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Council approves variance and development agreement; stop signs to be installed at Meridiana Parkway and Jordan upon platting
Summary
Manville council approved a developer variance that replaces required curb-and-sidewalk work along Jordan with milling and overlay to the nearby bridge, and amended the development agreement to require stop signs at the Jordan–Meridiana Parkway intersection upon platting of Meridiana Section 16.
Manville City Council on Tuesday approved a variance to the subdivision ordinance and authorized a development agreement with the applicant, allowing the developer to mill and overlay Jordan Street to the nearby bridge rather than build half-street concrete curb-and-gutter and sidewalk on Jordan.
Staff and the developer said the change responds to field constraints along Jordan — including an open drainage ditch and existing right-of-way conditions — and to construction sequencing concerns. Ian Knox of EHRA Engineering summarized the approach: the milling-and-overlay will be scheduled with Section 16 of the Meridiana Parkway work so paving is not torn up by construction traffic, and the developer will dedicate necessary right-of-way. Joe (director of development services) confirmed that a sidewalk in front of the new commercial development on Meridiana Parkway will be constructed as part of the project.
Council raised community-safety concerns about heavy trucks and fuel trucks accessing the site. Council members and staff discussed routing agreements and potential physical measures to discourage fuel trucks from using Jordan. To address safety and anticipated increases in traffic volume associated with the development, the council adopted an amendment requiring installation of stop signs at the Jordan–Meridiana Parkway intersection when Meridiana Section 16 is platted. The amendment was moved, seconded and approved before the main motion.
Councilman Bonner made the motion to amend the development agreement; Councilman O'Plager seconded. After the amendment passed, the council approved the development agreement and variance and authorized the mayor to execute the agreement. The motions carried by unanimous council vote on both the amendment and the main motion.
Staff said the developer agreed the milling/overlay would replace the requirement to construct one-side concrete curb-and-gutter and the sidewalk on Jordan, and that the sidewalk around the commercial corner at Meridiana Parkway would be constructed. The development agreement will be revised to reflect the milling-and-overlay scope and the stop-sign condition before execution and recording.
Council asked staff to monitor the intersection during early construction and to pursue mitigation if heavy-truck patterns do not follow the proposed routing restrictions. Staff also noted that specific truck access and fueling logistics will be reviewed during permitting and final site design.
