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Council approves rezoning and planned‑development overlay for final phase of Prairie Creek Ridge
Summary
The Common Council approved a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning and a planned‑development overlay that will allow about 90 single‑family homes in the final Prairie Creek Ridge phase. The developer agreed to public‑benefit items including extensions of Schumacher Street and sidewalk connections to nearby parks.
The Common Council approved the second reading of three related land‑use items to allow the final phase of Prairie Creek Ridge to proceed as suburban residential single‑family lots under a planned‑development (PD) overlay.
The council voted to amend the comprehensive plan and to rezone the parcel from commercial to suburban residential and to adopt a PD overlay that reduces corner lot street‑side setbacks and minimum lot widths. Under the approved PD, the developer will be allowed reduced street‑side setbacks from 25 to 20 feet on corner lots and minimum lot width reductions from 70 to 65 feet to accommodate smaller lots in the final phase.
Planning staff and developers said the overlay will produce about 90 single‑family lots and argued that the plan helps the city meet housing‑type objectives by adding single‑family units rather than multifamily. The PD also includes public‑benefit commitments: extending Schumacher Street, adding sidewalks and park connections, and coordinating a developer contribution to create the road extension through a neighboring church property. Council discussion noted similar setback reductions previously approved in other subdivisions and that the PD-sponsored design is consistent with earlier phases of Prairie Creek Ridge.
Why it matters: the approvals finalize zoning for the last phase of an established subdivision and include developer commitments to complete street connections and pedestrian links to nearby parkland. Council members pressed for clarity on traffic and fire access; fire and public works staff said the reduced setbacks align with recent approvals elsewhere and present no operational concern.
Ending: Council approved the ordinances and the PD after plan‑commission recommendation; staff will finalize developer agreements specifying the road extension contributions and sidewalk/park connection responsibilities.
