The Centerville Planning Commission on Aug. 27 approved the preliminary subdivision plat and plan for Porter Lane Estates, a proposed six-lot single-family subdivision on approximately 1.4 acres at 522 West 400 South (Porter Lane). Owners Greg Larson and Troy Holt presented the plan, and staff recommended approval contingent on Development Review Committee (DRC) compliance comments.\n\nWhy it matters: The preliminary approval advances a residential subdivision that will require utility upgrades, stormwater work and easement changes before final approval; those infrastructure changes carry implications for public utilities, street access, and homeowners' responsibilities such as trash service.\n\nStaff said the zoning for the property is single-family residential with a planned development overlay and that the applicants have addressed required findings for the preliminary plat while remaining subject to additional items at final site plan. DRC comments dated Aug. 25 in the record identify several compliance items the applicant and city engineers are resolving, including: ensuring the private road designation and public utility/safety access easement are shown correctly; vacating an existing gas-line easement; stormwater inlet and outlet details; burying overhead power where feasible; and water-line upgrades.\n\nCity engineering comments noted possible options for stormwater inlet boxes and that the city requires undergrounding of new power lines except where Rocky Mountain Power has an existing pole that must be used. The city engineer also requested an upgraded water main (6-inch or 8-inch) with a 2-inch flush at the end and a five-inch separation between culinary and irrigation lines to meet spacing standards; the transcript records that the applicant's engineer and the city engineer are coordinating to resolve these items.\n\nGreg Larson, one of the property owners, told the commission he visited the engineers after the previous meeting and that the plan already shows the power being buried: “It already has that on the plan. Right. So there is no… there isn't gonna be any overhead power,” Larson said, and asked that the notes be clarified.\n\nThe commission also discussed access and emergency response. Staff and the applicant confirmed the private drive will be sized for emergency access and that no on-street parking will be allowed; the developers said they adjusted the plan so a fire engine can turn around more easily and moved the fire hydrant location closer to the road.\n\nTrash service for the private subdivision was addressed: the city’s street supervisor told staff that subdivisions on private streets must provide an HOA-arranged private trash pickup rather than a city-serviced centralized receptacle at the drive end; staff said the final site-plan review will capture the required HOA trash plan.\n\nThe commission voted to approve the preliminary plat on a motion from Commissioner Jenkins, seconded by Commissioner Jorgensen; the motion passed unanimously. The approval is contingent on the DRC compliance items identified in the staff packet and on resolving utility and easement items before final plat submittal.\n\nNext steps noted on the record include the applicant working with the city engineer to resolve the DRC comments, clarifying the power-line notation on the plat, vacating the gas-line easement if necessary, and addressing stormwater and water-line details at final site-plan review.