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Council takes first reading on Spring Creek planned-unit development changes to allow detached first‑time‑buyer homes
Summary
The council held a first reading of Ordinance 2025-09 to amend the Spring Creek PUD, replacing proposed duplex units with single-family detached units, slightly reducing the total units from 130 to 118 and adding architectural standards; the Plan Commission recommended approval 6‑0 and a second reading is scheduled April 14.
The Lebanon City Council on March 24 heard the first reading of Ordinance 2025-09, an amendment to the Spring Creek planned-unit development (PUD) that would replace previously proposed duplex units with single-family detached homes targeted at first-time buyers and add updated architectural and lot standards. The council set a second reading for April 14.
City planner Ben (last name given in transcript as Ben) told council the change responds to market shifts: Beazer Homes, the project’s builder, determined demand for duplexes softened and requested detached homes in the area that had been planned for duplex product. Ben said the change reduces total units slightly—from 130 to 118—and increases minimum lot size for the replaced product from 3,500 to about 4,500 square feet for the detached product.
The amendment also updates the PUD to reference the city’s new Unified Development Ordinance and adds architectural standards intended to reduce garage prominence on narrow lots. Examples included requiring two single garage doors rather than one wide door, a half-light (at least 50% glass) in front doors, masonry and two-material minimums on facades, and varied materials and colors.
The Plan Commission reviewed the amendment March 17 and forwarded the proposal to the council with a favorable recommendation by a 6‑0 vote. City staff said the amendment was a repeal-and-replace of the prior Spring Creek PUD ordinance and that public hearings and a second reading will occur at the April 14 council meeting.
No final vote on Ordinance 2025-09 was taken on March 24.
