Council remands Juniper Muir subdivision for redesign to remove mid‑block Woolley Avenue driveway

The McCall City Council on Sept. 25 voted to remand the Juniper Muir preliminary plat — a proposed five‑lot subdivision within Spring Mountain Ranch — back to the Planning and Zoning Commission with direction to revise the plan so it does not include a mid‑block driveway onto Woolley Avenue.

Councilors said safety and long‑term access were the council’s chief concerns after several residents and staff questioned whether the project’s proposed driveway pattern would create a hazardous vehicle‑pedestrian interaction on a winter‑snowbound segment of Woolley Avenue. The council’s motion directs staff and the applicant to consider a four‑lot configuration or another revision that would eliminate the middle Woolley Avenue driveway and to resubmit under the record‑of‑survey process if applicable.

The subdivision applicants, Richard and Jillian Hill, said they have revised the site plan to consolidate driveway approaches and add…