Developer trims Wildwood plan to 44 homes; committee raises parking, Main Street and drainage questions

A development team presented a revised concept plan for a 44-unit subdivision in Wildwood on Tuesday night, highlighting a reduction in density, expanded buffering to the south and a Main Street right-of-way dedication; the development and zoning review committee raised questions about visitor parking, pedestrian connections to the adjacent Village Green and the design and aesthetics of proposed stormwater detention basins.

The developer said the current concept reduces the proposal from 55 units to 44 and increases the southern buffer. “The prior plan was 55 units. The current plan is 44 units,” said Mike Doster of the development team. He also said the southern buffer was increased “from 20 feet to 70 feet.”

The committee’s planning director and several council members said they welcomed the design changes but pressed the team on operational details that city staff and safety officials said must be resolved before the project advances.

Why it matters: The site sits adjacent to the city’s Village Green and a planned “unlimited play” playground. How the development connects to Main Street, where visitors will park, and how runoff is detained and landscaped will affect neighborhood access, safety and visibility of the park.

The plan and site features The team described a 6.86-acre site at Old Evertown Road and Crestview Drive (shown in the packet materials), divided into fee-simple lots. Project presenter Dave Volz described two separate drainage watersheds and said the concept includes two detention basins and a separate rain garden to manage stormwater. “There’s really a high point right…