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Planning commission approves Falcon Ridge development plan amendments tied to prospective sale
Summary
The Planning Commission approved amendments to the Falcon Ridge final development plan that relax the front‑garage setback and raise minimum two‑story home sizes on certain lots; the changes are contingent on the applicant’s purchase of the property and were approved 9‑0.
The Planning Commission on an 9‑0 vote approved amendments to the Falcon Ridge final development plan covering 800 New Shackle Island Road, parcel 138041, that would change garage placement rules and raise minimum home sizes on some lots.
Caitlin, planning staff, told commissioners the subdivision was originally approved in 2014 for 103 single‑family homes and that the final plat for Phase 1 has not yet been recorded. She said the applicant, Ryan Homes, is proposing changes that are contingent on the company purchasing the property from the current owner, American Homes for Rent.
The amendments approved remove the existing requirement that front‑loaded garages be recessed a minimum of 10 feet from the front façade and instead allow garages that do not extend beyond the front porch. The commission also approved a requirement that lots wider than 80 feet must have a side‑loaded or rear‑entry garage, that all 50‑foot lots must include a front porch, and that the minimum square footage for two‑story homes on 50‑foot lots be increased from 1,600 to 1,800 square feet.
Zach Beatty, speaking for Ryan Homes, told the commission the builder’s product mix for the site is for homes for sale rather than rental inventory. “Our business model is we do not build rentals at all…we would be building this directly for purchase for end users,” Beatty said. He also told commissioners his smallest floor plan planned for the site is about 2,700 square feet.
Commissioners asked whether approvals granted tonight could be conditioned on the buyer completing the purchase. Staff said the commission could make such approvals contingent on the applicant’s acquiring the property, and noted that if the purchase did not close the approved changes would not take effect for other owners without separate action. Commissioner Hardwick questioned whether the city could approve changes that only apply to a pending buyer; staff replied that a contingency tied to the applicant’s purchase was feasible.
The commission recorded its approval as a single motion; the tally was announced as “pass with 9 yeses.” No named roll‑call votes were recorded in the transcript.
The development history cited by staff includes preliminary and final development plan approvals in 2014, subsequent renewals and extensions in 2017 and 2019, and phase approvals in 2020 and 2022. Staff noted the proposal before the commission is a “minor amendment” to the final development plan and is contingent on the applicant’s purchase of the property.
With the approval, staff and the applicant said Ryan Homes may return with further, ownership‑contingent requests after closing if refinements are needed.
Details on lot counts and mix provided during the discussion: the project retains its authorized lots (about 103 total), of which staff said 23 are 50‑foot lots, 42 are 65‑foot lots, 32 are 95‑foot lots and six are 25‑foot lots. The commission did not record additional conditions or a specific effective date for the amendments.
The approval completes the commission’s review of the Falcon Ridge final development plan amendment; staff will process the required paperwork and any purchase‑contingent conditions with the applicant’s submittals.
