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Board approves final plat for Center Hill Farms Phase 2 with conditions on road surfacing
Summary
The board approved the final plat for Center Hill Farms Phase 2, a 62-lot subdivision covering roughly 23.78 acres, but staff and the planning commission required that the first lift of asphalt be laid on subdivision streets before the plat is recorded or that a letter of credit be provided.
The city board on June 16 approved the final plat for Center Hill Farms Phase 2, allowing the creation of 62 single-family lots on about 23.78 acres, but placed conditions intended to prevent home construction before streets are adequately surfaced. The planning staff told the board that sewer and water lines and fire hydrants are installed, but that the first lift of asphalt has not yet been laid on the subdivision streets, and that the area remains substantially clearcut.
Planning staff said the planning commission had recommended approval with multiple conditions, including a requirement that, if public infrastructure is not complete at recordation, the applicant must provide a city letter of credit sized by the city engineer plus a 25% contingency. Staff noted that building permits will not be issued until the plat is recorded and required infrastructure is in place. “That is standard city regulation,” planning staff said.
Staff also advised that a landscape plan and median improvements must be submitted and approved before installation, and that a 2–2½-inch-caliper tree must be planted in front of each lot that does not front a landscaped median before a house may pass final inspection. Board members asked questions on infrastructure completion and timing; after discussion Mr. Wallace moved to approve the plat and Miss Aldridge seconded. The motion carried.
The approval allows the developer to proceed with the plat subject to the stated conditions, but the plat cannot be recorded — and individual building permits cannot be issued — until the first lift of asphalt has been installed on streets in the phase or an acceptable financial guarantee is provided. The planning commission and staff will remain responsible for reviewing the required landscape plans and verifying infrastructure before recordation and permitting.
Next steps: the applicant may provide the required letter of credit or complete the listed infrastructure items before the plat may be recorded and permits issued.
