2010-58 AUTHORIZING EXEMPTION TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE - NO DIRECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS - GRAND OAKS ESTATES ADDITION - 2200 BLOCK OF SOUTH MT. ZION ROAD

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 10-57 July 14, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor Michael T. McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Greg C. Crowe,Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner Joselyn A. Stewart, Transportation Planner SUBJECT: Grand Oaks Estates Addition- Access Easement located in the 2200 Block of South Mt. Zion Road SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the access easement. The City Plan Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the July 1, 2010 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site has a single family residential structure and shed. The proposed Preliminary Minor Plat of Grand Oaks Estates Addition was reviewed and approved by Engineering, Fire and Planning for the access easement. The owner proposes to subdivide the property into four (4) lots in which three (3) of the lots will not have frontage or direct access to a public street. According to the Zoning Ordinance each lot shall have frontage on, direct access to, a public street or way that is improved to City standards, unless the Council shall otherwise direct, by approval of a subdivision plat so showing submitted, heard and considered in the manner provided in the subdivision Regulations for the City. The petitioner considered two options for this "L" shaped parcel. Their options were to either have one (1) lot with access to IL Route 121 or develop the site as shown with Ingress/Egress Easements to Lots 2, 3, and 4. The developer has chosen to develop the parcel as shown due to independent ownership potential for each facility and certain fmancing requirements for the various uses. The petitioner proposes to subdivide the property into four (4) lots. Access to proposed Lots Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4) of Grand Oaks Estates Addition will be from a private road along the north side of the proposed subdivision through a shared access easement. There will be no direct access to IL Route 121 for Lots Two(2), Three(3) and Four(4). Common ingress/egress and utility easements are being platted to provide full access to the building sites. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There were no known objectors at the Plan Commission Meeting. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The access easement has been reviewed by the City's Technical Review Committee; Planning, Engineering and Fire have approved the access easement. STAFF REFERENCE: Any additional questions may be forwarded to Joselyn A. Stewart at 424- 2782 or at jstewart(a�decaturil.gov. BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None.