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Council approves Spring Creek PUD amendment to replace duplex lots with detached homes
Summary
The City Council adopted Ordinance 20 25-09 to modify the Spring Creek Planned Unit Development, converting a central block of proposed duplex lots into 118 single-family detached lots with larger minimum lot sizes and updated architectural standards; the ordinance passed 6-1.
Lebanon City Council voted April 14 to approve an amendment to the Spring Creek Planned Unit Development that converts a portion of the previously approved duplex housing into single-family detached homes and updates related design standards.
The ordinance (20 25-09) was presented by a city planner as a second-reading item; staff said the change was prompted by market conditions that have softened demand for duplexes while strengthening demand for detached single-family housing. The amendment reduces the number of dwelling units in the affected area and increases minimum lot areas for the modified lots from about 3,500 square feet per unit to 4,500 square feet per lot for detached homes.
Ben (city planner) said the Spring Creek site is at the northwest corner of State Road 39 and 300 North and previously included a mixture of duplexes, townhomes and detached single-family units. The amendment converts the yellow lots shown in staff's concept plan from duplex product to single-family detached product; the change lowers the total duplex units from 130 units to 118 detached lots in that portion of the development, according to staff presentation.
The revised plan also updates setbacks (moving from zero-foot attached side setbacks typical of duplexes to five-foot side setbacks for detached homes) and adds architectural treatments for the narrower lots, including split garage doors, multiple siding materials, masonry requirements and front-door windowing standards to improve streetscape appearance.
The planning commission reviewed and unanimously recommended the amendment to council. On second reading the council approved Ordinance 20 25-09; the meeting record shows the ordinance passed 6-1.
Council members discussed the change briefly during the meeting but did not raise issues that required additional amendment; staff and a Gradison Development representative were available to answer questions.
The amended PUD is intended to respond to market demand and allow the developer to proceed toward construction with product types that staff and the developer say are more likely to sell in current conditions. The council's action finalizes the ordinance amendment after the planning-commission review and the two readings required by city procedures.
