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Commission tables Lake Haven on Grand multifamily request for clarification, sends item back to staff
Summary
The commission tabled (to Oct. 7) a request for a conditional use permit for a 20-unit project on South Grand Highway after staff and commissioners agreed the applicant must clarify whether the proposal will be multifamily apartments or fee-simple townhomes and provide associated materials (plat/tree inventory/parking),
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to table action on Resolution 2025-026R — a conditional use permit application for a proposed 20-unit residential development on South Grand Highway (behind At Home) — after staff and commissioners said the applicant must clarify whether the project will be delivered as multifamily (a single parcel with multiple units) or as fee-simple townhomes (individual lots), and provide related documentation.
Nick Gonzales of Development Services introduced the request and said the site is zoned R-2 (medium-density residential) and that multifamily development can be approved by conditional use permit if requirements are met; staff concluded the conceptual layout "can meet the general criteria" but noted site-review and other technical submittals remain outstanding.
Applicant representative Joe Zagami said the plan reflects a 20-unit development and that city departments had reviewed a revised conceptual site plan. Commissioners asked substantive follow-ups: about traffic generation (applicant's consultant characterized the project as generating about 14 peak-hour trips and de minimis trips), onsite parking counts and guest parking, stormwater management with nearby pond and lake access, sidewalks and pedestrian connections to the At Home shopping center, trees and the need for a tree inventory and preservation plan, and whether units would be fee-simple or multifamily condominiums.
Commissioner comments emphasized two issues: the difference in municipal review and code standards for multifamily versus individually platted fee-simple units (which affects dumpsters, parking, utilities and platting), and the need for a tree inventory and landscape plan. Commissioner Kramer moved to table the resolution to the next P&Z meeting to allow the applicant to work with staff and return with documentation; Commissioner May seconded. The motion to table carried 6-0. The next Planning & Zoning meeting is scheduled for Oct. 7, 2025.
Staff said the applicant will work with Development Services on platting/parkng/tree inventory/site-review submittals and return to the commission with a clarified proposal and required materials.
