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Planning commission approves final plat for Urban Farm subdivision; gated private drive, HOA to maintain road
Summary
The Collegedale City Planning Commission unanimously approved a final plat to subdivide about 9.17 acres into three city lots as part of the larger Urban Farm subdivision; the development will include a privately maintained gated drive with emergency access arrangements.
The Collegedale City Planning Commission on an unanimous vote approved a final plat to subdivide roughly 9.17 acres at 1051 Sevely Highway into three lots as part of the Urban Farm subdivision.
Staff told commissioners the final plat splits the parcel into three lots in the city and is part of a larger approximately 49.14-acre Urban Farm subdivision that will include 11 lots, eight of which will be processed by Hamilton County. The commission approved the preliminary plat in April 2024 under Subdivision 2024-02.
Staff said the three city lots (identified as Lots 1, 10 and 11 in the submission) are intended for estate-style homes and recommended approval. Staff described setbacks as 35 feet front, 20 feet rear and normally 35 feet side, with two lots adjacent to Lee Highway provided a 50-foot side yard away from the right-of-way. The street serving the lots will be a private drive maintained by a homeowners association rather than the city, staff said.
Mary Payne, who identified her address as 8123 Island Point Drive and spoke for the applicant, said the development will be gated and that the applicant will provide emergency access: “we'll have a gate but we'll give the emergency people from Collegedale access, whether it's gate codes or an opener or whatever it is, so they can get in as they need to.”
The motion to approve the final plat passed on a roll-call vote: Commissioner Johnson, Member Friesen, Member Lehman, Member Moody, Vice Chairman Givens and Chairwoman Gray all voted yes. The motion and second were recorded as made on the floor but not attributed to specific named movers in the transcript.
Commission discussion included questions about the road standard where the street transitions from city to county; staff clarified the internal street is a private drive to be maintained by the HOA. Staff also noted the fire marshal reviewed the plan, though the fire marshal’s signature is not required for the final plat.
The commission’s approval finalizes the city’s portion of the subdivision; Hamilton County will concurrently process and vote on the remaining lots in the county portion of the overall Urban Farm development.
