Commission approves Meridiana GDP amendment, preliminary plats and detention-pond plat with conditions amid traffic concerns

The City of Manville Planning, Development & Zoning Commission voted 4–2 on July 29 to recommend approval of a General Development Plan (GDP) amendment for the Meridiana master-planned community and to approve two preliminary plats and a detention-reserve plat, each with conditions. The approvals add land designated for garden homes and advance a detention pond needed for later phases.

The GDP amendment covers a 3.35-acre tract that the city council rezoned and designated for garden homes on July 7, 2025; the commission’s recommendation includes a condition that the project complete the modernization process identified by staff. The commission also voted to approve Meridiana Section 28C, a new residential section that subdivides a 29.6-acre tract into 104 lots identified as garden homes, and a preliminary plat for a 9.25-acre detention-reserve tract (detention reserve Phase 2), each subject to conditional requirements, including matching the recorded drainage plan, providing a tree survey, and supplying any required recorded documents from affected property owners.

Why it matters: The Meridiana approvals advance roughly 100 new homes and related infrastructure in one of Manville’s largest master-planned communities. Commissioners and at least one nearby resident said traffic flow on Masters Road and Meridian Parkway — and emergency response access — should be…