Florence planning commission recommends approval of Mesquite Trails Phase 2 preliminary plat

The Florence Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 9 voted to recommend town council approve a preliminary plat for Mesquite Trails Phase 2, a 133.6-acre portion of the larger Mesquite Trails community north of Hiller Road and east of Felix Road that proposes approximately 599 single-family lots.

The recommendation followed a staff presentation and an applicant overview from Sean Hamill of United Engineering Group and included explicit conditions around roadway and fire-access phasing. Commissioners said the plat should proceed only after required off-site and on-site circulation improvements and other staff conditions are addressed.

Mesquite Trails is a multi-phase planned-unit community originally platted after annexation; staff said Phase 2 covers parcels 18 through 22 and is the second of four phases. The overall Mesquite Trails community was described in the meeting as roughly 638 acres; town staff said total project buildout is 2,552 homes. Phase 2 as presented would contain about 599 lots and five amenity areas, including two tot lots, ramadas and a half-court basketball area; a larger regional amenity area was shown in the recorded master plan for a…