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Armstrong Hills rezoning and plan‑development request tabled after council debate over drainage, access and protest threshold
Summary
Council opened a public hearing on Armstrong Hills, a proposed plan‑development rezone at 8740 Davis Boulevard that would cut minimum lot sizes from the SF‑36 standard to about 25,000 square feet for roughly 49 lots, then tabled the matter to June 3 after resident concerns over lot size, drainage and traffic.
City council opened a public hearing on a plan‑development zoning change for the Armstrong Hills property at 8740 Davis Boulevard — a proposed replat and plan that would create 49 residential lots and ten open‑space parcels on about 49 acres by reducing the city’s single‑family minimum from 36,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet.
Staff summary: planning staff presented the proposed plan‑development (PD) standards that differ from the Unified Development Code, including a minimum lot size and width reductions, side‑yard rules and a reduced driveway/garage setback. Staff said the applicant had provided screening, fencing and open‑space treatments and that the planning and zoning commission recommended approval by a 6–1 vote.
Public input: residents spoke on both sides. One nearby resident said the proposed lot sizes were “a long way from 36,000” and opposed the change; another resident supported the PD and said the layout is tailored to topography, offers similar lot counts to an SF‑36 approach, and would add high‑quality landscaping and perimeter walls. Several council members and staff also discussed drainage, a proposed deceleration lane on Davis Boulevard and whether other parcels in the neighborhood would be affected. Staff said an adjacent homeowner requested to withdraw a prior protest but submitted the withdrawal after the noon cutoff, so the petition calculation remained above the super‑majority trigger (staff said 22.2% of owners within the 200‑foot buffer were in opposition at the packet cutoff).
Council action: after discussion and additional executive‑session consultation, council voted to table consideration of the zoning map amendment and related future‑land‑use amendment to the June 3 council meeting to allow further work between the developer, staff and neighbors.
Context and next steps: staff reiterated that the PD includes proposed fencing, open space and access treatments and that staff would follow up on drainage comments and finalize engineering requirements. The applicant and neighbors were encouraged to continue negotiations; staff will provide updated technical responses to drainage comments and legal questions referenced in executive session prior to the June 3 hearing.
