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TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DIVUSION HEAD CONCURRENCE: ohert M. Keating, AIC Community Development Dire r THROUGH: Stan Boling,14 Planning Director FROM: John W. McCoy, AICP Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: June 30, 1998 SUBJECT: Laurel Homes Inc.'s Request for Final Plat Approval for a Single Family Subdivision to be Known as Phases 3 & 4 of The Laurels Subdivision It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 7, 1998. The Laurels Phases 3 & 4 is a subdivision of a 19.11 acre parcel into 56 single family lots and stormwater tracts. The overall subdivision (Phases 1-4) will consist of 112 single family lots on a total of 39.67 acres, resulting in an overall density of 2.84 units per acre. The subject property is zoned RS -6, Residential Single Family (up to 6 units/acre). On August 27, 1992, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted preliminary plat approval for The Laurels subdivision to be completed in four phases. The first two phases are complete. Subsequently, a land development permit was issued for construction of Phases 3 and 4. Since the required improvements (e.g. roadways, stormwater management, utilities) for Phases 3 & 4 have not been completed at this time, the developer is proposing to "bond -out" to guarantee the satisfactory completion of the remaining work to be performed. The final plat was submitted with the following documents: A final plat that is substantially in conformance with the originally approved preliminary plat; 2. A copy of the Contract for Construction of Required Subdivision Improvements; ANALYSIS: The final plat substantially conforms to the approved preliminary plat, but is not consistent with the approved arrangement for the dedication of 10'" Street right-of-way. The approved preliminary plat required a dedication of 25' of right-of-way for l Ot' Street (an existing unpaved road located in a 35' wide "half street" right-of-way) with the condition that the developer escrow her fairshare for future paving. Based on an opinion from the attorney's office, a decision has been made by staff to proceed with final plat approval without a revised preliminary plat or compliance with the dedication condition. Essentially, the attorney's office has determined that the right-of-way dedication cannot be required since the subdivision streets are no longer connecting to 10* Street, as originally proposed, and the subdivision will not be contributing trips to the street. The end result is that for now, 10' Street will remain as it is. Only a stabilized, sodded emergency accessway will connect the proposed subdivision to 10'h Street. Not all of the required subdivision improvements have been completed as of this date. The developer desires to proceed with recording the subdivision plat and proposes to "bond -out" for construction of the remaining required subdivision improvements pursuant to provisions of subdivision ordinance section 913.10. TIC developer has made arrangements with Public Works and Utility Services to submit a final certified engineers cost estimate and letter of credit after the Board of County Commissioners grants final plat approval. The final cost estimate will be based on the work completed at that point in time as verified by county staff. The format of the letter of credit has been approved by the county attorney's office, and unit costs for construction items have been approved by Public Works and Utility Services. The developer has also submitted a copy of JULY 7, 1998 -10- `0 7