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Pre-application review: developer proposes 101 single-family homes on Vernon View Drive; commission flags access, stormwater and screening issues
Summary
At a pre-application meeting the developer presented plans for a two-phase subdivision of 101 single-family owner-occupied homes on Vernon View Drive (R-1). City staff and commissioners raised concerns about a single access point, transportation connections, stormwater capacity and tree replacement; the commission required additional studies and a
Developers seeking to build 101 single-family homes on a parcel along Vernon View Drive presented a pre-application plan to the Municipal Planning Commission on Aug. 14. The presentation generated extensive questions from commissioners, city staff and members of the public about transportation access, stormwater, tree replacement, public-safety access and phasing.
Chris Wallace, legal counsel for the developer, said the site is currently zoned R-1 and the application before the commission is to develop 101 owner-occupied single-family residences in two phases: lots 1–72 in phase one and lots 73–101 in phase two. "The site is currently zoned r 1, for single family residents," Wallace said, and he added the homes are intended to be owner-occupied, stick-built houses roughly in the 1,500–2,000 square-foot range with an anticipated price point the team previously discussed in the roughly…
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