ITEM NO. 2:              FINAL PLAT FOR STONERIDGE NORTH SUBDIVISION; EAST OF GEORGE WILLIAMS WAY (EXTENDED) AND WEST OF STONERIDGE DRIVE (EXTENDED) (SLD)

 

PF-11-34-04:  Final Plat for Stoneridge North Subdivision.  This proposed single-family residential subdivision contains approximately 19.282 acres and is located east of George Williams Way (extended) and west of Stoneridge Drive (extended).  Submitted by Landplan Engineering, P.A., for Stoneridge Holdings, L.L.C., contract purchaser, and Alvamar, Inc., property owner of record.

 

COMMISSION DISCUSSION

Comm. Burress referenced his attempt at the Preliminary Plat stage to have a pedestrian easement required at the end of Silverstone Drive to shorten the walking distance to the commercial element to the east of the subject property.  He said he lost on that issue and on other efforts to encourage “pedestrian friendliness”.

 

Comm. Burress said he was disappointed that he had not made his case clearly at that time and would like to explain tonight why the Commission had been wrong not to require the pedestrian cut-through as he proposed.  This would also explain why he would cast a “symbolic vote” against the Final Plat.

 

Comm. Burress drew a correlation between discriminating against blacks and against those with physical disabilities.  He said there were now laws against discrimination, but it was still possible to keep the disabled out of developments by designing the property to make it inaccessible to them.   He said he understood the concerns about cut-through traffic between private lots, but he said that “as an economist, I can promise those lots will sell”.

 

Comm. Burress said another Commissioner had stated during the Preliminary Plat consideration that “no one in this subdivision walks”.  Comm. Burress said that was a convenient statement for someone to make that had no small school children, no pre-driving-age teenagers and no desire to walk themselves.

 

Comm. Burress said he hoped the Commission would not vote against this kind of addition again and that “providing a place for people with disabilities place to live is as important as giving black people place to live”.  He apologized for not “telling the truth” during the Preliminary Plat stage.

 

ACTION TAKEN

Motioned by Comm. Angino, seconded by Comm. Riordan to approve the Final Plat for Stonegate North Subdivision and forward it to the City Commission for acceptance of easements and rights-of-way, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.      Execution of an agreement not to protest the formation of a benefit district for street, sidewalk and intersection improvements for Stoneridge Drive;

2.      Provision of a revised Final Plat to include necessary drainage easements as noted by the City Stormwater Engineer per his approval prior to recording the Final Plat with the Register of Deeds Office;

3.      Submission and approval of public improvement plans for all public improvements per approval of the Public Works Department;

4.      Pinning of the lots in accordance with Section 21-103 of the Subdivision Regulations.

5.      Execution of a Temporary Utility Agreement; and

6.      Provision of the following fees and recording documentation:

a.      Copy of paid property tax receipt;

b.      Recording fees made payable to the Douglas County Register of Deeds;

c.      Provision of a master street tree plan; and

d.      Provision of street sign fees.

 

          Motion carried 6-4, with Comm.’s Angino, Eichhorn, Ermeling, Jennings, Lawson and Riordan voting in favor.  Comm.’s Burress, Erickson, Haase and Krebs voted in opposition.