HomeMy WebLinkAboutPreliminary Plat – Ridgecrest Subdivision, Unit 4
DATE: September 21, 2015
Planning Commission
TO:
Chris Boone, Director of Planning and Community Development
FROM:
Consider a request for preliminary plat approval of Ridgecrest Subdivision, Unit 4.
SUBJECT:
Preliminary Plat – Ridgecrest Subdivision, Unit 4
FILE:
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STAFF REPORT
The Planning staff recommends approval with the following condition:
1. Completion of Ridgecrest Subdivision, Unit 4-A.
and with variances to:
1. Cul-de-sac street length requirements.
2. Maximum of twenty-four (24) residences on a single outlet.
3. Block length greater than 1200’ requirement.
4. Streetlight and sidewalk requirements due to the rural type development.
Fittz & Shipman, Inc. has requested preliminary plat approval of Ridgecrest Subdivision,
Unit 4. The project is located within the 5 mile ETJ of the City of Beaumont and near
the intersection of FM 365 and LaBelle Road at the north end of Ridgecrest Drive. The
development is a 74.17 acre, twenty-one (21) lot, single family, residential subdivision.
All streets will have a 60’ right-of-way and 20’ wide pavement. Water will be provided
by West Jefferson County Municipal District and sanitary sewer will be provided by the
individual aerobic sewer systems.
This item was sent to all interested parties.
Exhibits are attached.
GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES
APPLICANT: Fittz & Shipman, Inc.
PROPERTY OWNER: LaBelle Ridgecrest L.P.
LOCATION: LaBelle Road and FM 365
EXISTING ZONING: None
PROPERTY SIZE: 74.17 acres, more or less
EXISTING LAND USES: None
FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: “X” - Areas determined to be outside
500-year floodplain
SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING:
NORTH: Vacant None
EAST: Vacant None
SOUTH: Residential None
WEST: Residential None
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Open Space and Low Density Rural
Development
STREETS: Ridgeleigh Drive, Ridgecresr Drive - Local
streets with an 60' wide right-of-way and a
20' pavement width.
DRAINAGE: Open Ditch
WATER: Water provided by West Jefferson County
Municipal District
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: Individual aerobic systems