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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDept Report 08-05-08 CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION SUBDIVISION COM~lITTEE DEPARTMENT REPORT AUGUST 5, 2008 1. Docket No. 08050024 PP Amend: Stafford Lane The applicant seeks primary plat amendment approval for 53 lots on 30 acres. The site is located along 1461h St., west of Gray Rd., and is zoned RllResidence - ROSa. Filed by Eric Batt of Schneider Engineering for The Drees Company. Originally, this primary plat was approved in May 2006 under Docket No. 06020010 PP. Now, the applicant would like to add an acre of land to the plat, which requires primary plat amendment approval. The major changes are the addition of three lots and Common Areas E and G. Please see the petitioner's informational packet for more detail. Outstanding comments/concerns: 1. The petitioner should provide the Findings of Fact sheet at the meeting (found in the application). 2. DOCS comments: all review comments have heen addressed. 3. Forestry Dept Comments: A tree preservation plan and a tree inventory are required, as was with the original primary plat. The petitioner must verify that they will commit to filling in any removed trees from the buffer, per the buffer guidelines. 4. The petitioner should provide the DepL of Engineering's approval status of the construction phms. 5. Hamilton County Highway Dep't comments: they are satisfied with the plat. There are no outstanding issues, per an ernaiI dated 7/15/2008. Also, the 1461h Street median wi II be closed; traffic wi\] only be right inlright out at that subdivision's entry. July IS Commission meeting: There was concern from the public about the sewer hookup, traffic, and water hookups. The Commission voted to send this item to the Subdivision Committee meeting, where the committee will have the authority to cast the final vote. The petitioner's letter dated July 24, 2008 addresses all of these outstanding concerns. The Department of Community Services recommends the Committee approves this item, with the conditions of final landscape plan approval by the Forestry Dept and final apPl"Oval of the cunstructions documents by the Dept of Engineering.