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Commission continues review of proposed Westmoreland home after staff flags tree crowding and canopy shortfall
Summary
The Plan Commission continued site plan, architectural review and conditional‑use permit for a proposed new house with detached garage and ADU on Westmoreland Avenue after staff identified tree crowding, canopy coverage deficiency and potential impacts to a neighboring landmark tree.
The Clayton Plan Commission on March 3 continued all reviews — site plan, architectural and conditional‑use permit — for a proposed demolition and new single‑family home with a detached garage and accessory dwelling unit at a Westmoreland Avenue address to allow the applicant to revise tree and landscape plans.
Staff reported the property is in an R‑2 zoning district and that the proposal would increase lot coverage from 48.7% to 52.1%, raising calculated stormwater runoff for a 15‑year, 20‑minute event from 0.46 cubic feet per second to 0.51 cfs (a 0.05 cfs increase). Staff said the proposed stormwater management includes a dry well in the front yard and that the system should be sufficient provided site soils percolation tests verify the dry well’s effectiveness. The…
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