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Planning board approves preliminary plat that would split 5-acre High Point parcel into five 1-acre lots despite strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a preliminary plat to divide a five-acre parcel in High Point into five roughly 1-acre lots despite extensive public opposition over roads, wells, septic and neighborhood character.
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a preliminary plat (SD2025-02) Thursday that would divide a 5-acre, city-annexed parcel in the High Point neighborhood into five roughly 1-acre lots.
City planning staff and the applicant’s agent, Kirk Miller of KE Miller Engineering, said the proposed plat meets Valley Center’s subdivision regulations and the rural-residential zoning that governs the area; no zoning change was requested. “We’re not asking for anything outside of that,” Miller said, noting the plat follows the city’s lot-size and setback rules.
The proposal drew broad opposition from residents who said the area’s character — large lots adjacent to the community’s grass runway — and its infrastructure cannot sustain additional houses. More than a dozen neighbors spoke at the…
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