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Commission approves Cedar Ridge Estates plat and starts reinvestment housing incentive process
Summary
Commission accepted the final plat for Cedar Ridge Estates First Edition, approved a resolution of intent to create a reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) for phase 1, and outlined next steps including a feasibility analysis and development agreement.
The El Dorado City Commission voted to accept the final plat for Cedar Ridge Estates First Edition and approved a resolution of intent to create a reinvestment housing incentive district, the commission said at its Feb. 3 meeting.
Planning staff described the site as an approximately 80-acre property just west of Butler Community College that has been annexed into the city and rezoned to R‑3 (multifamily). The preliminary plat recommended by the Planning Commission and described to the commission covers a first edition of the development containing 46 residential lots north and east of a creek through the property; the planning commission had recommended the plat by vote of 8–0.
The commission accepted the final plat, including the dedication of right-of-way and easements, and then voted to approve a resolution of intent to create a reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) for the phase shown as “phase 1” on the developer’s maps. The RHID process, as staff explained, allows public infrastructure placed inside the district to be repaid from future property-tax increments generated by the new homes rather than by the city-wide funding mechanisms or only by special assessments.
City staff said that next steps will include negotiating a development agreement that allocates responsibilities between the developer and the city, producing a feasibility analysis to confirm sufficient tax increment to repay any long-term debt issued by the city, and recording petitions to construct roads, sanitary sewers and water lines. Staff also noted the statutory process requires review by the Kansas Department of Commerce to confirm RHID eligibility. The city manager reported staff had discussed the RHID with the relevant local school districts because school districts may elect not to participate in RHID capture of the school portion of property taxes.
Planning staff answered several commissioner questions about lot sizes and housing types: presenters said lots will be primarily slab-on-grade homes starting around 1,200 square feet, with typical lot dimensions described as about 75 by 120 or 80 by 120 feet. No vote tallies by name were recorded in the minutes; the motions carried.
