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Council approves combined plat for Valor/Falcon Crest parcels; residents press for second access
Summary
The Kuna City Council approved a combined preliminary and final plat (case 2502CPF) to consolidate remnant parcels in the Falcon Crest planned unit development into five master parcels. Nearby residents urged the council and developer to ensure additional ingress and egress; the applicant said road work to provide a second access is underway.
The Kuna City Council approved a combined preliminary and final plat (case 2502CPF) that consolidates remnant parcels in the Greater Falcon Crest planned unit development into five parcels, a consolidation the applicant described as a cleanup effort.
Troy Beheunen, senior planner, told the council the approximately 335-acre application is a smaller part of the overall Falcon Crest PUD originally approved in 2019. Staff reviewed the submission for compliance with Kuna City Code, Idaho statutes and the recorded development agreement and recommended approval subject to the conditions in the staff memo.
Caleb LeClaire of JUB Engineers, representing the applicant, said the combined plat is intended to consolidate multiple remnant pieces and to better define the golf course parcel separate from future development areas. He described the filing as preparatory; detailed development plans for the five new master parcels would come later.
Two residents who testified at the public hearing, Kim Ashmore and Doug Davey, said the development relied on a single main entrance to Valor and nearby amenities and urged the council and future developers to require a second entrance or other traffic mitigation. Ashmore asked that the council require a traffic impact analysis when future development applications arrive.
LeClaire said road construction is already underway: the developer is extending Tracel Drive and completing 5 Mile Road down to Kuna Road with Ada County Highway District (ACHD) approval, and he expected those improvements to be finished before the end of the year to provide a second means of ingress and egress.
After closing the public hearing and moving to deliberation, the council voted to approve case 2502CPF with staff recommendations. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll-call opposition was recorded.
