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Durant Planning Commission approves Phase 1 preliminary plat for South 20 Second Avenue with water-study condition
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the first phase of a multi‑phase housing development near South 20 Second Avenue in Durant, with a condition that a water/environmental study be completed before the final plat is filed. Commissioners and public speakers flagged floodplain, drainage and emergency‑access concerns.
The Durant Planning Commission voted to approve a preliminary plat for Phase 1 of a multi‑phase residential development near South 20 Second Avenue in west Durant, but required an environmental/water study before the project can advance to a final plat.
Commissioners said the developer will be allowed to proceed with Phase 1 while the remaining phases remain subject to review, and stressed that the council packet and later approvals should make clear the action covers phase 1 only.
The preliminary plat covers only the portion shown as Phase 1 on the developer's overall plan; the applicant told the commission the full project is proposed in three phases. Staff said the southern end of the property contains a flood zone that was not identified during the project's earlier review, and some lots that had been shown in prior versions were removed from the current proposal…
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