Commissioner Weir made a motion to recommend approval of the final plat of Atlas Ridge.  A second to the motion was made by Commissioner Wiley. The City Planning Commission voted as follows:

The motion passed with a recommendation for approval to be forwarded to the City Council for consideration.  Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Planning Commission.

Wilson Homes and Construction (Wilson) requests Final Plat approval of Atlas Ridge, on the northwest corner of Sea Avenue and Hocker Street. This final plat will consolidate seven vacant, small older lots into five larger building lots to be used for single-family home construction.

The City had owned this 0.95-acre vacant tract adjoining the Woodlawn Cemetery on the northwest corner of Sea Avenue and Hocker Street for many years.  In March 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) so the land could be developed for single-family homes and help stabilize the existing single-family neighborhood.  Wilson was the successful applicant being the eventual winner of the proposal.  Later that year the City rezoned the property from R-12 (Two Family Residential) to R-6 to ensure that only single-family homes would be constructed on the lots.  When originally platted in 1887 as part of the Central Court subdivision, the property consisted of seven, 50-foot-wide lots.  This replat will increase the width for each of the lots to 68 feet, to follow current lot standards, and be more suitable for today’s house sizes.

As this is a replat of a developed subdivision, all utilities and streets have been installed and are operational; no streets or utility locations are affected by this replat.

Planning Commission Action:  At its March 9, 2021 Planning Commission meeting, the motion for approval passed 7-0. 

It has been City Council practice to treat final plats as emergency ordinances to expedite the development process.