Council leans toward public road for Schmidt’s Hidden Valley; Saint Thomas unveils new church concept; staff seeks guidance on industrial design rules

At its planning‑item session the Corcoran City Council gave informal direction on multiple development items: it signaled a preference that a proposed three‑lot subdivision at Schmidt’s Hidden Valley III use a public right‑of‑way rather than a shared private drive; it provided early feedback on Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church’s concept plan for a new 14,000‑square‑foot church; and staff sought council guidance on updates to commercial and industrial district standards.

Schmidt’s Hidden Valley III (item 7a)

Planning staff described the applicant’s concept plan for a 28.26‑acre outlot at 21900 Oakdale Drive proposing three single‑family lots (about 3.5 acres to nearly 21 acres) served by a shared private drive. Staff and engineering presented an infrastructure feasibility study that identified a preferred road alignment to the west, matching the applicant’s concept, and warned a private drive could conflict with earlier internal street‑network plans and complicate future subdivision connections.

Michael Ball, an applicant, said…