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Council approves Muir Village development agreement and preliminary plat
Summary
The City Council approved the Muir Village development agreement and preliminary plan/plat with a corrected unit count and added exhibit of townhome renderings; staff will track final engineering and exhibit attachments before construction.
Hyde Park City Council approved a development agreement and the preliminary plans and plat for the Muir Village project after brief staff review and council discussion Wednesday.
The agreement documents the allowed uses, unit counts and public amenities the developer has agreed to provide. Council member Stephanie moved approval, Council member Kirk seconded, and the council voted in favor.
City staff noted a correction to the unit totals in the agreement: the correct total residential count is 116 units in the project (12 condominiums/apartments above the commercial area plus 104 townhomes), and staff said they would update the agreement’s exhibit to reflect that corrected figure. Staff also recommended adding a rendering or design exhibit of the proposed townhome elevations as an additional exhibit to the development agreement. The council instructed staff to attach that rendering as an exhibit and to ensure the applicant supplies any outstanding preliminary documentation before final submittals.
The agreement includes site‑improvement and public‑amenity commitments, including a park area intended to sit across from the middle school and on‑site public parking tied to the park. Staff told the council the lot’s zoning and layout required a development agreement because the project needs different density and configuration than the base agricultural and transition zoning would allow.
Council members said they appreciated the developer’s willingness to modify the plan during review and to carve out dedicated park space. The motion approved the development agreement and the preliminary plans and plat; staff will track remaining engineering redlines and site‑improvement details during final review.
The approval moves the project forward to the final‑plan and permit review phase; staff emphasized final construction permits will follow only after required engineering corrections and submitted exhibits are fully reviewed and accepted.
