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Council approves annexation, rezoning for 6.5-acre Fox Creek townhome project
Summary
The Bloomington City Council approved an annexation agreement, zoning map amendment to R-2 mixed residence, a special-use permit for attached single-family dwellings and a waiver of the subdivision code for a 6.5-acre parcel north of Fox Creek Road. The project would allow 58 attached townhomes and requires future subdivision/PUD approvals.
The Bloomington City Council on Jan. 13 approved an annexation agreement and zoning changes that clear the way for a 6.5-acre townhouse project north of the Fox Creek Road and Saint Ivan Circle intersection.
The action, moved by Council member Crumpler and seconded, annexes contiguous property to the city, rezones it to R-2 mixed residence, approves a special-use permit for attached single-family dwellings and grants a waiver of the subdivision code to allow platting under a planned unit development. Kelly Pfeiffer, director of Development Services, told the council the development would produce 58 attached townhome units, establish a homeowners association to maintain private roads and services, and require payment of tap-on fees for oversized public water and sewer lines already in place.
Residents who testified at the public hearing raised concerns about density, on-street parking and emergency access. John Johnston, who lives at 5 Saint Ivan Circle across from the site, told the council he believed the parking proposed would be “inadequate,” that sidewalks would be provided for only about 60% of units and that the single internal street leaves the development with only one means of ingress and egress. He also urged more archaeological and environmental review of the site given past finds in nearby areas.
Pfeiffer said the plan commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals forwarded positive recommendations for the annexation, zoning amendment and special use permit earlier in October, and that engineering work on drainage and a hammerhead turnaround for Tangle Oaks Road should reduce flooding and help vehicle circulation. The annexation agreement includes draft covenants describing HOA responsibilities and a fee-in-lieu of park land dedication; a possible pedestrian-only connection to a nearby park was noted.
The council approved the grouped actions on the motion before it. Final construction would require subsequent subdivision and PUD review and the execution of the annexation agreement. City staff said the developer must still complete the subdivision/PUD steps and obtain required permits before building begins.
What happens next: the project will proceed to the city subdivision and PUD processes, at which point staff will review detailed engineering, access, parking and stormwater work described in the annexation materials.
