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Board approves multiple development, permitting and maintenance items; continues encroachment where utility easement exists
Summary
At the Oct. 6 Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety meeting the board approved numerous routine development actions — accepting infrastructure, releasing performance/maintenance guarantees, approving noise waivers and change orders — and continued an encroachment request at 1202 Hamilton Drive so a pipeline owner can review the site.
Greenwood’s Board of Public Works and Safety approved a slate of development, permitting and infrastructure items during its Oct. 6 meeting, including acceptance of public improvements, release of performance and maintenance guarantees, noise‑permit waivers for private events, several contracts and change orders, and authorization to prepare a single‑parcel sewer service agreement for a property outside the city limits. The board continued one encroachment request after staff identified a previously unshown pipeline easement.
The meeting record shows routine approvals for subdivision and commercial projects. The board accepted improvements and maintenance guarantees for projects including Elmwood State Amenities Center and released performance guarantees for multiple projects after engineering field checks and legal review. The board approved acceptance and release requests for the sanitary sewer at Sagebriar by Vell Webb (section 2), Scottsdale Estates (section 4) and Wright Knoll off‑site sanitary sewer (the latter had been overlooked for prior release). The board also approved release or acceptance actions for Chick‑fil‑A street improvements on Marlin Drive and the Worksville Commerce Center monument signs after field inspections found the work in good condition.
Change orders for the Northeast Park parking lot were approved. The board recorded increases of $433.30; $13,006.81; $40,001.54 (related to undercutting and replacement of soft soils and importing stone); and $4,936 (sidewalk layout revision) and approved payment. The board also approved a lighting lease (identified in the record as Johnson County REF c) at $130.60 per month.
On contracts and professional services the board approved a $5,800 financial advisory agreement (listed in the meeting packet as with “Stone Hissholder” in the transcript), a $7,100 accounting services agreement related to a settlement, and a geotechnical services flat fee of $26,000 for unspecified work. The street department received authorization to solicit bids for a pavement crack‑sealing project to be contracted in late 2025 and performed in 2026.
Two noise‑permit waivers for private events were approved: a cultural pre‑wedding event on Oct. 10 with a DJ expected for roughly an hour beginning about 6 p.m., and a separate wedding/DJ at 1048 Bent Bridal Lane, Greenwood, on Oct. 10 with a requested DJ timeframe of 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Both requests were granted; the board directed staff to notify the police department and provide a written approval document to applicants.
On encroachment requests the board recommended approval of fences at 898 Starflower Trace and 5633 Colton/Colton Way (transcript variants) subject to the city’s standard three conditions and a requirement that the property owners accommodate utility access. At 1202 Hamilton Drive staff recommended denial because the recorded plat contains a covenant prohibiting structures in the utility/ drainage strip and because a 50‑foot pipeline easement owned by BP was not shown on a privately prepared plot plan; a property owner said the plot plan they had used at purchase did not show the BP easement. The board continued the 1202 Hamilton Drive matter so engineering staff can coordinate with BP and return with definitive information.
The board also approved a request to prepare a single‑parcel sewer service agreement and authorize the mayor to sign for a property at 4781 West Smith Valley Road, outside the city limits, where sanitary sewer is available across the street.
Most items were approved on motion, second and a unanimous “aye” voice vote; where staff identified outstanding conditions (for example, digital Mylar or balances due on inspection/testing agreements), approvals were explicitly conditioned on satisfying those items.
