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Castle Rock Phase 3 primary-plat review deferred after residents and engineer raise wetlands, drainage and pipeline issues
Summary
The plan commission deferred Castle Rock Phase 3 primary plat to July after hearing public concerns about flooding, wetlands and pipelines crossing the site. The developer said federally and state-regulated wetlands will be left undisturbed and additional small detention basins will manage local runoff.
The Plan Commission on June 18 deferred the primary plat for Castle Rock Phase 3, a residential subdivision north of existing Castle Rock, after hearing detailed engineering review comments and extensive public concerns about wetlands and drainage.
Developer Doug Redick said the proposal is for R-2 lots meeting local zoning standards and acknowledged the site contains wetlands and drainage ways. "We have wetlands that are governed by the Army Corps of Engineers, federally regulated wetlands, and we have wetlands that are regulated by IDEM," Redick said, adding the design intends to leave those wetlands intact.
Town Engineer John Dykstra summarized the technical reviews: the submittal…
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