The Monroe County Plan Commission on June 17 approved the North Park 2 planned-unit development (PUD) development plan, granting a waiver of the final hearing and attaching two conditions requiring ongoing stormwater monitoring and an update to karst-conservancy mapping.

Staff said the 98.6-acre former quarry site on North Packinghouse Road includes a 27.5-acre portion where mass grading and fill activities are allowed under a previously recorded outline plan amendment. That recorded written commitment requires testing of fill material, submission of geotechnical reports and quarterly testing of surface water when a stormwater grading permit is active. The recorded commitment also requires that karst features not be filled and that a 50-foot sinkhole conservancy area be retained.

The commission approved the development plan with two conditions: (1) the petitioner must use stormwater grading permit SW-25-7 to upload required documentation during fill operations per the recorded commitment (I NST2024012456); and (2) update the Karst Conservancy areas on the development plan to reflect the 50-foot requirement per the recorded written commitment. The motion carried 9–0.

Daniel Butler, a registered professional engineer with Bynum Fannieu and Associates representing the petitioner, said the team had worked with historical preservation, drainage board, stormwater and geotechnical consultants and intended to follow the conditions. “We want this to be done right,” Butler said, noting ongoing testing and monitoring are built into the project approach.

Staff noted that drainage board and stormwater program reviews found the filing and grading permit met current stormwater requirements, and that the project may return to drainage board for follow-up if site conditions change during fill operations. The highway department’s temporary construction driveway permits and ingress/egress controls remain pending as standard right-of-way approvals.

The approval allows the petitioner to proceed under the conditions; staff advised the commission that quarterly testing and stormwater permit reporting will continue for the duration of active fill operations and that stormwater staff should be contacted when spring box installation occurs to allow on-site inspection.