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Planning commission approves Pulte amendment for Estates of Ravinia Meadows after stormwater redesign
Summary
The Eller Park Planning Commission on Sept. 16 recommended approval of a special-use amendment for the Estates of Ravinia Meadows after Pulte Homes revised stormwater controls, reducing the plan from 132 to 129 units and placing a bioswale on the developer's property following failed negotiations with Costco.
The Eller Park Planning Commission recommended approval on Sept. 16 of a special-use permit amendment for the Estates of Ravinia Meadows, a planned residential development proposed by Pulte Homes.
The change reduces the previously approved 132 dwelling units to 129, eliminates three lots to accommodate a stormwater best-management practice (BMP) located entirely on Pulte property, and moves required volume control that had been planned on a Costco outlot onto the Pulte site. Pulte representative Fabian Fondriest said the change is to "accommodate the stormwater BMP that is now gonna be entirely on our property."
Why it matters: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) requirements compelled Pulte to provide volume control for the northern portion of the site. Pulte had planned to meet…
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