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Council approves Briarwood subdivision rezoning for 55 single‑family detached homes; developer commits to 12‑ft emergency access and wider boulevard entrance
Summary
The council approved a rezoning to R‑4 for the Briarwood subdivision on County Road 900 East. Drees Homes will build up to 55 single‑family homes (owner‑occupied product targeted to empty‑nest buyers), commit to a 70‑ft boulevard entrance and a 12‑ft emergency-access path with removable bollards, and record site commitments.
The Avon Town Council approved a rezoning on final reading that will allow the Briarwood subdivision — an approximately 18‑acre infill parcel on County Road 900 East — to proceed as a proposed single‑family detached development under R‑4 with recorded commitments.
Drees Homes representatives said the project targets the empty‑nester market and would offer single‑story ranch floor plans with customization options. "Buyers can change things as they like," said Caitlin Duffer, land acquisition manager for Drees; she said the builder expects an average sales price around the mid‑$400,000s and emphasized the company’s small‑scale, higher‑finish approach.
The company described modifications made after early review: the developer acquired adjacent parcels to align an entrance with the Eden Gate subdivision across County Road 900 East, added a widened 70‑foot boulevard entrance for improved traffic flow, and agreed to add a 12‑foot emergency-access walkway from County Road 900 into the interior of the site with removable bollards for emergency use. The wider entrance and the emergency access were included as commitments the developer accepted on the record.
Planning staff noted that the comprehensive plan’s future‑land‑use guidance for the parcel had listed “specialty housing,” a category that does not automatically include detached single‑family homes, but staff concluded the proposed single‑family plan and the revised entrance location were consistent with the surrounding character and responsible development when considered together. The planning commission forwarded a favorable recommendation.
Councilors amended the motion on the floor to add the 70‑foot boulevard entrance and the 12‑foot emergency access as commitments; the petitioner accepted those additions before the final vote. The ordinance passed on final reading.
Neighbors attending the meeting expressed concerns about density and whether an age‑targeted product could later be occupied by families; Drees representatives said the product is for sale to all buyers and that sites would be marketed toward buyers seeking single‑story living. The developer also committed to a maximum of 55 lots and to minimum lot sizes and frontage widths included in the recorded commitments.
The approval moves Briarwood into the engineering and platting phase; staff said the developer must provide final construction plans, stormwater engineering and public‑works approvals before building permits are issued.
