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CC Regular Session 7.5. Meeting Date: 04/13/2021 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Information Title: Adopt Resolution #21-101 Approving Preliminary Plat for Riverstone South Addition (Project No. 19-152) and Associated Approvals; Case of Capstone Homes • Accept Final Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and Determine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • Adopt Ordinance #21-03 Amending Official Zoning Map • Approve Deviation from Street Name Grid • Approve Preliminary Plat Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to consider Preliminary Plat Approval for Riverstone South Addition by Capstone Homes. This is the most important step in the approval process. This approval grant the project entitlement, which essentially means that the layout and number of lots is approved. The next step (Final Plat) simply is the construction drawings for what was previously approved. Council should not expect to be able to change number of lots, lot sizes or general layout after this point unless physical conditions as part of final design are discovered. This case is the culmination of over a year of collaboration and land use/small area planning for an area south of Highway 10 and east of Bowers Drive. Attached is a 'Planning Framework' that summarizes the work of the initial planning in 2020 that led to the current plan set. Primarily due to the funding plan for Riverdale Drive, this project is not likely to begin construction this year (2021). If the City is successful in securing funding for Riverdale Drive, the project would likely begin in 2022. A general schedule is below. Preliminary Plat Approval (current step) Riverdale Drive Funding Decision Tree Preservation Funding Decision [ina1 Plat Approval 'Tree Clearing Begins Overall Project Begins [April 2021 [July 2021 `Filly 2021 [a112021 -11LIanuary 2022 -!Fpring 2022 Notification: Notification and mailings were provided with the Public Hearing held by the Planning Commission. Notification is not required for this case. Observations/Alternatives: Plat/Subdivision The project itself is a 243 lot, detached single-family subdivision. The proposal requires a Zoning Amendment to allow for smaller lot sizes (40 foot wide [detached townhomes], 55 foot wide and 65 foot wide lots. After significant public engagement, especially with the Bowers Drive Neighborhood, there appears to be general support for this layout in exchange for the larger tree preservation area (7 acres).