HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity/County Planning Board Minutes 08.02.2007DRAFT
MINUTES
LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY- COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
AUGUST 2, 2007 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gerald Shay, Chairman
Deb Homing, City Rep.
Todd Linder, City Rep.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Dan Koch, City Rep.
Clarence Foos, County Rep.
Miles Walton, City Rep.
Rick Flanagan, County Rep.
Hazel Klein, City Rep.
David Oberly, County Rep.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Cheryll Land, City Secretary
Wyeth Friday, Billings Planning Office
There was not a quorum present.
The public hearing was advertised twice in the Laurel Outlook so it was decided that it
should be held. There was no public in attendance.
Public Hearing - Proposed Change to L.M.C. Chapter 16.011
Proponents:
Wyeth Friday of the Billings Planning and Community Services Department spoke
regarding the proposed minor change to L.M.C. Chapter 16.011.
Wyeth explained that the City of Laurel adopted amended subdivision regulations in
April 2007 and the Yellowstone County Commissioners adopted amended subdivision
regulations in June 2007 for the Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Jurisdiction.
Since that time, the Laurel Planning Jurisdiction has received subdivision plats for final
review and approval. These plats were preliminary approved under the subdivision
regulations in effect prior to April 2007. The previous regulations allowed a one year
period between preliminary plat approval and final plat approval. Montana Code allows
from one year to up to three years between preliminary and final plat approval for
subdivisions. Within the City of Billings and Yellowstone County jurisdiction, a three
year period between preliminary approval and final plat approval is allowed. Several
applicants in the Laurel jurisdiction with final plats ready to be approved have submitted
the final plats under the assumption that they had three years from preliminary plat
approval. The City-County Planning Department for Billings and Yellowstone County is
currently under contract to provide subdivision review services to the Laurel jurisdiction
and has encountered these situations with applicants from the Laurel jurisdiction.
The proposed amendment to the subdivision regulations for the Laurel jurisdiction
provides up to three years between preliminary and final plat approval for plats that were
preliminarily approved under the previous regulations and are within a three-year period.
The Billings City-County Planning Department recommends that the Laurel Planning
Board recommend to the Laurel City Council and Board of County Commissioners to
approve an amendment of Chapter 16.011 of the Laurel Planning jurisdiction subdivision
regulations. The amendment will allow subdivisions preliminarily approved under the
regulations in effect prior to April 2007 within the past three years to submit an
application for final plat approval.
Opponents: No one was present for the public heating.
After a discussion by the board members it was decided that this change should be
recommended to the Laurel City Council and County Commissioners, as proposed.
Because there was not a quorum present this recommendation is being done without an
official motion and vote.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
, Secretary
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CITY OF LAUREL AND YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA
LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
August 2, 2007
SUBJECT:
THROUGH:
PRESENTED BY:
Proposed Amendment to Laurel Planning Jurisdiction
Subdivision Regulations
Candi Beandry, AICP, Planning Dkector
Wyeth Friday, AICP, Planning Division Manager
INTRODUCTION
The City of Laurel adopted amended subdivision regulations in April 2007 and the
Yellowstone County Commissioners adopted amended subdivision regulations in June
2007 for the Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Jurisdiction. Since that time, the
Laurel Planning Jurisdiction has received subdivision plats for final review and approval.
These plats were preliminarily approved under the subdivision regulations in effect prior
to April 2007. The previous regulations allowed a one year period between preliminary
plat approval and final plat approval. Montana Code allows from one year to up to three
years between preliminary and final plat approval for subdivisions. Within the City of
Billings and Yellowstone County jurisdiction, a three year period between preliminary
approval and final plat approval is allowed. Several applicants in the Laurel jurisdiction
with final plats ready to be approved have submitted the final plats under the assumption
that they had three years fi-om preliminary plat approval. The City-County Plarm/ng
Department for Billings and Yellowstone County is currently under contract to provide
subdivision review services to the Laurel jurisdiction and has encountered these
situations with applicants from the Laurel jurisdiction.
The proposed amendment to the subdivision regulations for the Laurel jurisdiction
provides up to three years between preliminary and final plat approval for plats that were
preliminary approved under the previous regulations and are within a three-year period.
RECOMMENDATION
The CRy-County Planning Department for Billings and Yellowstone County recommends
that the Laurel-Yellowstone County City-County Planning Board recommend to the
Laurel City Council and Board of County Commissioners to approve an amendmem to
Chapter 16.011 of the Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Jurisdiction subdivision
regulations. The amendmem will allow subdivisions preliminarily approved under the
regulations in effect prior to April 2007 within the past three years to submit an
application for final plat approval.
ATTACItMENTS
Proposed amendment to the subdivision regulations
ATTACHMENT A
Recommended Amendments
Laurel-Yellowstone City-County Planning Area Subdivision Regulations
**Note: Proposed deletions are crossed out, proposed additions are underlined;
otherwise language is as it exists in the current regulations.
Exlstin~, Ref, ulation Language
16.011 Regulations in Effect. (p. 3)
Review and approval or disapproval ora subdivision under these Regulations may occur
only under those regulations in effect at the ~me an application for approval ora
preliminary plat or an extension of preliminary plat approval is submiRed to the AGB.
Pro,osed Regulation Lnn~,uaRe
Amendment to Section 16.011 Regulations in Effect. (p. 3)
Review and approval or disapproval of a subdivision ~ may occur
only under those regulations in effect at the time an application for approval of a
preliminary plat cr an z,~cn:;.cn cf prc!'.'m:.n~-3' plat :,pprzva! '.'s submitted for review,
~xcept that the current Regulations shall apply as to the preliminary
plat a~roval period.
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