Council approves Stonegate and Lomas Negras plan amendments to allow mixed‑use, multifamily and a regional park

The governing body voted to approve a package of land‑use changes affecting the Stonegate area, including amendments to the Lomas Negras specific area plan and the Stonegate master plan and an associated zone map amendment.

Amy Rincon, director of development services, presented the three items together and said they were reviewed and recommended for approval by the Planning & Zoning Board on March 25. The changes reconfigure allowable uses within the Stonegate Village area to include townhomes, multifamily apartments and commercial space and rezoned parcels to permit higher-density residential and mixed‑use development.

Charlene Johnson of Consensus Planning, agent for Cold Bank Holdings (the property owner and applicant), and engineer Justin Simonson answered council questions about phasing and infrastructure. Simonson said the large park area includes a regional stormwater pond with design work nearing submission; the pond/park is tied to phase 3 and the applicant planned to submit park drawings to the city’s parks department in the coming month.

Councilors asked about who will maintain the parks. The applicant and engineer said smaller neighborhood parks and village greens will be maintained by homeowners associations, while the larger regional park will be dedicated to and maintained by the city. Simonson described the deeper portion of the pond as fenced and Skafka‑maintained (as presented), and said the regional pond is being reviewed to ensure capacity for the original design.

R‑43, R‑44 and O‑12 were approved on council votes following the staff presentation and applicant responses.