Board approves Mesa Vista zone change, denies design waivers and tentative map for 34‑lot Mesa Verde project

The Spring Valley Town Advisory Board approved a zone change and a right-of-way vacation for a 4.34-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Mesa Vista Avenue and Tioga Way but denied design waivers and the tentative map for a 34-lot single-family subdivision.

Tony Celeste, representing Pulte Homes, said the site — another Department of Aviation parcel sold at auction — is planned for neighborhood uses and the conforming RS‑3.3 zone matches nearby development. Celeste told the board the applicant originally requested attached sidewalks but withdrew that waiver at the meeting and instead offered detached sidewalks and a reduced landscaping area behind the sidewalk; he asked the board to condition approval so he could submit final drawings to staff before the Board of County Commissioners.

Several nearby residents spoke. One resident asked that homes not exceed two stories because three-story homes could block mountain views; staff and the applicant said the zoning allows two‑ and three‑story products and the county does not confer ownership of view corridors. Board members asked for written commitments about the detached sidewalks and front-yard landscaping; Celeste said he would submit that documentation to staff before the BCC hearing.

On motions the board approved the zone change (item 8) and the vacation (item 9) per staff recommendation, denied the waivers (item 10) and denied the tentative map (item 11) based on staff recommendation. The applicant said he would provide the requested written commitments to staff before the next hearing.