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Decatur City planning commission approves secondary plat for Northfield at Cross Street
Summary
The Decatur City Planning Commission approved a secondary plat for the Northfield at Cross Street subdivision, allowing infrastructure work to proceed while a final plat will be submitted after site improvements and sewer approvals.
The Decatur City Planning Commission approved a secondary plat for the Northfield at Cross Street subdivision after a presentation by Stephen Cree and Kevin McDermott on behalf of Cross Street shareholders.
The plan covers 34 lots, including nine described in the presentation as "estate lots." Commissioners discussed sewer approvals and the typical bonding process before voting to permit the developer to proceed with installation of improvements and to file the final plat later.
Stephen Cree and Kevin McDermott described the proposed layout and drainage, saying the project would include three ponds and that several lots would be located adjacent to a pond and near a fairway. The developers told the commission they have deed language intended to inform buyers that certain lots will connect to the county sewer system.
City counsel explained the jurisdiction’s normal practice around final plats and bonds: "Typically, if it's done on a secondary plat, there would typically be a bond that would need to be presented or included, and then the developer would have 18 months to do the installation and improvements and then come back and present the final plat," counsel said. Counsel also noted that in Decatur and some other communities the final plat is sometimes presented after infrastructure is complete, which can eliminate the bonding step.
The developers said they are being held up from submitting required sewer paperwork to the state because the sewer superintendent would not sign state forms until the commission approved the plan; the developers asked that the commission authorize submittal or otherwise allow the paperwork to move forward. "We could get that to Kurt at any time," one presenter said regarding additional plan details requested by city staff.
A commissioner announced a recusal from the matter, citing membership in the development, and left the record accordingly. After motions to approve the secondary plan with the final plat to come later and with the commission retaining the option regarding bonding, the body conducted a voice vote. The chair called for ayes and reported the motion carried.
The developers said they will return with the final plat after installation of infrastructure and after obtaining state sewer approvals.
