The Hamilton City Council approved two subdivisions last month. On April 6, the council approved the Truc Minor Subdivision at 102 Erie on a 5-0 vote (Councilor Pogachar abstained from voting). The subdivision creates 31 residential lots and one church lot on 12.58 acres.
According to the minutes, it is single family residential (RS) and it would be broken up into 4 lots all zoned RS. The property is already hooked up to city sewer. There are water, electric and gas hookups at the front of the property. There is a well on the property for irrigation. The irrigation well can continue to be used with the contingency that water rights are handed over to the City.
The Planning Board had a public meeting on March 15 and recommended approval. Because of the dimensions of the lot a variance was approved. City Planner Matthew Rohrbach said that all criteria was met in order for staff to approve the variance and that subdivision and state law regulations and zoning regulations have been met. A condition of the approval is that upgrades to the property will be made. The parkland requirement is not required for a minor subdivision. The area is already an urban environment. Christian Truc, the property owner, and Terry Nelson, representing the Trucs, offering public comment, asked for the approval of the subdivision.
Councilor Jenny West, who moved to approve the subdivision, said she thought it was “a good project and a great example of having infill in our City and using the lot well.”
At its April 20 meeting, the Council gave final plat approval to the Providence Place Subdivision. The subdivision proposed by Pigman Builders got preliminary approval in 2019 with 25 conditions of approval attached. According to City Planner Matthew Rohrbach, Pigman had submitted all the necessary documents demonstrating that all the conditions had been met. According to law, Rohrbach said, the council “shall” approve the subdivision if it meets the conditions and all other laws. The staff recommended approval. The subdivision is located off of Fairgrounds Road with an entrance off Providence Way.
In other business, the council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Institute of Health Rocky Mountain Laboratory agreeing to provide a
secondary metered water main to the RML campus for “redundancy.” The laboratory is currently connected to the City’s water and wastewater system with only one water service connection point. The lab wants the redundant metered connection to provide for continuity of operations if a water shutoff is required. RML contracted with an architectural and engineering firm to evaluate and design the new water line. The proposed new line will also help improve fire and maximum day flows on the south end of the city.
The proposed water main extension will connect to the existing 12” water main at South 3rd Street and extend down Baker Street to South 6th Street. Connections to the existing City public water supply will be made at South 3rd Street, South 4th Street, South 5th Street and South 6th Street prior to the new redundant service connection to the RML campus.
The proposed water main may be extended in the future for two separate projects. The water main will be extended in the future 1) to connect to a well chlorination pipe from a proposed well that will be drilled on RML property; and 2) for installation of a booster pump station building to be built on the RML campus.
Total cost of the project is estimated at $1,300,000. NIH will cover the entire cost and the costs of any change orders for the project.
The City is also requesting Statements of Qualifications from architectural or engineering firms for an updated preliminary architectural report (PAR), final design and construction administration services for the City of Hamilton Fire Station project. The City is planning to build a new fire station on property owned by the City at 247 Foxfield Street.
A prior PAR and several concept designs have been prepared for detailing alternatives for providing offices and operating space for the Fire Department. The selected firm will review those documents and prepare an updated PAR for building a new Fire Station as well as construction design plans suitable for providing a basis for cost estimating and bidding all or part of the Fire Station project as allowed by the available budget of between $2.5 million and $3.5 million.
This PAR will also serve as a basis for a grant application to federal and state loan and grant programs including, but not limited to, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other applicable programs. The City is also pursuing a PAR to examine potential other uses of the historic City building vacated by the Fire Department upon completion of new construction of the Fire Station which will explore the provision of services for low and moderate income persons and families receiving community services.
It is anticipated the project will be ready to be bid in sufficient time for construction/renovation to commence in summer of 2022.
John MacFarlane says
I think the City should require a minimum lot size for future sub-divisions, One acre lots would be my choice.