Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-24-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

Road. The owner is the developer. If approved the two existing platted lots will be divided into a total of six (6) lots for the purpose of construction of attached single family townhome dwellings. The property contains 0.45 acres. BACKGROUND: The applicant requested voluntary annexation of the subject property in March 2002. The property was annexed by Ordinance 1472 on June 11, 2002. The property was subsequently designated Medium Density Residential by Ordinance 1509 as part of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. On January 28, 2003 the property was zoned R-2, Multiple Family Dwelling. Section 20-62 of the Land Development Code charges the Municipal Planning Board (MPB) with the duty to hear, review, consider and make recommendations to the City Council on applications for development permits for subdivision plats. The Board may recommend approval of the application as submitted, approval with conditions, or disapproval. On June 5, 2003, the Municipal Planning Board voted 4- 0 ( Hugli and Bobel were absent) to recommend conditional approval of the proposed preliminary and final plats. There were several conditions specified in order to correct drafting errors on the plats. There was no public comment. DISCUSSION: The Building and Zoning Division and the Engineering Division reviewed the request for compliance with all applicable zoning and subdivision regulations. The B& Z Division recommended approval of the Preliminary and Final Plats with no conditions. The Engineering Division and the City Surveyor found several minor corrections needed to be made. There are no new streets being constructed. A complete review of the project and staffs findings is detailed in the attached " Staff Report" Page 1 of 2, City Council- Walton Park Subdivision dated May 30, 2003. Staff recommended that the Municipal Planning Board condition its approval to require correction of all noted deficiencies prior to being forwarded to City Council for consideration. The applicant' s engineers completed the corrections necessary to forward the plats to Council for consideration and final approval ( see Memorandum Engineering Div. 6- 13-03) RECOMMENDATION: The Municipal Planning Board recommended approval of the proposed Preliminary and Final Plats with the condition that all corrections be made to the plat as noted by the Engineering Division and City Surveyor. Attachments: Memorandum to MPB July 22, 2002 w/attached Staff Report Memorandum June 13, 2003, PWD/ Eng Division Preliminary Plat- Revised June 13, 2003 Final Plat- Revised June 9, 2003 Page 2 of 2, City Council- Walton Pari<Subdivision  O)f~$~ $~ rettyof$~ DATE: June 13, 2003 TO: Len MitcheU, CDS Department FROM: Nancy E. McDonald, Engineering Div. SUBJECT: Walton Park Subdivision Final and Preliminary Plat Review I have reviewed the Preliminary and Final Plats for the above referenced subdivision which were revised and resubmitted to the City, June 9 and 13, 2003. Atl comments from the Engin~ ring Division and City Surveyor have been addressed and both plats are hereby approved by them. Nancy i(} iceonald Chief Engineering Technician D:\DPT02OC\ Doos\Reviews\ GoIf Course Area\WaItonPaocPIat. Rev4.dtic  MUNICIPAL PLANNING BOARD JUNE 5, 2003 MEETING AGENDA ITEM IV. A. f] i. MPB CASE ' 03- 11- 1'P CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY . AND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL : FOR WALTON PARK TOWNHOMES SUBDIVISION, A REPLAT OF LOTS 7& 8, BLOCK · 6, JACKSON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION. THE REQUEST IS LOCATED AT 518- 520 PARK VIEW ROAD. Requested by Steven L. Walton, OWner. ( CDS Staff) (See backup)  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM DATE: May 3D, 2003 TO: Chairman and Members, Municipal Planning Board THROUGH: Malcolm Foley, CDS Director (Acting) FROM: Len Mitchell, Planning Manager ~ SUBJECT: Consideration of Preliminary and Final Plat for Walton Park Subdivision REQUEST: Preliminary and Final Plat approval for Walton Park Subdivision, a proposed replat of two 2) lots in the Jackson Heights Subdivision to 6 lots, for the purpose of development of the property into 6 townhomes. The property is located at 518- 520 Park View Road. The request is made by Steven L.Walton, owner. Gustin, Cothern, Tucker, tnc. is the Consulting Engineer~ BACKGROUND: The request is a site of 0.45 acres located on the south side of Park View Road 420 feet west of its intersection with Denton Boulevard. The platted lots comprising the proposed development parcel are currently platted as part of the Jackson Heights Subdivision. The lots are zoned R-2, a Multiple Family Dwelling District. The parcel has never been developed. DISCUSSION: The applicant is requesting that the two existing lots be replatted into four interior lots 20. 83 feet wide, and two lots 28. 33 feet wide located on the east and west ends. Each lot meets the minimum dimensional requirements of the R-2 zoning standards ( 18 feet).The proposed lot configurations are all consistent with applicable Land Development Regulations and Comp Plan requirements according to the Z& B Supervisor. The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department ( PWD) has advised CDS in its Memorandum of May 29, 2003, that the Division found several minor deficiencies in the Preliminary and Final Plat documents for Walton Park. The Engineering Division of the . Public Works Department has advised that both plat documents are still under review by the City Surveyor to determine compliance with Chapter 177, Florida Statutes. The nature of the deficiencies is minor and should be correded by the applicant' s engineer before the Board considers approval on June 5, 2003. Staff recommends that the MPB conditionaUy approve the plats requiring that all corrections be made prior to transmittaJ of the documents for City Council consideration. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Municipal Planning Board approve the PreJiminary and Final Plat for Walton Park Subdivision with the Condition that all deficiencies identified in the Memorandum from N. E. McDonald, dated May 29, 2003, and any deficiencies found by the City Surveyor be remedied prior to submittal of the plats for consideration by City Council. Attachment: Staff Report May 27, 2003 P~ I'TP ?  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH STAFF REPORT UQUES1' ': Prel.iminary and Final Plat Approval for Walton Park Subdivision, a Replat of Lots 8 & 9, Block 6, Jackson Heights Subdivision. Prepared by: L. B. Mitchell Reviewed by: Malcolm Foley, AICP REPORT DATE REVISIat DATE P& Z. Staff Analysis 5- 27- 03 MPB 6- 5- 03 City Council 6- 24- 03 A. GENERAL BACKGROUND INFOm(ATION: 1. Applicant Information a. Property owner: steven L. Walton b. Authorized Agent: Owner c. Developer: Owner d. Other: NA 2. proj ect Location a. Location: 518- 520 Park View Road ( See Exhibit A) b. Major Access: Park View Road ( County local street) 3. General features of the proposed project a. Gross acreage: 0. 45 acres ( 19, 673 s. f.) b. Number and type of dwelling units: 6 attached single- family residences ( townhomes). c. Gross density: 13. 33 dwelling units per acre d. Water and waste water service: city of Fort Walton Beach e. Recreational amenities: None proposed 4. Zoning: a. Applicant' s property: Multiple Family Dwelling R- 2, District. The R- 2 permits one, two and three family district dwelling units and apartments or condominiums having more than three units. b. properties adjacent to The the request site have the following zoning ( see Exhibit B, attached): North: R- 1 ( Single Family Dwelling)  South: Density, Multiple Family Dwelling) R- 2a ( Low East: Multiple Family Dwelling) R- 2 ( West: Okaloosa County RUD ( Residential Urban Duplex) The requested development' s proposed land use is consistent with R- 2 and R- 2a zoning of all adjacent City lands. 5. Future Land Use Map ( FLUM) designation ( Comp Plan): a. The request, as proposed, is consistent with the FLUM designation, Medium Density Residential ( MDR), a which allows maximum residential density of 15 dwelling units/ gross acre. This property was annexed in June 2002 and was subsequently designated MDR on the City' s Future Land Use Map since November 12, 2002. b. Future land use map designations of adjacent properties are as below and shown on Exhibit C, attached): North: REC, Recreational South: MDR, Medium Density Residential East: MDR' Medium Density Residential West: Okaloosa County UMU, Urban Mixed Use 6. Existing land use. ( See Exhibit D, attached) a. The request site is undeveloped. b. Existing land use adjacent to the request: North: The City' s Municipal Golf Club. South: MF ( townhome) residential. East: MF ( townhome) residential. West: MF ( townhome) residential ( Okaloosa. County). The project is consistent with the predominantly mixed density ( single family, duplex and triplex) residential character of this neighborhood. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting that the two existing platted lots be replatted into lot configurations that will allow development of six ( 6) townhome lots. Resulting residential density would be 13. 33 dwelling units lots. C. PROJECT CHRONOLOGY: The subject property was replatted as two ( 2) lots in the