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Staff to schedule public hearings for Brentwood Phase 5 after developer agrees to emergency-only gated access
Summary
Planning staff asked the council to schedule public hearings for Brentwood Phase 5 (CZ25-13, AX25-08); the developer agreed to add a gated emergency-access connection at the rear of the site and staff and the fire chief have endorsed the change; council discussed clarifying ordinance language on connectivity to private streets.
Staff asked the council on Oct. 1 to approve resolutions scheduling public hearings for Brentwood Phase 5 (applications CZ25-13 and AX25-08). Planner James Coley said the applicant agreed to install a gate on the back entrance to be used for emergency access only; Chief Kurt Deaton indicated the arrangement was acceptable for emergency response.
Commissioners discussed the town’s street-connection requirements and whether the ordinance language allows the town to require connections to private streets. One commissioner recommended staff consider a text amendment to clarify whether the town can legally require developers to connect to private streets and to sharpen ordinance language on required connectivity. Staff (Ms. Crawford) said she and staff have started those conversations.
Council members said the issue of connectivity is complex and often raises competing interests between neighborhood integrity and broader connectivity goals; one commissioner suggested adding the issue to a future retreat discussion.
The item is scheduled for public hearings; no final zoning or annexation decisions were recorded in the Oct. 1 transcript excerpt.
