09-19-2002 Planning Commission Meeting

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f C. Does the City Attorney agree that all parties with an interest in the property are shown as signers of the document? D. Does the Township Engineer agree that all improvements required are satisfactorily completed or are guaranteed by contract with adequate financial security? E. Does an independent Professional Land Surveyor agree the final document meets the statutory requirements? F. Has financial security been posted in the appropriate amount? Staff Findings: The following findings are provided for your consideration in the matter: 1. The applicant has provided sewage treatment system designs for all odd- numbered, one-acre lots. 2. In the final plat, Outlot B has been moved directly south of the intersection of North Branch Trail and Pinekrist Court. 3. In the final plat,the right-of-way of North Branch Trail has been redesigned to intersect Pinekrist Court at a perpendicular. 4. The City Engineer has reviewed the road layout and has indicated, in a September 3 letter(enclosed),that the road is appropriate for residential construction. 5. The Staff was unable to identify a City policy on street names. 6. The applicant has provided a letter from the DNR outlining a process to obtain trail access. 7. Kevin McCormick,Landecker and Associates, has indicated that the total amount of land to be disturbed is roughly 8.7 acres. This is less than 10 acres, and therefore a forest management plan is not required. 8. The applicant has complied with all of the applicable conditions of the preliminary plat. Condition number nine deals with an issue,tree harvesting outside of the right-of-way,which has not yet become pertinent. 9. The final plat agrees with the preliminary plat, except as requested by the Planning Commission and previously noted. 10. The City Attorney is reviewing the platting documents to verify that all parties with an interest in the property are shown as signers of the document. 11. Required road improvements have not yet been completed. 12. The City has received a plat check from an independent Professional Land Surveyor, Donald Coulter, agreeing that the final document meets the statutory requirements. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission should develop findings to either approve or deny the final plat. In general, the Commission cannot deny a final plat unless the applicant will not or cannot meet the final platting requirements or the conditions of the preliminary plat approval. The Commission cannot impose additional conditions that do not fall directly within the guidelines of the final plat or relate directly fF to conditions imposed in the preliminary plat.