Planning commission approves Reflection Ridge subdivision amendment, continues Wildhorse project and forwards wildland-interface code changes to town council

Jonathan Zillen, temporary interim chairman of the Hideout Planning Commission, presided over an irregularly scheduled meeting that produced three formal outcomes: approval of a subdivision amendment for Reflection Ridge (High Dove Canyon Phase 8), a tied vote and continuation of the Wildhorse clustered-development applications, and a recommendation to the town council to adopt amendments to the town's wildland-urban interface (defensible-space) code.

The commission approved a plat amendment to relocate the 20-foot-wide limited common areas for driveways on lots R1, R2, R4, R5 and R6 in Reflection Ridge. Thomas (staff member) described the change as relocating driveway easements from center alignments to left- or right-side positions on affected lots to allow more feasible garage access; staff also asked the applicant to show an existing easement that runs through Lot R6 to accommodate Reflection Lane. Michael Safers, identified in the staff report as the applicant's representative, attended online. Commissioners voted in favor; the motion passed and the planning commission will incorporate the conditions listed in the staff report before recordation.

The commission spent the longest portion of the meeting on the Wildhorse development: three linked applications (a conditional use permit to permit cluster development in the Mountain Residential zone, a rezone of about one acre to Neighborhood Mixed Use, and an associated master development agreement). The proposal calls for 12 residential units (seven larger single-family lots and five smaller "villas"), a neighborhood commercial parcel, and new public-rights-of-way, including Wolf Road. Applicants described engineering work under way, noted an identified 24-inch…