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The second phase of a Reilly Homes housing development in Lansing got one step closer to construction Thursday.
The Lansing City Council approved the public dedications for Rock Creek Ridge, Plat 2, the subdivision located near McIntyre Road in the southern portion of the city. The preliminary plat for the first phase of the development was originally approved in 2005. The agreement approved Thursday revised that document, making the way for 27 new lots on 11.73 acres of the subdivision.
The public dedications include street right of way and easements for drainage and utilities, according to Lansing Public Works Director John Young.
“The city engineer and I have looked at these and planning staff have and they meet the requirements and are satisfactory for what’s going to be built there,” he said.
Councilman Don Studnicka asked about an assertion made earlier in the development that a swimming pool would be part of a future phase. He asked if the pool was in this phase and city staff confirmed it was. He asked who would be liable for that pool and Young said the homeowners association for the subdivision.
“That scares me,” Studnicka said, though the pool will be private.
Mayor Ken Bernard said the liability for the pool will be the developer’s responsibility. Councilman Billy Blackwell asked about a comment made at the Jan. 18 Lansing Planning Commission meeting during which the plat was discussed. He asked if there was a special arrangement made with the developer concerning parkland fees, which are charged to developers in lieu of land dedications to the city. Councilwoman Andi Pawlowski said while the city did agree to waive the perimeter street fees for the subdivision, the developer was still responsible for the parkland fees.
The council unanimously approved the public dedications.
The second phase of a Reilly Homes housing development in Lansing got one step closer to construction Thursday.
The Lansing City Council approved the public dedications for Rock Creek Ridge, Plat 2, the subdivision located near McIntyre Road in the southern portion of the city. The preliminary plat for the first phase of the development was originally approved in 2005. The agreement approved Thursday revised that document, making the way for 27 new lots on 11.73 acres of the subdivision.
The public dedications include street right of way and easements for drainage and utilities, according to Lansing Public Works Director John Young.
“The city engineer and I have looked at these and planning staff have and they meet the requirements and are satisfactory for what’s going to be built there,” he said.
Councilman Don Studnicka asked about an assertion made earlier in the development that a swimming pool would be part of a future phase. He asked if the pool was in this phase and city staff confirmed it was. He asked who would be liable for that pool and Young said the homeowners association for the subdivision.
“That scares me,” Studnicka said, though the pool will be private.
Mayor Ken Bernard said the liability for the pool will be the developer’s responsibility. Councilman Billy Blackwell asked about a comment made at the Jan. 18 Lansing Planning Commission meeting during which the plat was discussed. He asked if there was a special arrangement made with the developer concerning parkland fees, which are charged to developers in lieu of land dedications to the city. Councilwoman Andi Pawlowski said while the city did agree to waive the perimeter street fees for the subdivision, the developer was still responsible for the parkland fees.
The council unanimously approved the public dedications.
