities have yet been constructed or installed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. That the dedication of Matthew John Drive (Lot A), Wheatland Drive (Lot B), and Garden Glen Drive (Lot C) together with the easements for public utilities and storm sewer as they appear upon said final plat, be and the same are hereby accepted; and Section 2. That the final plat of Harvest View Estates Third Addition is hereby approved and the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to endorse the approval of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, upon said final plat, provided the owners of said property herein named, execute their written acceptance hereto attached agreeing: Resolution No. Page 2 - O3 (a) To reduce Matthew John Drive (Lot A), Wheatland Drive (Lot B), and Garden Glen Drive (Lot C) to grade and to construct concrete curb and gutter and to hard surfaco with asphaltic concrete, or with concrete paving with integral curb, all in accordance with the City of Dubuque standard specifications, all in a manner accoptable to the City Engineer, in conformance with construction improvement plans approved by the City Engineer, and inspected by the City Engineer. (b) To install water mains and water servico laterals into each individual lot, storm sewers and catch basins, boulevard street lighting and erosion control devices alt in accordance with the City of Dubuque standard specifications, all in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer, and in accordance with construction improvement plans approved by the City Engineer, and inspected by the City Engineer. (c) To construct said improvements, prior to two (2) years from the date of acceptance of this resolution, at the sole expense of the owners, or future owner; (d) To maintain the public improvements, for a period of two (2) years from the date of the acceptanco of those improvements by the City of Dubuque, Iowa, at the sole expense of the owners, or future owner; And, further provided that said Harvest Development Group, as owners of said property, shall secure the performance of the foregoing conditions provided in this Section by providing guarantees in such form and with such sureties as may be acceptable to the City Manager of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Section 3. Sidewalk installation shall be the responsibility of the owner abutting the public rights-of-way, including lots with multiple frontages, as required by City Code 41-161 through 41-164. The responsibility shall extend to all succossors, heirs and assignees. Sidewalk installation will not be required until the development of the lot has been completed, except as required herein. In sparsely developed subdivisions, sidewalks on developed lots will not be required until 50% of the lots approved by the plat have been developed. All vacant lots shall have sidewalks installed upon development of 80% of the lots approved by the plat. Section 4. The developer will maintain the detention facility constructed as part of Harvest View Estates First Addition until it has been fully completed and 80% of the sum of the platted lots in the entire Harvest View Estates Subdivision are fully developed and the remaining 20% of these lots have installed adequate erosion control measures as approved by the City. Upon the City's acceptance of the detention facility, the maintenance expenses incurred by the City of Dubuque for the storm water detention facility (Lot A Harvest View Estates First Addition) shall be assessed against the lot owners of Harvest View Estates, in equal amounts, and the City Manager shall cortify such costs to the City Clerk, who in turn shall promptly cortify such costs to the Resolution No. - 03 Page 3 reimbursed to the City from the developer, his successors and assigns by connection fees by the City after construction of said sewer. Section 6. That the final acceptance of all public improvements shall occur upon certification of the City Engineer to the City Council that all public improvements have been completed in accordance with the improvement plans and City standard specifications and accepted by City Council Resolution. Section 7. That in the event Harvest Development Group fails to execute the acceptance and furnish the guarantees provided in Section 3 hereof within 180 days after the date of this Resolution, the provisions hereof shall be null and void and the acceptance of the dedication and approval the plat shall not be effective. Passed, approved and adopted this 3~ day of February, 2003. Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION NO. -03 I, the undersigned, Martin J. McNamer, Secretary-Treasurer, representing Harvest Development Group, having read the terms and conditions of Resolution No. -/',2, - 03 and being familiar with the conditions thereof, hereby accept the same and agree to the conditions required therein. Dated this 4th day of February 2003. /s/ Martin J. McNamer Harvest Development Group, L.L;C.