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Council approves first reading for 5-lot Revolution subdivision near Purple Sage golf course
Summary
On first reading the Evanston City Council approved Ordinance 25-05 to create a five-lot subdivision totaling 6.92 acres with private road improvements and public utility extensions; planning commission review and a subdivision agreement remain before final approval.
The Evanston City Council on June 17 approved Ordinance 25-05 on first reading, a final-plat ordinance for the Revolution subdivision, a proposed five-lot subdivision totaling approximately 6.92 acres near Constitution Avenue and the Purple Sage municipal golf course.
Planner Shane Francis (developer/owner) and city planning staff described the proposal: Lots 1–4 are proposed as single-family detached lots (each over 1 acre); Lot 5 is just under an acre and is being considered for possible multi-family development. The property is zoned Low Density Residential-Developing (LRD); the LRD district uses usable open-space requirements rather than a strict minimum lot size, requiring a minimum of 5,000 square feet of usable open space per lot in the current zoning.
The plat shows a new private street, Concourse Drive, connecting Bridal Drive and Revolution Avenue with a 24-foot pavement width, no curb and gutter, and no sidewalk. The developer has noted a no-parking restriction on the private street to preserve emergency access. Access and utilities: city water and sewer mains will be extended, including a looped water main connection between Bridal Drive and Revolution Avenue; the city will maintain the sanitary sewer main extension, and DEQ (Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality) has reviewed and approved the subdivision’s utility extensions and grading/stormwater plan. A fire hydrant and streetlight are proposed near the southeast corner of Lot 3.
As a major subdivision the project triggers a public land dedication or cash-in-lieu requirement; the city will decide between dedication and cash-in-lieu (noted in staff comments as either 5% land dedication or an 11% cash-in-lieu — staff recommended the matter be addressed in the subdivision agreement). Planning staff noted existing easements for power, utilities and a 30-foot drainage easement along the north side of the subdivision. The planning commission will review the final plat at its July 7 meeting and staff will bring a subdivision agreement to council on third reading.
Councilor Schmidt sponsored the ordinance. After a brief exchange on potential densities for Lot 5 — staff said unit counts depend on any future development proposal or rezoning — the council voted to approve Ordinance 25-05 on first reading.
