Avon commission grants waiver and prelim approval for 64-lot Whispering Pine South subdivision, remonstrators raise drainage and sight-line concerns

The Town of Avon Advisory Plan Commission granted a waiver and approved the preliminary plat for Whispering Pine South, a proposed subdivision that would divide just over 32 acres into 64 single-family lots under R-2 zoning.

Staff told the commission the plat meets the requirements of the Town of Avon Unified Development Ordinance and the zoning commitments associated with the property’s recent rezoning (Z.A. 24-11). Staff recommended a waiver to reduce the town’s standard 60-foot right-of-way for the subdivision’s internal streets to 52 feet, because the applicant proposes to maintain the town-standard pavement, curb, tree lawn and 5-foot sidewalk but reduce the utility strip behind the sidewalk from 5 feet to 1 foot; town public works confirmed the reduced utility strip is adequate for maintenance. The town’s recommendation noted a platted 20-foot drainage and utility easement behind the right-of-way that provides additional room for utilities.

Petitioner representatives from Pulte…