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Developer resumes hillside testing; residents and planning staff told more borings and a smaller plan are planned
Summary
Work resumed at the previously denied hillside development when heavy equipment arrived to drill 19 additional borings. Staff said the developer reduced the proposal from 68 to 48 units and will resubmit through the full planning process; neighbors had earlier offered to buy the property.
Council members and staff reported that a developer resumed geotechnical work on a hillside site previously denied by the planning commission. A contractor drilled about 19 additional borings to supplement earlier tests; staff said the developer indicated the new testing was intended to address concerns about slope stability raised during the previous review.
Planning and zoning staff told council the developer’s new plan would propose 48 units, down from the earlier 68-unit concept, and that the project will go through the full permitting and planning commission review process again. Staff said the developer used a new geotechnical firm for the additional borings and that planning consultants (JMA/Ed Williams referenced in the meeting) have requested additional traffic-study work.
Council members noted neighbors on Saint Anne’s had previously made an offer to buy the property; the developer had listed the site for sale for $5 million. Planning staff advised that, because the prior application was denied, the developer must restart the review process rather than rely on the earlier application.
Council asked staff to monitor the testing and to ensure proper permitting if additional field work continues. Residents and council members were told planning staff will require any additional technical studies requested by consultants before formal consideration of a new application.
