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Developer proposes 17 detached homes, PRD overlay for West Mill on New College Avenue
Summary
Wayland Custom Homes asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone about 8.05 acres in Ward 8 and apply a Planned Residential Development overlay to allow 17 detached single‑family lots; no final action was taken — public hearing closed and consideration deferred to the commission’s October meeting.
The Planning and Zoning Commission heard a petition on Sept. 2 from Wayland Custom Homes seeking rezoning and a planned residential development overlay for three and then two additional parcels along New College Avenue to create a combined 8.05‑acre subdivision of 17 detached single‑family homes. The developer described “West Mill” as a complement to the adjacent Stone Mill subdivision and said the product would include detached villas with rear‑entry garages and preserved perimeter trees.
The request would change existing zoning from R‑6A (4,000‑square‑foot residential), Town Center Neighborhood General, and NU (nonurban) residential districts to R‑4 (7,500‑square‑foot residential) and R‑1A (22,000‑square‑foot residential) as needed, and apply a PRD overlay to allow the proposed layout. Joe Newberry of the Department of Planning presented aerials, photographs and a 17‑lot preliminary layout. Mike Whalen, the petitioner, said, “West Mill, is our latest proposed development,” and described lot sizes “15,000 square foot and up” and “some are over half of an acre.”
The department told the commission the previously approved townhouse plan for part of the site (18 townhomes) never moved forward and that the existing underlying R‑6A zoning survives unless changed; the petitioner and staff agreed the rezoning plus PRD would lock in the long‑term residential pattern the developer seeks. Commissioners and staff also discussed a related, informal matter across the street: Good News Brewing has asked city staff about using the northern lot for overflow parking but the department said some outstanding code items (notably a temporary banner sign) must be addressed before staff will permit additional parking.
Because the item was heard as a public hearing, no vote on the rezoning or PRD was taken. A motion to close the public hearing was carried, and the department confirmed that, per the city’s public hearing practice, the application will be included in the formal recommendation packet to the commission and is not scheduled for final action earlier than the October 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The department offered to keep exhibits available for further review when the commission considers the item.
Next steps include staff’s formal recommendation packet to the commission for the October meeting, and any rezoning would require the normal public review and council review if the commission forwards a recommendation for approval.
