Commission advances Cielito Lindo master plan after striking two traffic-related staff comments
Developers argued two staff comments on thoroughfare alignment and a street 'jog' were infeasible because of floodplain and detention areas; the commission struck staff comments 2 and 3 and modified comment 4, approving the master plan subject to those changes.
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The commission reviewed the proposed Cielito Lindo master plan (a multi‑phase residential master plan with roughly 576 lots) and a request for variances related to maximum continuous street length and block length. Topside Civil Group’s representative, Ricardo Villarreal, explained engineering constraints — including a major floodplain, lake/detention areas and the presence of the JPC property — and said those conditions make the staff‑recommended thoroughfare alignment impractical. "My client has agreed to build Saint Luke to connect to Cuatro Bientos," Villarreal said, emphasizing traffic‑relief measures the developer will construct as part of phase 1.
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