Council reviews concept plans for two adjacent Converse Off Road subdivisions; raises open-space and frontage concerns

The Plain City Council reviewed concept plans from Pulte Homes and Arbor Homes on two adjacent sites along Converse Off Road, hearing details about lot counts, product types and open-space allocation while asking developers to return with revisions focused on usable green space and street frontage. Developers said no formal approvals were requested; feedback from the council will guide zoning and design revisions.

The Pulte presentation showed approximately 240 single-family lots on a long, L-shaped parcel with “about 24, 24 close to 25, acres of open space,” a developer representative said, representing roughly 30% open space and a reported density of about 2.77 units per acre. Jim Hills, with Pulte Homes, described the product mix as mostly 52-foot and 60-foot lots and said the neighborhood pricing would be “in the high fours.”

Drew Miller, with Arbor Homes, described the adjacent 59-acre site as a mixed product neighborhood with two series: a traditional Arbor product on wider lots and a more affordable “arrival” (bridal) product on 40-foot lots. Arbor’s concept showed roughly 234 houses and a density the presenter described as “about 4 units…