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Waverly planning commission declines to recommend rezoning of golf-course parcel for 17 homes
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to not recommend a planned-district amendment that would convert part of the Prairie golf course (parcel ID 911376002) into 17 single-family lots, after residents raised concerns about drainage, traffic and safety.
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Waverly voted not to recommend approval of a planned-district amendment to convert Parcel ID 911376002 (part of the Prairie golf course) into 17 single-family detached homes. The commission action came after more than a dozen residents spoke in a public hearing about drainage, traffic and safety concerns and after the applicant described preliminary stormwater plans.
Why it matters: Residents who live along Third Street Southwest and in the Fairways subdivision said the proposal would narrow open green space, increase storm runoff onto existing yards and create new safety hazards where the golf course fairway would be realigned near new houses. The commission’s negative recommendation sends the application to the City Council for its review with the commission’s objections on record.
Residents repeatedly told the commission they had not been…
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