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Council approves Tuscany PUD amendments, final plat, revised petitions and work ordinance for added lots
Summary
The council approved a series of actions for the Tuscany development: a preliminary PUD amendment to add six lots, the final PUD for Phase (26 lots), revised petitions and an amended developer’s agreement, and an ordinance authorizing construction of internal improvements.
On June 11 the Andover City Council approved multiple, linked land-development actions for the Tuscany subdivision: a preliminary PUD amendment that reduces minimum lot widths and increases density by adding six lots; the final PUD for the new phase (26 lots); revised petitions and an amended developer’s agreement to spread project costs across the new lot count; and an ordinance authorizing construction of the internal improvements needed for the added lots.
Julie Boyd, interim planning and zoning administrator, described the amendment: "Amendment a lot is to reduce some of our minimum lot widths, basically, and allow higher density because we're going from 20 proposed lots to 26 proposed lots. And squeezing a couple more in there meant that some of them had to be skinnier." She said streets and utilities already planned will remain in the same locations and the final PUD will retain the same residential character.
City staff advised the council that the revised petitions were submitted before the city’s new petition fee resolution took effect; therefore, the reposition fee did not apply. Staff member (recorded as Jolene) told the council the petitions and the developer’s agreement need revision because six lots were added and the cost-spread must reflect the new lot count: "Per your previous two actions, we need to revise the petitions for paving, sanitary, sewer, and water distribution system improvements for Tuscany edition...since the 6 lots were added, we need to amend the petitions and the developer's agreement and the resolution of advisability to reflect the spreading of those improvements upon all the new lots. The cost of the project have not changed."
The council voted to accept the planning commission recommendations, approve the final PUD, accept the revised petitions and the amended developer's agreement, and adopt the ordinance authorizing the work. The motions carried 6-0.
Why it matters: The council’s package of approvals advances the Tuscany subdivision’s buildout by formalizing the added lots and approving the financing and construction steps for necessary infrastructure. Because the petitions were revised before the city's new fee took effect, the newly added lots were processed without the reposition fee.
Details and next steps: staff will move forward with developer agreement execution, advertise or proceed with construction as authorized by the ordinance, and distribute the updated petitions and cost spreads to property owners as required by city procedure. The approvals include the standard 30-day appeal period for aggrieved parties.
