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Planning commission recommends approval for Wildflower Village Plan 9, incorporating cemetery site
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to forward a positive recommendation to City Council for Wildflower Village Plan 9 (combined Villages 9 and 10), a 311-acre village with about 1,022 residential units, planned school and church sites, and a 20-acre cemetery parcel dedicated to the city.
The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission unanimously voted May 15 to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for Wildflower Village Plan 9, which combines previously separate Villages 9 and 10 in the Wildflower community plan.
Senior planner Tippy explained Village Plan 9 covers about 311 acres, includes roughly 1,022 residential units across product types (644 single-family and 378 townhome units), and reserves about 10% of the area as open space in line with the planned-community requirements. The village plan identifies a school site, a church site and incorporates a 20-acre parcel dedicated to the city for use as a cemetery.
Tippy noted the community plan allows intra-village transfers of up to 15% of units; the packet reflects a transfer of about 31 units from Village 8 to Village 9 and 14 additional multifamily units granted as part of the cemetery dedication agreement. “This project is 311 acres…about a 10 of those will be open space,” Tippy said, describing the parcel breakdown and product types.
Commissioners asked about the administrative process for phasing and plan amendments. Staff explained that where a phasing boundary changes but density and open-space totals stay the same, staff can process a ministerial update; planning staff recommended coordinating the phasing update with a pending community plan amendment tied to another Wildflower village item scheduled to go to City Council.
Commissioner Kern asked about open space quality and steep slopes in the western open-space tract; staff said some slopes reach near 30% grade but do not exceed the threshold that would disqualify acreage from counting toward the required open-space percentage. Staff also noted a conservation easement on a portion of the western open space that preserves a buffer adjacent to Camp Williams.
After questions, Commissioner Mann moved to forward a positive recommendation to City Council with conditions in the staff report; Commissioner Mangum seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The packet includes conceptual grading maps, phasing diagrams, and notes on lot sizes and unit types (type 1 larger single-family lots, types 2–3 smaller single-family lots, type 4 attached townhome units). Staff said elevation review will follow at site-plan stage.
