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Council approves growth-management, comp-plan changes and 120-acre annexation for Pulte’s Del Webb site; residents press flood and traffic concerns
Summary
Rochester approved a growth-management map amendment, a comprehensive-plan amendment and a 120-acre annexation for a Del Webb (Pulte Homes) age‑restricted development on Sept. 8; neighbors raised repeated concerns about floodplain, stormwater, traffic and notification. Staff said environmental, traffic and flood permits remain to be completed.
The Rochester City Council on Sept. 8 adopted a growth-management map amendment, a comprehensive-plan amendment and an annexation petition that will allow Pulte Homes to begin development of a Del Webb 55+ community on land southwest of the intersection of Country Club Road and 40 Fifth Avenue Southwest.
Why it matters: the package the council approved will change roughly 175 acres from “urban reserve” to “low-density residential” on the city’s growth map, and allow the city to annex 120 acres now (Pulte may petition for the remaining portion in a later phase; state statute limits annexations to 120 acres per calendar year). The council approved the growth-management amendment, the comprehensive-plan amendment (supermajority required), and the annexation petition in separate votes.
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