Planning staff flags missing hardship evidence, emergency access concerns for Hunters Grove preliminary plat

Star Land Company LLC asked the Planning Commission for preliminary plat approval on Hunters Grove, a proposed 179‑lot conservation subdivision on about 106.14 acres along Hunters Point Pike in Ward 1. Planning staff told commissioners the earlier plat (approved May 22, 2018) and a three‑year extension (granted June 22, 2021) have expired, so the project must meet current rules.

Staff reported five variance requests in the current submission: three cul‑de‑sac exceptions, one for block length on the main north–south road, and one to delay a second vehicular connection required after 124 units. The staff memo said the applicant claimed topography as the hardship for the cul‑de‑sacs but did not provide exhibits demonstrating that hardship, and therefore the cul‑de‑sac variances were not supported by evidence. The…