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Planning commission withholds recommendation on Shoreline Phase 4, cites incomplete engineering and traffic analysis
Summary
The commission voted 5-0 to give a negative recommendation to the Hideout Town Council on Shoreline Phase 4, citing incomplete engineering resubmittals and the absence of a full traffic impact study and other outstanding materials; commissioners and residents raised concerns about density, evacuation, water documentation and parking.
The Hideout Planning Commission on April 17 declined to forward a positive recommendation to the Town Council for Shoreline Phase 4 after commissioners and the town engineer said the applicant had not submitted complete engineering plans or a full traffic impact study. The commission voted 5-0 to give a negative recommendation and asked the applicant to address outstanding engineering red lines, provide a full traffic study and submit documentation of water rights ahead of any council action.
Why it matters: Shoreline Phase 4 is part of a larger Master Development Agreement (MDA) that allocates up to 700 units to the overall Shoreline project. The current Phase 4 proposal would add approximately 239 units in the village-center area and includes a clubhouse, amphitheater and substantial infrastructure work (sewer, stormwater, utilities). Commissioners and members of the public said missing technical documentation raised public-safety, traffic and utility concerns.
What commissioners and staff said - Gordon Miner, town engineer, told the…
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