- (gavel banging)
- We'll call to order the meeting
- of the Elstville Plan Commission
- for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025.
- Pam, would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?
- (pledge of allegiance)
- Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
- and to the Republic for which it stands,
- one nation under God, indivisible,
- with liberty and justice for all.
- (pledge of allegiance)
- Roll call, please.
- David Drake. - Here.
- James Walker. - Here.
- Steve Hale.
- Zack Michael. - Here.
- Pamela Samples. - Here.
- Ryan Skaggs. - Here.
- Pat Weskolowski. - Here.
- Okay, the first item on our agenda
- is approval of the minutes
- from the meeting on March 6th of 2025.
- So moved. - Second.
- We have a motion and a second.
- All those in favor, say aye.
- Aye. - Opposed?
- Motion carries.
- Monthly conflict of interest statement.
- Does anyone have a conflict of interest
- on our items on the agenda tonight?
- Seeing none, move on to old business.
- There is no old business.
- New business, item number one is voluntary annexation
- of 5474 or 5475 North Union Valley Road, 4.74 acres.
- The petitioner is Michael Doering, case number PC25-11.
- Good evening, the petitioner could not be present
- because of a medical issue and gave me permission
- to go through the annexation with you on his behalf.
- This is a request by Michael Doering
- to voluntarily annex a parcel totaling
- approximately 4.7 acres of land,
- subject parcels located at 5474 or 5575 North Union Valley.
- North Union Valley Road.
- The reason I've listed two addresses is due to an error.
- The GIS shows the address is 5475 North Union Valley Road,
- while the petitioner's paperwork
- lists 5474 North Union Valley Road,
- and that's where his mail's delivered.
- So when the annexation's complete
- and he's officially in town,
- we'll take care of this issue for him
- and get the address corrected.
- The petitioner's requesting to annex one parcel
- as stated above.
- Proposed annexation area is 14% contiguous
- to the town of Ellesville,
- and 100% of the property owners
- are parties to the petition.
- Parcel's currently zoned AGR,
- agricultural residential by Monroe County,
- and is recommended to be designated
- as residential one,
- single-family residential upon annexation.
- Property is located in council ward four.
- Property's serviced by Ellesville Water.
- Annexation should not require any capital projects
- to extend any services.
- Town will provide police, fire, EMS,
- and other government services immediately upon annexation.
- Plan commission action shall be in the form
- of a favorable, unfavorable,
- or no recommendation to town council,
- which takes final action on the annexation petition.
- Staff recommends a favorable recommendation
- be forwarded to town council
- with the recommended zoning of R1,
- single-family residential upon annexation.
- And that's the map location,
- and this is the zoning surrounding him.
- The parcel to the west, we'll say,
- is in town and is zoned residential one.
- The GIS just hasn't caught up to it yet.
- (faintly speaking)
- Okay, anybody have any questions for Denise?
- So is it gonna be like a--
- We're not to that point yet.
- That's for the commission members.
- Anybody?
- Okay, would the petitioner,
- oh, I'm sorry, the petitioner's not here, are they?
- Yeah.
- Okay, so no comments or questions.
- Okay, now we're open for public comment.
- If you'd like to make a comment, come up to the podium,
- sign your name, and tell us who you are.
- Sorry.
- (faintly speaking)
- I'm sorry?
- (faintly speaking)
- All things.
- (faintly speaking)
- Yeah, I'm just Kevin Halsell.
- I just, I live downstream, all this.
- I guess on the Arvin property, I didn't really,
- I failed to question this too,
- but I'm just curious with stormwater,
- if they know what they're doing with the stormwater,
- where they're taking that to.
- They have to present an approval or a plan to the town,
- which is reviewed by the town's engineer,
- and they're required to keep all of any excess water
- generated by the development on their property.
- So the engineer reviews that to make sure
- that that's the way it's designed.
- Okay, that's just my only question, 'cause I.
- I wanted to stress though,
- property being annexed this evening
- will not be a development.
- Right, and the point is,
- is that this is just an annexation.
- Into the town right now, there is no development proposed,
- and all of that would come into play
- at that point in time, when something is,
- if it ever is made a plan to develop,
- then we will address those issues.
- But this is just annexation
- into the town limits at this point.
- Okay, well, I guess that's all I need.
- Okay, any other comments from the public?
- (papers rustling)
- Okay, seeing none, do we have a motion?
- I'll make a motion to accept PC-2511.
- Second.
- Okay, we have a motion to forward PC-2511
- to the town council, with a favorable recommendation,
- and a zoning of R1.
- (papers rustling)
- Roll call, please.
- David Drake?
- Yes.
- Dan Swofford?
- Yes.
- Steve Hale?
- Zach Michael?
- Yes.
- Pamela Samples?
- Yes.
- Ryan Skaggs?
- Yes.
- Pat Weselowski?
- Yes.
- Motion carries.
- Thank you.
- Next item on our agenda is case number PC-25-12,
- the railroad corridor annexation.
- We're in the town of Ellitsville,
- is annexing 0.91 acres of land
- along West McNeely Street and West Main Street
- and Sale Street and Main Street.
- That was the previous railroad corridor.
- Yes.
- This petition is a request by the town of Ellitsville
- to voluntarily annex approximately 0.91 acres of land.
- Subject parcels and abandoned railroad corridor
- located between West McNeely Street and West Main Street
- and east of the North Sale Street
- and West Main Street intersection.
- Parcel number is 53-04-10-100-040.001-011.
- So when it is officially annexed into town,
- it will be addressed and become part of our address
- for emergency services as its trail corridor right now.
- So has stated trail corridor at Town's Heritage Trail
- has been constructed on it.
- Proposed annexation area is 52% contiguous
- to the town of Ellitsville.
- Parcel's currently zoned AGR,
- agricultural residential by Monroe County,
- and it's recommended to be designated
- as R1 single family residential upon annexation.
- Plan commission action shall be in the form
- of favorable, unfavorable, or no recommendation
- to town council, which takes final action
- on the annexation petition.
- Staff recommends favorable recommendation
- before to town council with the recommended zoning
- of R1 single family residential upon annexation.
- The reason I chose R1 zoning is because that's how
- the segment in the middle of the trail
- is already zoned, R1, so I wanted the zoning to match up.
- It'd be pretty hard to put houses in there, wouldn't it?
- Yeah.
- Some of those tiny houses.
- Yeah.
- And this is surrounding zoning.
- So this is Kelly Heights, and this goes up
- to McNeely's commercial.
- Okay, does anybody have any questions for Denise?
- Is there anyone from the public that would like
- to comment on this?
- Seeing none, we're ready for a motion.
- I'll make a motion that we recommend PC 25-12
- to the town council with a favorable recommendation.
- Second.
- We have a motion and a second, roll call, please.
- David Drake?
- Yes.
- Dan Swofford?
- Yes.
- Zach Michael?
- Yes.
- Pamela Samples?
- Yes.
- Ryan Skaggs?
- Yes.
- Pat Wesolowski?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
- Okay, so the next item on our agenda is preliminary.
- Is that supposed to be preliminary or primary?
- Primary.
- Primary plat approval for 143 lots on 118.71 acres
- in the Harmon Farms Development Phase One
- at 6333 West State Road 46.
- PC 25-03.
- Before you is a petition by Harmon Farms Development LLC.
- They're seeking approval of the primary plat
- for Harmon Farms Phase One.
- Subject property is located at 7633 West State Road 46 lot two.
- The applicant is requesting primary plat approval
- for a total of 143 single-family lots
- totaling 118.71 acres.
- Lots are zoned commercial one, neighborhood commercial
- with a special exception for single-family residential,
- which was granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals
- on December 11th, 2024.
- Tech Review Committee met on March 18th.
- The town hall and all items have been addressed
- as of the date of this meeting.
- With your packets is a timeline for the Plan Commission
- and Boarding of Zoning Appeals decisions.
- I wanna remind everyone that Harmon Farms
- will be a mixed use village center
- has allowed in our comp plan
- and designated as such on our land use map.
- Therefore, the developer requested variances
- from development standards for residential,
- which will support the standards
- of a mixed use village center.
- As you will notice on the plat,
- phase one consists of mixed use residential
- and it is residential only.
- Subdivision will be accessed by West State Road 46
- pending approval from NDOT
- and the future Julia Drive and Lit in the States.
- Julia Drive is a road stub in Lit in the States
- which connects to the Harmon Farms.
- I will stress there will not be any construction traffic
- accessing the property from Julia Drive.
- Plan commission's action on the primary plat
- can be in the form of approval,
- approval with conditions, denial,
- or to continue the hearing.
- The plan commission has the final say in these matters.
- It is staff opinion that the proposed plat
- will meet all required zoning and subdivision regulations
- and the decisions of the Board of Zoning Appeals
- and Unified Development Ordinance.
- There are no significant concerns
- with the proposed primary plat
- which has been reviewed by all town supervisors.
- Section will be parallel to West State Road 46.
- It'll continue to spur development in that area.
- Therefore, staff recommends that plan commission approval
- of primary plat for Harmon Farms, phase one,
- be with the condition of approval from NDOT
- for the primary entrance off of State Road 46.
- And I will mention in my staff report,
- I made an error because I cut and paste
- and had the wrong subdivision name.
- So I apologize for that, but it is Harmon Farms.
- Petitioner is present.
- If you have any questions.
- Does anybody from the council have any questions for--
- Yeah, I got one.
- What type of entrance are you looking at on 46?
- Can I, before he answers, sorry.
- Can I go through the plans real quick?
- Sure.
- So this is the prime from the primary plat.
- And then this is from the set of plans.
- So let me know if you need me to go back.
- And this is what phase one is going to look like.
- So let me know if you need me to go back to you.
- And I'm happy to see that the bigger lots
- are closer to Litton Estates.
- Mm-hmm.
- So it's more of a transition.
- Yes.
- Okay, so I just wanted to show you a plan.
- So are you ready for Chris?
- Smith?
- Yep, go ahead.
- 'Cause Pat had a question.
- I'll come up to this picture here 'cause you can see me.
- So we've worked with Smithville and NDOT
- and we've identified the location of the entrance.
- It was approximately about where our current construction
- entrance is, we're pulling trucks in and out today.
- Almost right across from Smithville,
- it's a thing of a little east, but we have an alignment
- worked out.
- Engineering's working on geometrics
- of that intersection right now.
- There'll be left turn lanes, passing blisters, all of that.
- We'll have that probably line work,
- hopefully the next two weeks.
- Of course, NDOT has to approve it
- and it will go in this summer.
- And then, I've been working with Denise,
- we'll bring from that entrance, for access to this
- without having to go through the neighborhood
- or come through the school, we'll bring a road down.
- I'm gonna call it temporary
- because we might not keep it
- as we develop the village center.
- We are gonna locate and grade it
- as though we're gonna keep it,
- but it's gonna be a 22-foot road
- just coming down to connect right here.
- So, client access off of 46.
- And that's gonna happen this summer, at some point.
- But we don't have the geometrics on it yet.
- And then, NDOT's gotta approve it, get us permits.
- You don't have no right, you don't have a right out on them?
- It won't be right or not, it'll be a full intersection.
- Okay.
- Yeah, it'll be a full intersection.
- It will not be signaled up front, either,
- because of warrants, you don't have the warrants for it.
- But it'll be a full-size commercial intersection.
- Turn lanes and everything, as far as I know.
- Thank you.
- So, I will add, sorry, I will add we did meet with NDOT,
- and NDOT is not requesting right turns or anything.
- Okay, did anybody else have any questions for Denise?
- I just have a question, I don't know if it's for you.
- So, this is gonna have an HOA?
- Oh, yeah.
- He's got, it's also, you know, mixed-use commercial.
- So, townhouses, single-family.
- So, it's my understanding different sections
- will have their own HOA.
- There'll be, like, an over-reaching one, and then subs.
- 'Cause, like, with the townhomes,
- they'll have to, like, maintain siding roofs,
- or law yards.
- The overall won't wanna have to deal with that.
- So, it'll be sub.
- But, it's all being structured right now.
- Okay.
- Denise will get to review it.
- He also is gonna have alley load homes.
- So, the town will not be maintaining the alley in any way.
- So, the HOA will be responsible for the alleys.
- That's good.
- Okay, thank you.
- Okay, anybody else?
- Chris, did there was anything else you wanted to say?
- Answer any questions?
- Any questions for Chris?
- Okay, seeing none, is there anyone from the public
- that wants to speak on this proposal?
- Seeing none, we're ready for a motion.
- I'll make a motion that we grant primary plat approval
- for PC 25-03.
- Second.
- Okay.
- Okay, we have a motion and a second.
- Roll call, please.
- David Drake?
- Yes.
- Dan Swofford?
- Yes.
- Steve Hale?
- Oh, Zach Michael?
- Yes.
- Pamela Samples?
- Yes.
- Ryan Skaggs?
- Yes.
- Pat Wesolowski?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
- I put up my agenda.
- I'm lost.
- Planning department update.
- Next meeting's May 1st.
- At this time, I'm not aware of any new business.
- Okay, is there anyone in the public
- that wants to address us on something
- that wasn't on our agenda?
- Okay.
- Seeing none, does anyone from the Planning Commission
- have any comments they wanna make?
- Seeing none, we're adjourned.
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