Mesquite Trails: planning panel approves New Home Co. design review and preliminary plat for phases 3–4

The commission voted unanimously to approve a design review for home products proposed by New Home Co. in Parcel 4 of the Mesquite Trails subdivision (PZ‑25‑43) and to approve the preliminary plat for phases 3 and 4 of Mesquite Trails (PZ‑25‑33).

What the approvals cover

The design review covers 116 lots in Parcel 4 with six floor plans (four single‑story and two two‑story), three elevations and three color schemes per elevation. House widths are described as 35 feet and lot widths for the parcel are 45 feet and greater; plans range from about 1,448 to 2,382 square feet. The applicant agreed to staff’s standard design conditions.

The preliminary plat for Mesquite Trails phases 3 and 4 covers 270.2 acres and 1,302 single‑family lots (lots sized roughly 4,800–6,600 sq ft; widths 45–55 feet). The plat shows centrally located amenity areas and a five‑acre community park with courts, field areas and shaded gathering spaces. Staff reported the proposal met PUD standards and that technical advisory committee review covered fire access and other civil items.

Traffic, police visibility and stormwater

Commissioners and staff discussed off‑site road improvements and how the project ties to earlier approvals and to the North–South Corridor set aside in earlier block plats. Commissioners asked for clarity on wastewater peak numbers shown in the engineering packet and asked staff and the engineer to re‑check those figures.

Commissioners also flagged a long linear drainage tract along the southern edge of the phases and asked the applicant to consider how to limit concealment opportunities and improve police visibility in shoulder or drainage areas; the applicant said staff and the applicant will continue refining landscape and wall details.

Votes and next steps

Commissioner Wooley moved approval of the design review (PZ‑25‑43) with staff conditions; Commissioner Lehman seconded. The commission voted 4‑0.

Commissioner Lehman moved approval of the preliminary plat for phases 3 and 4 (PZ‑25‑33) with staff recommendations; Commissioner Wooley seconded. The commission voted 4‑0. The approvals allow the applicant to proceed to final plat and civil plan submittal stages; builders and infrastructure timing will determine actual construction sequences.

Ending

Applicant representatives and staff told the commission they will provide final engineering, landscape and wall details during the design review and final plat processes. Commissioners urged ongoing police and fire review of open tracts and amenity areas to preserve visibility and public safety.