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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-021 ~ '0. .'OC9 . . RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN AND PETITION OF EXCEPTION FOR FOUNTAIN HILLS ESTATES, TRACT 3050, BEING A PORTION OF THE S\I, SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, IN THE MOHAVE COUNTY GENERAL AREA, MORAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA. WHEREAS, at the regular meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors held on Tuesday, January 2, 1996, a public hearing was conducted to determine whether approval should be granted for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan and Petition of Exception for the above described property to Renzi and Campbell Development, Inc., being represented by Shawn M. Campbell of Flagstaff, Arizona, and WHEREAS, the property is located north of Kingman and east of Stockton Hill Road. The site is accessed from Kingman by proceeding north on Stockton Hill Road to Bull Mountain Road, then east to Sunward Ho! Road, then east on Sunward Ho! Road approximately one-half mile to the southwest corner of the site. The property is vacant and has gently rolling hills sloping to the southeast. The surrounding land is vacant. A minor wash drains generally from the northwest corner to the southeast corner of the property, Other washes parallel the site's northern and southern boundaries, and WHEREAS, the 43-plus acres is presently zoned A-R/IOA (Agricultural-Residential/Ten Acre Minimum Lot Size) and conforms to the Long Mountain Area Plan which limits homesites to a five-acre minimum. The site is to be conditionally rezoned to R-O/20M (Single Family Residential/Mobile Homes Prohibited) in a concurrent action. This rezone action is, however, consistent with the Urban Development Area in which the site resides. This action will also require initiating an amendment process to the Long Mountain Area Plan, with a concurrent action, or approval prior to submittal of final plan to allow these higher residential densities, and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plan depicts 43-plus acres subdivided into 66 single-family residential lots. Single-family residential lot size will be 20,000 square feet minimum with a maximum lot size of approximately 30,000 square feet, and WHEREAS, a review ofFEMA FIRM Panel #040058-2165C indicates the parcel described to be in Zones B and C, not in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, and WHEREAS, electric power will be provided by Citizens Utilities Company; telephone provided by Citizens Utilities Company; sewage treatment provided by individual septic systems or other approved sewage treatment system; water provided by Cerbat Water Company; solid waste disposal provided by individual home owner; and fire protection provided by Hualapai Valley Fire Department, and RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 Page 2 PAGE 2 OF 6 BK 2670 PG 412 FEE~9600613 . . WHEREAS, Petitions of Exception were submitted for the following: 1. Eight-foot front yard Public Utility Easements in favor of 16-foot rear yard Public Utility Easements - This request is for the entire subdivision. Section 6.9 of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations requires easements at least 16 feet in total width be provided along rear lot lines. 2. A block length greater than 1,320 feet - This request is for Lots I through 25 which comprise a block some 4,200 feet long. Section 6.6-I-A of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations requires that blocks shall not be more than 1,320 feet in length, 3. Single-tiered and double-fronted lots - This request is for Lots 1 through 9. Section 6.6-I-B of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations requires that blocks shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots of minimum depth, 4. Non-radial side lot lines - This request is for lot lines between Lots 8 and 9,10 and 11, IS and 16, 16 and 17,37 and 46, 38 and 39, 41 and 42, 42 and 43, 43 and 44, 44 and 45, 48 and 49,49 and 50, 50 and 51, and 54 and 55. Section 6.7-1 of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations requires lot lines to be within five degrees (5 ') of a right angle to the road right- of-way, WHEREAS, this petition is submitted as a request that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend to the Board of Supervisors the granting of these exceptions from the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations as outlined in Article 1.13 with the following justification: 1. Eil1ht-foot front vard Public Utility Easements. A. The granting of this petition will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other adjacent properties because: . Underground utilities can be better serviced to lots adjacent to streets. B. The request will not nullify the intent of the Master Plan of the county or other regulations because: . The front yard location is logistically and aesthetically more efficient than rear yard utility easements. C. The special circumstance or condition affecting said property is as follows: . Utility companies require a minimum eight-foot public utility easement (PUE) at the front of lots. Maintenance of all utilities can be more easily accomplished and cause less environmental damage when placed along streets than along rear lot lines. RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 Page 3 .. . Pf<GE 3 OF 6 BK 2670 PG 413 FEE~9600613 2. Block len~h ~reater than 1.320 feet. A. The granting of this petition will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other adjacent properties because: . Adequate access to all lots is still provided. B. The request will not nullify the intent of the Master Plan of the county or other regulations because; . No roads within the Master Plan are affected by this minor design change. C. The special circumstance or condition affecting said property is as follows: . Adjacent property is either not yet developed or will not be developed in the near future. 3. Single-tiered and double-fronted lots with one (1) foot Non-Vehicular Access Easement. A, The granting of this petition will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other adjacent properties because: . Rear yards will be screened from adjacent streets and properties with a 6-foot high stucco finished wall on the I-foot VNAE. B. The request will not nullify the intent of the Master Plan of the county or other regulations because; . Existing county subdivision regulations provide for this situation with adequate screening. C. The special circumstances or conditions affecting said property are as follows: . The single-tier oflots on the southem border of the subdivision will provide a continuous row of lots enclosing the subdivision from excessive through streets. . The planned drainage flows along the rear of these lots should not be obstructed RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 Page 4 . . PAGE ~ OF 6 BY. 267Q PG +1+ FEE~9600613 4. Non-radial side lot lines. A. The granting of this petition will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other adjacent properties because: . The lots in question are just outside of the 5-degree range from perpendicular to the street for side lot lines. The overall size of the parcels conforms to county design standards. Adequate building envelopes are provided. B. The request will not nullify the intent of the Master Plan of the county or other regulations because: . As designed, the lots are aesthetically and functionally more efficient than if radial sid~ Jines are used. C. The special circumstance or condition affecting said property is as follows: . This request, given the topography and overall lot configuration, provides a better lot layout than if conventional radial lines were used. WHEREAS, the following are Findings of Fact for the above captioned item: a, All notices have been advertised and posted according to regulations. b. The proposed action complies with the Mohave County General Plan; the property is designated as an Urban Development Area. c. The site is adequate for the action intended and the use is consistent with the surrounding land uses. d. The subdivision is in FEMA flood Zones B and C. e. The site is concurrently and conditionally, upon Long Mountain Area Plan amendment approval, being rezoned to R-O/20M (Single-Family ResidentiallMobile Homes Prohibited! 20,000 Square Foot Minimum Lot Size). WHEREAS, at the public hearing before the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission on December 13, 1995, the Commission recommended APPROVAL for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan and Petition of Exception subject to the following: 1. The approval of this subdivision is based on the understanding by the Commission and the Board of Supervisors that all streets within the subdivision will be constructed and paved with asphaltic concrete in accordance with Standard Specification # 171 and # 101.1 OD of the County Engineering Road Standards or better; all of the interior streets will be standard crown with rolled curb. The water quantity and quality will be approved by the Arizona Department of Water Resources. The water distribution system, including adequate pressure RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 PAGE 5 OF 6 BK 2670 PG 415 FEE~960061J Page 5 . . and volume for fire flows, will be constructed to serve each lot and be approved by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Sewage disposal will be by private septic systems to be approved by the Mohave County Environmental Health Department and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Grading and drainage related improvements will be made as recommended by the design engineer in the submitted drainage reports and as approved by the County Engineer. Electric, telephone, gas and cable television service shall be provided to each lot in accordance with Arizona Corporation Commission regulations. Signed and ratified service contracts from all purveyors of service to this subdivision are required with submittal of final plan. All lots and street centerline monuments will be staked and monumented in accordance with Standard Specification # I 02 of the Mohave County Public Works Department. Fire hydrants will be provided at locations prescribed by the Hualapai Valley Fire District; street name and regulator signs will be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations and as recommended by the design engineer. As a condition of approval, the owner/subdivider is responsible for the completion of these site improvements and shall provide an assurance for all required subdivision improvements in accordance with Article V of the Mohave County Subdivision Regulations. 2. A corporate entity for this project shall be formed to provide perpetual maintenance for the project's block walls, drainage easements, landscaping, vegetation, or any other facility deemed to be under joint ownership of lot owners, as detailed in the CC&Rs or other document. The articles of incorporation forming the property owners association and the bylaws and CC&Rs shall be submitted, advertised and recorded per Mohave County Subdivision Regulations. 3. A one-foot vehicular non-access easement (VNAE) shall be provided along the southern boundary of the subdivision due to the single-tier, double-fronted lots. A one-foot vehicular non-access easement (VNAE) shall be provided along the western boundary of the subdivision to protect the drainage easement. 4. The one-foot vehicular non-access easement (VNAE) for Lots I through 9 will have a six- foot high concrete block, brick or masonry wall erected in the VNAE to ensure non-access and proper drainage flows along the rear of these lots. 5. The existing 16-foot PUE, along the north boundary of this subdivision and currently in use as an overhead transmission line, will be abandoned and relocated along the northern property line of this subdivision in a simultaneous action, 6, Provide an irrevocable easement for the 8-inch water line shown on the plan along Sun Mountain Boulevard, projected north to Sundown Road on land owned by the developer, to assure a permanent water supply to the subdivision. . . RESOLUTION NO. 96-21 PAGE 6 OF 6 BK 2670 PG 416 FEE~9600613 Page 6 7. Provide written permiSSIOn from Citizens Utilities Company for the rerouting and incorporation of the existing PUE along the north side of the subdivision. 8. Drainage and related improvements shall be designed and constructed to the satisfaction of the County Engineer. 9. The access road Sunward Ho! Road from Bull Mountain Road to the eastern edge of the subdivision shall be improved to the same standard as roads within the subdivision (Section 4.3-8 of the Mohave County Subdivision and Road Maintenance Regulations), 10. Stockton Hill, Bull Mountain and Sunward Ho! Roads should be redesigned to intersect at as near a 90-degree angle as possible (Section 6.4-20 of the Mohave County Subdivision and Road Maintenance Regulations). 11. The name change for Sunward Ho! Road will require public hearings due to its impact on neighboring owners. 12. A corrected preliminary plan based on this action shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department for approval by the county prior to submittal of the final plan. The corrected preliminary plan shall be the basis for the final submittal. WHEREAS, the notice of hearing was published in the Kingman Daily Miner, a newspaper of general circulation in Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, December 17, 1995 and posted on December 18, 1995, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes and the Mohave County Zoning Regulations. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors, at their regular meeting on January 2, 1996, APPROVED this Preliminary Subdivision Plan and Petition of Exception as recommended by the Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission and outlined herein, MOHA VE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ATTEST: ~d/// Pat Holt, Chairman