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April 20, 2018
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Bill Parsons, Planning Supervisor
CC: Bill Nary, City Clerk, Kent Brown
RE: Gramercy Heights Subdivision No. 2 (H-2018-0025)
Honorable Mayor and City Council,
In 2017, the City approved Gramercy Heights No. 2. This is the second and final phase of
the Gramercy Heights development and consists of 31 buildable lots and 1 common lot
on approximately 4.59 acres in the R-15 zoning district. As a condition of approval, the
applicant had approximately four months to obtain City Engineer’s signature on this plat
(expiration date: 11/10/2017).
The reason for such a short time period was based on the date the first phase received
City Engineer’s signature (11/10/15; 2 years from the date of the most recent signature).
The UDC requires that the applicant submit an administrative time extension prior to the
expiration date to keep a subdivision valid. Because the applicant thought the date was an
error in the staff report, they did not submit one.
The applicant has received approval of their construction drawings and that work has
commenced on the site. Staff believes having the applicant start over is not in the best
interest of the City and respectfully request that the Council approve the request to extend
the expiration date of the plat for an additional 6 months from the date of the
miscellaneous hearing. Moving forward Staff is working with the IT Department to
develop a plat tracking report through our Accela system to avoid these mishaps and
inform our customers of their expiration dates.