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Commission approves Builders Build development agreement, raises per-lot incentive and adds dust-control requirements
Summary
The City Commission approved resolution 75 86 with Builders Build LLC to incentivize up to $15,000 per lot for market-rate single-family homes, requires reimbursement only after certificate of occupancy and adds construction best practices to reduce wind-driven dust.
Todd Randall, Assistant City Manager and acting City Planner, presented a development agreement with Builders Build LLC that the commission approved as resolution 75 86. Randall said the city has had prior development agreements with Aljo Development and that over the past seven years such agreements led to 178 incentivized homes and about $1.4 million in incentives paid.
Randall said the agreement before the commission would use county housing incentive funds and increases the maximum per-lot reimbursement to $15,000 (previously $10,000). He explained reimbursements are issued only after the developer completes construction and the city issues a certificate of occupancy; the city uses engineering estimates to determine eligible infrastructure reimbursement amounts.
The agreement adds two notable requirements: (1) a covenant to require incentivized units to be 30-day-or-longer rentals (i.e., not short-term or transient rentals), and (2) construction-site best practices to mitigate wind-driven dust and airborne debris. Randall described the dust-control practices to be included in all future development agreements: deploying wind barriers and fencing, securing loose materials with weighted coverings, applying water or soil stabilization to exposed surfaces, scheduling high-risk activities to avoid extreme wind conditions, and conducting regular site inspections with prompt corrective actions.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about locations covered by development agreements (Randall listed Liberty Hills, Lehi, Tanglewood, Glorietta extensions and Highland-area lots near Coronado Middle School) and about funding. Randall confirmed the city reimburses developers after inspection and certificate of occupancy; he also acknowledged the city increased the unit reimbursement rates at the planning board level from $10,000 to a maximum of $15,000 and credited Lee County funding for enabling the expanded incentives.
Commissioner Calderon moved approval; Commissioner Penick seconded. Commissioners Mills, Fields, Calderon, Penick and Mayor Cobb voted yes. The motion passed 5-0.
