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Council approves South Ranch 2B final plat amid disclosure and soundproofing concerns
Summary
Council approved final plat FNP23-012 for South Ranch 2B (51 single-family lots), 6-1, after councilmember concerns about airport impact disclosures, soundproofing and the adequacy of buyer notice in the sales process.
The Prescott City Council approved the final plat FNP23‑012 for South Ranch 2B — a 51-lot single-family subdivision in the Deep Well Ranch area — over questions about airport-compatibility disclosures and soundproofing measures.
Councilmember Rusing pulled the item from the consent agenda to press for stronger buyer notice and clearer maps showing Airport Vicinity and OEI (one-engine inoperative impact) zones. Rusing said the recorded plat contained a small, hard-to-read disclosure note and that homebuyers needed clearer notification at sales offices and in closing documents so purchasers understand the aircraft overflight and noise exposure.
City Attorney Joe Young and developer representatives said the project is in substantial conformance with an earlier preliminary plat and that buyers receive a public report, CC&Rs disclosing the airport and an avigation easement recorded against the larger Deep Well Ranch tract. Developer counsel Ashley Marsh (Gamage & Burnham) pointed to a specifically negotiated tract H that had been reserved for contingency uses and noted development agreement provisions requiring elevated soundproofing beyond standard building-code requirements.
Councilmembers asked whether soundproofing would be enforced; staff said additional soundproofing requirements were included in the development agreement. After questions, a motion to approve the final plat was made and seconded; the motion passed 6-1. Councilmember Rusing was the primary dissenter raising disclosure and notice concerns. Staff and developer said additional documentation used in sales offices and closing packets would be provided moving forward.
The approval finds the final plat in “substantial conformance” with the preliminary plat approved in October 2023. Council recorded a vote and directed staff to ensure sales-office disclosures and recorded avigation easements appear in future packet exhibits for similar projects.
