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Plan Commission grants preliminary approval for Back 9 Estates subdivision, with engineering conditions
Summary
The commission granted preliminary plat approval for Back 9 Estates (17 single-family lots, 1 outlot) subject to resolution of engineering items including stormwater design, utility easements, buildable-area diagrams, and parkland dedication options; commissioners voted unanimously.
The Marshfield Plan Commission granted preliminary approval on Feb. 17 for the Back 9 Estates subdivision, a proposal for 17 single-family lots and one outlot on about 25.37 acres north of McMillan Street, but required the applicant to resolve multiple engineering and design items before final plat consideration.
City planner James Levin said the revised preliminary plat "represents a substantial improvement over the materials previously reviewed by the plan commission in December" but identified outstanding needs including demonstration of SR-2 setback/buildable-area compliance, final stormwater design and modeling, ditching and overflow routing, pond outlet-control structure design, easements for stormwater drainage and utilities, roadway geometry revisions, and curve-table data. Staff also noted the parks, recreation, and forestry (PRF) committee has not yet made a determination on whether parkland must be dedicated or a fee in lieu should be required; if required the fee would be $200 per potential dwelling unit, totaling $3,400 based on 17 units.
Levin said wetlands were delineated on the plat and that a prior Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources request to disturb about 9,950 square feet of wetland had been denied; the applicant revised the plan to avoid wetland disturbance. The city engineer provided comments and recommended additional coordination on drainage and grading; Levin emphasized that preliminary plat approval does not authorize construction or final stormwater acceptance and that final stormwater approval and execution of a developer's agreement are required prior to final plat recording.
Commissioner Jake Bernard asked how utilities would function given the site's elevation; city staff (Tim) replied potable water will be provided under pressure, no sanitary sewer service will be extended and each lot would use an on-site septic system or treatment tank, and roads will be constructed with ditches that drain north to the proposed pond. After discussion a motion to approve the preliminary plat (subject to conditions addressing the outstanding engineering comments) was made and passed unanimously.
