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Commission approves revised Adair conservation subdivision; development agreement limits annual COs
Summary
A revised preliminary and final plat for the Adair subdivision on Moores Mill Road was approved, converting the project to a conservation subdivision with 53 residential lots and development agreement provisions limiting annual certificates of occupancy until a planned roundabout is built.
The Auburn Planning Commission approved a revised preliminary plat and a final plat for the Adair subdivision, a conservation subdivision located on Moores Mill Road approximately one‑half mile east of Society Hill Road.
Staff said the developer annexed additional land north of the previously approved phase and reconfigured the project as a conservation subdivision. Under conservation rules for properties in the Lake Ogletree watershed, the developer reduced lot sizes to as small as 1.5 acres in exchange for permanently conserved open space. The revised configuration includes 53 residential lots: 13 conventional lots and 40 conservation‑design lots.
Planning staff noted the project takes natural features into account, including Robinson Creek, on‑site streams and wetlands and the requirement to dedicate permanent conservation areas. Staff told the commission the project’s engineering plans have been reviewed and approved through the city’s Development Review Team; the final plat cannot be recorded without approved engineering documents and a legal instrument that binds the conservation areas in perpetuity.
Staff also said a development agreement remains in force that limits the property’s annual certificates of occupancy; staff concluded that an additional restriction was unnecessary because the existing agreement restricts CO issuance until a roundabout at Society Hill and Moores Mill Road is built, currently scheduled for 2026. Staff estimated home construction would be paced over about 18 to 36 months and that the project would not exceed the CO limit in place.
At the public hearing, Tim Hamilton spoke and asked which city department approves engineering plans; staff replied that the city’s engineering department and the Development Review Team (planning, engineering, inspections, fire, water resources) review engineering plans and traffic, drainage and floodplain impacts. The commission voted to approve the revised preliminary plat (case PP2025‑002) and the final plat with conditions.
