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Committee recommends approval of Trailhead Estates first and second filings; developer presents compact ‘cottage lot’ model
Summary
The committee recommended final plats for Trailhead Estates First (36 cottage lots on ~5.59 acres) and Second (86 single-family lots on ~11.92 acres), approving relief to reduce lot frontage from 30 to 27 feet for certain lots to support attainable detached single-family housing.
The Cheyenne Public Services Committee on April 21 recommended that the governing body approve final plats for Trailhead Estates First and Trailhead Estates Second, a multi-phase residential development north of the airport near Anderson Elementary School.
Connor White of the planning and development department summarized the first filing as a roughly 5.59-acre, medium-density-residential plat to be subdivided into 36 single-family “cottage” lots and two new streets; planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval. Developer John Edwards of Edwards Development Company and architect/builder David Gregg of Mission Homes presented a detailed plan and market case for compact detached single-family homes aimed at attainability. Gregg described the product as “detached townhomes” with front porches, private backyards and floor plans in the 900–1,200-square-foot range; he said similar developments performed well in Berthoud, Colorado.
Seth Lloyd of planning staff noted that under previous code standards the first filing would have produced about 30 lots rather than 36, illustrating the effect of recent UDC code amendments. After staff and public discussion, the committee moved the resolution for the first filing forward by voice vote.
On the second filing, planning explained the proposal subdivides roughly 11.92 acres into 86 single-family lots, using NR-2 zoning and an alley-loaded design. The developer described a 56-foot right-of-way, alley-loaded garages, a landscape-lined “track A” pathway intended as common open space, and a regional detention pond on an adjacent parcel that may be annexed and designed for dual use (recreation when dry). Planning Commission recommended approval but recommended compliance with a 30-foot lot width; developer and some committee members supported administrative relief.
The committee approved the second filing with a motion that specifically acknowledged relief to reduce lot frontage from 30 to 27 feet for DD-8 single-family lots not facing open space, subject to technical corrections before recording. The committee discussion emphasized the project’s intent to increase attainable single-family detached inventory: David Gregg said the narrower lots permit densities that make detached, mortgage-financeable homes more affordable than typical new single-family product.
Officials discussed site details including proposed pocket parks, pathway corridors, alley hardscaping for trash access, HOA maintenance for landscaped areas, and the developer’s estimate that market prices could be in the high $200,000s to low $300,000s for base product (developer estimate; not subsidy/deed-restricted). Mayor Patrick Collins and several councilmembers praised the product as an intentional response to the city’s housing inventory shortage. Both plats carry conditions: the second filing’s approval was explicit that technical corrections are required prior to recording and that reduced lot frontages apply only where the code and plat permit.
Votes: both resolutions were advanced to the governing body; the first filing was moved forward by voice vote with no recorded opposition and the second filing was approved by the committee with the noted lot-frontage relief motion. The transcript does not list individual yeas and nays for either committee vote.
