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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3341 RESOLUTION NO. 3 3 4 l A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF A NINE LOT SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 31(~TM PLACE SE BETWEEN 112TM AVENUE SE AND 114TM AVENUE SE, WITHIN THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON. WHEREAS, Application No. PLT00-0010, dated September 28, 2000, has been submitted to the City of Auburn, Washington, by WAYNE DAWSON, requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat for nine lot single-family lot subdivision located at SE 316th between 112th Avenue SE and 114th Avenue SE within the City of Auburn; and ~WHEREAS, said request above referred to was referred to the Hearing Examiner for study and public hearing thereon; and WHEREAS, pursuant to staff review, the Hearing Examiner conducted a public hearing to consider said petition in the Council Chambers of the Auburn City Hall on February 22, 2001, at the conclusion of which the Hearing Examiner recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat; and WHEREAS, the City Council, on March 19, 2001 considered said request and affirmed the Hearing Examiner's recommendation for rezone based upon the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions, to-wit: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Wayne Dawson has applied for preliminary plat approval of a 9 lot single th family subdivision. The property is located on the south side of 316 Place SE between 112t~ Avenue and 114~ Avenue. The property contains one Resolution 3341 March 26, 2001 Page ! house and accessory buildings that will remain. The remainder of the 2.02- acre site is vacant pasture. 2. The property is located within a recently annexed area of Lea Hill. The parcel is zoned LHR2 which is a single-family zone that requires a minimum lot size of 6,000 square feet. Each lot meets or in most cases exceeds the requirements of the zoning code standards. 3. The property is bordered on three sides by public streets. 112t~ abuts the property on the west. 112th is currently not constructed to City standards. Additional paving and sidewalks will need to be provided. 316th Place abuts the property to the north. The street meets City standards with the exception of sidewalks, streetlights, and street trees. 114th abuts the property to the east. Additional right of way is required to be dedicated as well as additional paving, sidewalks, street trees and street lights. 4. All public utilities including sanitary sewer, water and storm drainage are adequately being provided for as determined by the Auburn Public Works Department. 5. The contents of the case file, #PLT00-0010, and the environmental file, #SEP00-0048, of this project are hereby incorporated by reference and made part of the record of this hearing. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW The undersigned has concluded that the preliminary plat may be approved, if properly conditioned, in that it is consistent with the following criteria necessary to approve a preliminary plat as outlined in Section 17.06.070 of the Land Division Ordinance. 1. Adequate provisions are made for the public health, safety and general welfare and for open spaces, drainage ways, streets, alleys, other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks, playgrounds and sites for schools and school grounds. All public streets and utilities are adequately being provided. The number of lots is too small to require dedication of park property and any impacts to schools are mitigated by the payment of mitigation fees to the Auburn School District. 2. Conformance of the proposed subdivision to the general purposes of the Comprehensive Plan. Resolution 3341 March 26, 2001 Page 2 The Comprehensive Plan illustrates the subdivision to be appropriate for single family uses. Therefor this single-family subdivision is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 3. Conformance of the proposed subdivision to the general purposes of any other applicable policies or plans which have been adopted by the City Council. The subdivision has been designed to be consistent with all applicable policies and plans of the City. 4. Conformance of the proposed subdivision to the general purposes of the Land Division Ordinance as enumerated in Section 17.02.030. The subdivision is consistent with the general purposes of the Land Division Ordinance in that it promotes the effective uses of land, provides for convenient travel, adequately provides for public services, and is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 5. Conformance of the proposed subdivision to the Auburn Zoning Ordinance and any other applicable planning or engineering standards and specifications as adopted by the City. The proposal meets or is capable of meeting all requirements of he zoning ordinance and engineering standards of the City. 6. The potential environmental impacts of the proposed subdivision are mitigated such that the preliminary plat will not have an unacceptable adverse effect upon the quality of the environment. The environmental review of the project has been completed which resulted in the issuance of a Mitigated Determination of Non-significance with mitigating conditions that address construction activity, storm drainage, and trees. DECISION For each of the above reasons, the recommendation of the Hearing Examiner to the Auburn City Council on this preliminary plat application is approval, subject to the following conditions: Resolution 3341 March 26, 2001 Page 3 1. The abutting streets of the plat shall meet the current street construction standards of the City. This will include dedication of additional right of way including curve radius at the intersections together with providing additional paving, sidewalks, street trees, and street lights as determined by the City Engineer in order to comply with the applicable City requirements. 2. No excavation for utility or home construction shall occur within 10 feet of the south property line of the plat, except for lot 9, then five 5 feet shall apply. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH RESOLVES THAT: Section 1. The above cited Hearing Examiner's, Conclusions and Decision are herewith approved and incorporated in this Resolution. Section 2. The Preliminary Plat for a nine lot single-family lot subdivision located at SE 316th between 112th and 114th, within the City of Auburn, legally described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The abutting streets of the plat shall meet the current street construction standards of the City. This will include dedication of additional right of way including curve radius at the intersections together with providing additional paving, sidewalks, street trees, and street lights as determined by the City Engineer in order to comply with the applicable City requirements. 2. No excavation for utility or home construction shall occur within 10 feet of the south property line of the plat, except for lot 9, then five 5 feet shall apply. Resolution 3341 March 26, 2001 Page 4 Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. DATED and SIGNED this ~__~day of April, 2001. CITY OF AUBURN CHARLES A. BOOTH MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Michael J. Reynolds, City Attorney Resolution 3341 March 26, 2001 Page 5