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City of Missoula, Montana Item to be Referred to City Council Committee Committee: Plat, Annexation and Zoning Item: Pleasant View Homes No. 4 Subdivision Phasing Plan Amendment Date: July 30, 2010 Prepared by: Janet Rhoades, Office of Planning and Grants Initiated by: John and Carolyn Diddel, represented by Ron Ewart of Eli & Associates Action Required: Consider a request for a phasing plan amendment for Pleasant View Homes No. 4 Subdivision. Recommended Motion: THAT the proposed phasing plan amendment for Pleasant View Homes No. 4 Subdivision be approved, in accordance with Article 4-7(2) of the Missoula City Subdivision Regulations. Timeline: City Council’s Referral to committee: August 2, 2010 PAZ Committee Action: August 4, 2010 Action Item City Council Action: August 9, 2010 (Consent Agenda or Committee Reports) Deadline: Item does not carry a statutory deadline Background & Description of Request: This is a request from John and Carolyn Diddel, represented by Ron Ewart of Eli & Associates, to amend the Pleasant View Homes No. 4 Subdivision phasing plan approved on June 6, 2005 (Attachment Pleasant View Homes No. 4 Subdivision was approved by the Missoula City Council with 3 phases on June 6, 2005, subject to 24 conditions of approval (Attachment Phases 1 and 2 have been filed. The applicant requests to extend the Phase 3 filing deadline by 2 years, from June 6, 2011, to June 6, 2013 (Attachment The applicant states that the extension is requested because in today’s housing market, townhomes are more difficult to sell due to bank financing restrictions. The design of the phases, including lot and road configuration, number of lots, and lot sizes, will not be changed from the phasing plan approved on June 6, 2005. The requested phasing plan amendment was described in an agency comment memo provided to City Engineering, City Fire, City-County Health, and City Parks on July 19, 2010. No adverse comments were received regarding the proposal. Attachments: A. Applicant’s Request Letter, dated July 6, 2010 B. City Council Subdivision Approval Letter, dated June 27, 2005 C. Proposed Phasing Plan, dated July 9, 2010