Lee's Summit

Sidewalk payment in lieu of construction would be supported considering the area and absence of curbs. Sidewalk as shown adjacent to pavement or curb must be 6' wide, not 5' wide.

The upstream drainage area is greater than 2 acres, and a swale currently exists along the rear of the proposed lots. As such, a stormwater study is required to determine what measures and what infrastructure needs to be constructed to support the development. This may include the installation of new storm lines, grading, or a combination thereof. Of particular concern is the duplex that currently exists on Lot 17A, Replat of Lowe's Addition, Lots 15, 16, and 17.

An engineered channel will not be supported for this new development. it would be too close to the rear of the new structures.

New grading activities are shown immediately adjacent to Block 2 Lowe's Addition. This grading is not allowed unless an agreement can be obtained from the owner of this property, or if the grading can be altered to direct all diverted stormwater along the new berm, and fully-contained on Lot 1.

An off-site easment will likely need to be obtained by the applicant to place new stormwater infrastructure (i.e., storm lines, junction boxes, inlets, etc.) across the above-referenced property (i.e., where the duplex is located).

Since the packet was missing the required stormwater report, the application shall be considered incomplete until such time that the report is submitted, and a concept plan of how the stormwater problem will be managed for the proposed development. This will affect the schedule for placement on the Planning Commission agenda.

Legal Description

Please submit an electronic copy of the legal description. Microsoft Word document or selectable text PDF are the preferred file formats. The legal description can be emailed to the planner's email address above.

Please submit an electronic copy of the site plan.

Staff suggests the 5' sidewalk not be built at this time as this general area has no curbs and will be identified at a future time to be improved. In lieu of constructing the sidewalk. A fee for the cost of the sidewalk construction will be required prior to the release of occupancy for any of the units.

Revise the building line (if desired to 20-feet), which is what is allowed in the RP-2 zoning district. Garages are required to meet a 25-foot building line.

On Lot 2 provide additional dimensions (from the rear of the structure), to the sanitary line. A 15-foot setback is required.

A low impact buffer is required between Lot 1 and the property to the south. The property to the south is zoned R-1. A medium impact buffer is required between Lot 1 and Lot 2 on the rear of the property line. Please refer to Article 8 of the UDO for specific requirements for the impact buffers.

Lot widths do not meet the minimum of 80-feet for a duplex in the RP-2 zoning district. Additional discussion is needed to discuss if this should move forward with modifications or if the duplex are revised to a single-family structure.

Revise the 15-foot UE references to 15-feet not inches.

A dimension was missing on the front p/l for Lot 2. Please clarify where the two dimensions end/begin.

In the site information table, update the zoning district to RP-2. Remove the reference to FAR and revise the data to reflect the proposed density for each lot.

Revise note #1 to reference the density rather than FAR.

Elevations were not received, submit elevations for the proposed structures, as required by the UDO.

Provide a vicinity map, with a north arrow.

A stormwater study is required for this project. In particular, the duplex located northwest of Lot 2 may be impacted by this development. Current conditions on the site do not appear adequate to support additional construction of impervious areas, without a study of the upstream drainage area, peak flows up to the 100 year event (at a minimum), and creation of suitable drainageways to protect the duplex to the northwest of Lot 2.

The upstream drainage area to Lot 2 appears to be in excess of 2 acres. An engineered stormwater system must be provided. An open channel swale is not a suitable alternative for this site since it abuts the back of the new buildings. Detention does not appear feasible due to site constraints. An underground system appears to be the only appropriate alternative.

The grading shown on the plan impacts the property owner to the south in an adverse way. Any grading must be terminated prior to the property line, and any resulting change in direction of stormwater flow must be contained on the applicant's property, unless a suitable private agreement is obtained from the adjacent property owner. The stormwater study should provide calculations of the peak flow rate for the 100 year event in the vicinity of this directional flow change, and calculations showing that the 100 year water surface elevation will not change on the adjacent property.

A Master Drainage Plan will be required for this project. This will be required in addition to any other infrastructure improvements required for the site (i.e., storm drainage improvements).