Planning commission OKs Biddle Farms, Mamone plats
A final plat for the Biddle Farms Townhomes received unanimous approval from the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission during its meeting Thursday, Dec. 18.
Town Community Development director Mark Shipley said the item had been postponed at the Nov. 20 meeting because of incomplete site-related issues that have since been addressed.
The development, located at 305 Hudson Bay Lane, includes 47 dwelling units and is zoned Planned Commercial Development and Floodplain District. The project was presented by Homestead Land Holdings LLC.
Shipley said the final plat layout is consistent with the site plan approved several months ago.
“Now, they’ve constructed most of the public improvements,” Shipley said. “There are 47 dwelling units and several small open space lots.”
Access to the townhomes will be from rear alleys, which Shipley said will improve curb appeal.
“The dwelling units will actually be accessed from the rear of the units through alleys, so it will give it a nice curb appeal for this particular development,” he said. “There is some sporadic open space throughout the development.”
Before the final plat can be signed, several site-related items still must be completed in coordination with the town’s engineering staff, Shipley said.
The commission approved the plat subject to several conditions, including completion of staff punch-list items, obtaining all required signatures and removal of Note 7, which refers to water and sanitary sewer easements.
Shipley said the note should be removed because the utilities and easements already are shown on the plat. He also said a sidewalk easement should be removed because that portion of sidewalk will not be publicly maintained and instead will be addressed through covenants.
Commissioner Louise Povlin made the motion to approve the plat subject to staff conditions, and Mayor Ron Williams, a commission member, seconded the motion.
“We just ask for approval subject to staff’s conditions,” said Thomas Krajewski, vice president of Homestead Land Holdings LLC.
FMPC Chairman Ron Pinchok asked about parking and garage access for the development.
Krajewski said garages will be located at the rear of the units. He added that limited parking spaces will be available near a small common area off Hudson Bay Lane, including spaces near the mail center.
In addition, parallel parking will be available along portions of Vista Charm Road to accommodate guest parking, Krajewski said.
In other business, the commission also unanimously approved a final plat for the 3.71-acre Mamone property, which is zoned R-1 and Floodplain District.
Shipley said the item involves a small re-subdivision of property at 317 Everett Road that will create four residential lots and one open space lot.
“One of the lots will require a Federal Emergency Management Agency-approved bridge to access the developable area,” Shipley said.
“The Little Turkey Creek floodplain affects all four residential lots and the open space lot to varying degrees,” he said.
“Access to the property will be provided at a single location along Everett Road between Lots 2 and 3, with an access easement included on the plat to provide for this joint access arrangement.”
Approval of the plat was subject to several conditions, including obtaining required signatures, correcting a typo related to aquatic buffer width and adding a note clarifying an existing bridge on Lot 4 is substandard and must be replaced with a FEMA-compliant structure.
