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Commission approves Salt Pines PDP amendment reducing 100 townhomes to 80 detached homes; vote 3-1 with one abstention
Summary
Commissioners accepted a plan development project amendment (Salt Pines) that reduces an approved townhome project to 80 detached single-family homes, lowers lot imperviousness and changes setbacks; the PDRB recommended approval 4-0 and the BOCC approved with a 3-1 vote and one abstention.
The board approved a plan development project (PDP) amendment for Salt Pines on Aug. 26, changing a previously approved 100-unit townhome project to a proposed 80-unit detached single-family subdivision. The county planning staff said the PDP process permits site-design flexibility when applicants demonstrate that the change meets intent of local development regulations; the county's Planning and Development Review Board recommended approval 4-0 earlier in August.
Under the amendment the developer reduces density (from 100 townhome units to 80 detached homes), lowers the maximum lot-level impervious surface from 70% to 60% and reduces the overall site impervious limit to 20% (from the higher figure previously tied to the PDP). The revised layout provides 10-foot separation between single-family lots with 5-foot side setbacks — changes the applicant said will increase green space and lower density relative to surrounding parcels that have higher units per acre.
The Board of County Commissioners voted on the PDP amendment after waiving a quasi-judicial hearing. One commissioner abstained due to a disclosed project conflict; the motion carried with three commissioners voting in favor and one opposed. Commissioners asked planning staff to prepare a workshop on PDP standards and the county's review role, noting recent state legislative changes that may affect local development control and urging the county to review long-term policy on PUD/PDP uses and workforce-housing standards.
County staff said the subdivision will still require standard engineering, stormwater and inspection reviews before plat approval and prior to any house construction.
