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Planning commission approves Reserve at Mill Pond subdivision with conditions
Summary
The Conway Planning Commission approved plan-level subdivision for the Reserve at Mill Pond: 234 townhome units on about 41 acres, with open space and drainage provisions and street names; approval is contingent on Technical Review Committee (TRC) sign-off and consideration of pervious path edging.
The Conway Planning Commission voted to approve plan-level subdivision for the Reserve at Mill Pond, a proposed development of 234 attached townhome units on about 41 acres, with conditions tying final sign-off to Technical Review Committee (TRC) review.
The project will be accessed from two existing stub-outs on Tortoise Drive and Turtle Creek Drive and will include an internal stub to connect a future phase of Elmhurst, staff said. The developer proposes 8.6 acres of open space where the UDO requires a minimum of 5.37 acres, and requested three new street names: Soul, King Solomon and King David.
Staff described the layout and infrastructure connections and recommended approval contingent on final TRC review. Applicant David Short said the roads internal to the project will be private but an easement will allow the adjacent project to connect to the infrastructure and systems, and that all units are sited outside the floodplain. “This project is proposed to contain 234 in common townhome units on approximately 41 acres,” Short said. He also said an elevated boardwalk will provide access through the portion of the site that is in the flood zone and that compensatory storage and a flow analysis were performed to ensure no floodplain impacts.
Commissioners questioned drainage and maintenance. The applicant described linear swales behind the landscape buffer that will capture and pipe stormwater to an oversized pond within the development; he said existing neighborhood drainage flows toward the new site and that the proposed system will route water around the units. Commissioners and staff discussed pathway surfacing in flood-prone open space; staff noted UDO Article 7 has pathway standards and that pervious surfaces are often allowed in sensitive/flood areas, but details can be provided to TRC.
A motion to approve the subdivision plan, associated site items and street names, contingent on TRC approval and asking TRC to consider a pervious paving detail or edging to stabilize the proposed path, passed by voice vote.
The approval is a plan-level subdivision approval only; final permitting and construction will follow TRC review and any required engineering approvals.
