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Posted: February 22, 2018
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: PW022718-08

Agenda Item Title:

Appeal of Denied Exception Request from Prairie Valley Development Company, LLC to Waive the Requirement to Construct Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk and Street Light Conduit in Receda, Abelia and Mondo Streets (City File 18EX016), one Exception denied by staff out of two total Exceptions submitted for the project.

Origination Group:
Public Works Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
02/27/2018
City Council Hearing Date:
03/05/2018
Petitioner:
Mandi Schmierer on behalf of Stuart Martin, Prairie Valley Development Company, LLC
Staff Contact:
Dan Kools - Project Engineer
Location:
Proposed Prairiefire Subdivision, Section 21, T1N, R8E, BHM, Pennington County, SD.
Agenda Item Summary:
The applicant submitted a Preliminary Subdivision Plan for a proposed development located generally west of Anderson Road, south of Winton Street and east of Zamia Street on December 8, 2017. This is the second phase of the subdivision; the first phase was platted in 2007 and the public improvements were accepted by the City in 2009. The proposed development is outside of the City limits of Rapid City, within the City’s three mile platting jurisdiction. Applicant is proposing to construct rural street sections (pavement with ditches and driveway culverts to accommodate drainage and a four foot wide bike path in lieu of sidewalks) in the new development. The first phase of the subdivision was developed with rural street sections. The area proposed to be developed with this phase is a Greenfield site; undeveloped without existing constraints. Being a Greenfield site, the property should be developed to current City of Rapid City Design Standards. The rural street sections as proposed result in the back-slope of the ditch extending well beyond the right-of-way onto private property. Drainage easements are proposed to alleviate this situation, but future property owners may fill these easements in at some point, restricting the flow of stormwater. Having pedestrians walk adjacent to the travel lane in a bike path as proposed is not safe for the walking public. Rural street sections are problematic for the installation and maintenance of private underground utilities. Rural street sections are more appropriate for larger, estate size lots, not one-half acre lots as proposed. The potential exists for these lots to be further subdivided into smaller lots in the future. The applicant submitted an Exception Request to Public Works to waive the requirement to construct curb, gutter, sidewalks and street light conduit in Receda, Abelia and Mondo Streets on January 26, 2018. The Exception Request was denied by Public Works on February 6, 2018; see attached denial letter. On February 7, 2018 the applicant submitted an appeal request. Public Works staff recommends denial of this request. A similar Exception request (City File 17EX149) from a previous submittal was denied by Public Works staff on September 1, 2017; appealed to and upheld by City Council on October 2, 2017.

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Reject
City Council Options:
1. Deny 2. Approve
Published in 2018 PW Agenda Items

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