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Planning commission approves Kingston Heights preliminary plat 6–1 with traffic-study condition after broad resident opposition
Summary
The Planning Commission approved Kingston Heights, a 42‑lot preliminary subdivision on David Green Drive, but added a condition that traffic-calming measures recommended by a developer-funded traffic study be implemented as reviewed by city staff; residents cited traffic, wildlife, springs and loss of buffer as primary concerns.
The Prattville Planning Commission voted Jan. 16 to approve the preliminary plat for Kingston Heights, a proposed 42‑lot subdivision west of Carver Street and north of Dunnevegan Drive, with an amendment requiring that traffic-calming measures recommended by the developer’s traffic study be incorporated as reviewed by city staff and the city engineer.
The commission’s recorded vote was 6 in favor, 1 opposed. The approval followed an extensive public hearing in which many residents from Austin Valley, Live Oak Drive and nearby streets urged postponement or substantial redesign, citing traffic congestion during school pickup and dropoff, emergency access, wildlife and springs on and near the…
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