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Oakwood Phase 5 proposal would add 51 units, clubhouse and pool; rezoning needed
Summary
Developers pitched changing a planned duplex phase in Oakwood to fourplexes that would add 51 rental units and an amenity package including a clubhouse, pool and pickleball courts. Planning staff said the change would require rezoning to an RP-3 plan district and a full site package before project review continues.
Spring Hill City planning staff and developers presented a conceptual plan for Oakwood Phase 5 that would convert a previously approved duplex layout into a mix of fourplex and single-family lots, adding about 51 dwelling units and a planned amenity package.
Planning staff said the proposal would require rezoning from R-2 (duplex zoning) to an RP-3 plan district before a formal site plan is considered. The developer’s concept includes a clubhouse with gym and meeting space, a large pool with enclosed mechanical equipment, picnic/party space for residents, playground equipment, and two pickleball courts without lights; staff said the applicant added a hedge buffer to reduce noise impacts.
The concept drawings shown to the commission position fourplex buildings closer to the street with 5-foot front setbacks for some unit types and preserve larger green-space corridors and walking trails through the development. Staff described a mix of unit types and rents the developer expects, including one- and two-bedroom units and a range of two- and three-bedroom layouts with some units priced to be more affordable than nearby market-rate rentals.
Commission members raised traffic and construction impacts from the added units and asked whether east-side access improvements would be built before new construction begins; staff said the access work is underway as part of the current construction phase. Neighbors’ main past concern, staff said, was construction traffic; commissioners asked staff to consider one-side parking during construction and to refer any traffic controls to the city safety committee for study.
Several commissioners asked about storm-safety provisions because many proposed rental units would lack basements; staff said the commission could request a storm shelter be incorporated into a clubhouse building or other amenity structure. Staff also told the commission that landscaping, street-tree spacing and sidewalk standards will be required in the full submittal and that the plan district route allows design flexibility not available for straight R-2 zoning.
Pat, the presenting staff member, asked the commission for preliminary feedback and said the applicant would return with a full plan package that includes elevations, setback detail, typical plot plans and a formal rezoning application. Commissioners generally said they were receptive to seeing a full package for formal consideration.
Planning staff will ask the applicant to return with a complete site plan and elevations for the commission’s review and possible rezoning proceedings.
