Planners Say Subdivision Plat Needs More Work
August 9, 2016 at 4:59 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The three lots are on the south side of Godman Street and along Columbia Street in Warsaw. The petitioner for the preliminary and final plat is Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner told the Commission, “They’re actually three lots existing. They’re reconfiguring those lots so that they’ll be three buildable lots.”
He said the lot requirements are met, but he had three points that need to be addressed before the final plat. Skinner said he didn’t have an issue with granting the preliminary plat Monday night, but the three points need to be corrected before the final plat was approved.
“The egress and ingress right now on the proposed plat, they show it as 10 feet as right of way for Columbia Street. It’s not our intent to take this road over so it’ll be a private ingress and egress to these three lots and there’s two existing lots on the opposite side,” he said.
So instead of having a 10-foot strip of Columbia Street dedicated, Skinner said he’s requesting the petitioner take that 10 feet and combine it with the 15-foot utility easement and have a 25-foot utility and ingress/egress easement to those lots.
“It will be a utility easement for the whole stretch, and that will allow them to have their ingress and egress to those three lots as well as adequate space for any utilities they need to run,” he said, which would include sanitary sewer.
If the petitioner built a road instead of an egress and ingress and wanted the city to take over the road, Skinner said it would have to be built to the city’s standards, which would cost them more money.
The third point is that the city is requesting they run a sanitary sewer to at least to the corner of lot 3 at their cost, which would be an 8-inch main the city would inspect and take over as part of the city’s infrastructure.
Commission President Tom Allen asked Skinner if the petitioner was aware of the city’s recommendations. Skinner said he did sit down and talk to them Friday.
Adjoining lot owner Diane Warren said she has water running into her property and there will be standing water when it rains. She said she’s OK with the homes being there, but she didn’t want any roads down her property. She said homes in the area already have water in their basements when it rains. She requested a swale be a part of the plans to help with water drainage.
City engineer and Commission member James Eman said a swale is planned for the rear of the property where the runoff from the property will flow to in a westerly direction. He said there shouldn’t be any additional runoff from the property as it should be controlled.
Bryan Bibler, 705 S. Union St., said water runoff goes into his garage. He was concerned that Habitat for Humanity’s construction would increase the amount of water in his garage, and he said he’s already seen an increase with the ongoing construction.
Tom Hardy, with John Kimpel & Associates, the subdivision designer and representing the petitioner, said there was no problem addressing concerns voiced by Skinner. He also suggested that the land south of lot 3 could be a drainage easement if necessary. He said as far as the swale goes, the water should run westerly into it and should improve the runoff for the neighbors if anything.
After further conversation, Commission member and City Councilman Jeff Grose made a motion to approve the preliminary plat, and his motion was unanimously approved.
The next Plan Commission meeting is at 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
The three lots are on the south side of Godman Street and along Columbia Street in Warsaw. The petitioner for the preliminary and final plat is Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner told the Commission, “They’re actually three lots existing. They’re reconfiguring those lots so that they’ll be three buildable lots.”
He said the lot requirements are met, but he had three points that need to be addressed before the final plat. Skinner said he didn’t have an issue with granting the preliminary plat Monday night, but the three points need to be corrected before the final plat was approved.
“The egress and ingress right now on the proposed plat, they show it as 10 feet as right of way for Columbia Street. It’s not our intent to take this road over so it’ll be a private ingress and egress to these three lots and there’s two existing lots on the opposite side,” he said.
So instead of having a 10-foot strip of Columbia Street dedicated, Skinner said he’s requesting the petitioner take that 10 feet and combine it with the 15-foot utility easement and have a 25-foot utility and ingress/egress easement to those lots.
“It will be a utility easement for the whole stretch, and that will allow them to have their ingress and egress to those three lots as well as adequate space for any utilities they need to run,” he said, which would include sanitary sewer.
If the petitioner built a road instead of an egress and ingress and wanted the city to take over the road, Skinner said it would have to be built to the city’s standards, which would cost them more money.
The third point is that the city is requesting they run a sanitary sewer to at least to the corner of lot 3 at their cost, which would be an 8-inch main the city would inspect and take over as part of the city’s infrastructure.
Commission President Tom Allen asked Skinner if the petitioner was aware of the city’s recommendations. Skinner said he did sit down and talk to them Friday.
Adjoining lot owner Diane Warren said she has water running into her property and there will be standing water when it rains. She said she’s OK with the homes being there, but she didn’t want any roads down her property. She said homes in the area already have water in their basements when it rains. She requested a swale be a part of the plans to help with water drainage.
City engineer and Commission member James Eman said a swale is planned for the rear of the property where the runoff from the property will flow to in a westerly direction. He said there shouldn’t be any additional runoff from the property as it should be controlled.
Bryan Bibler, 705 S. Union St., said water runoff goes into his garage. He was concerned that Habitat for Humanity’s construction would increase the amount of water in his garage, and he said he’s already seen an increase with the ongoing construction.
Tom Hardy, with John Kimpel & Associates, the subdivision designer and representing the petitioner, said there was no problem addressing concerns voiced by Skinner. He also suggested that the land south of lot 3 could be a drainage easement if necessary. He said as far as the swale goes, the water should run westerly into it and should improve the runoff for the neighbors if anything.
After further conversation, Commission member and City Councilman Jeff Grose made a motion to approve the preliminary plat, and his motion was unanimously approved.
The next Plan Commission meeting is at 7 p.m. Sept. 12.
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