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Commission tables Hayes Road PD amendment after resident concerns about front‑facing garages and trail material
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a proposed amendment to PD‑157 for property on Hayes Road after concerns about front‑facing garages, narrow lots and a proposed mulch trail were raised by staff and commissioners.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to table a request to amend Planned Development District 157 for a 3.31‑acre‑plus site on Hayes Road after extensive discussion about lot layout, garage orientation and trail type.
Staff described the proposal as replacing the existing PD site plan and elevations and increasing the lot count from 108 to 171 (raising density from 1.46 dwelling units per acre to 2.32). The applicant proposed 70‑foot‑wide lots with front‑facing garages and a 2,000 square‑foot minimum house size. Staff expressed concern that a predominance of front‑facing garages on 70‑foot lots could create façades dominated by garage doors and recommended maintaining options for side or rear‑facing garages on a portion of lots. Staff also asked that the proposed cedar‑mulch trail within an easement be replaced with concrete to match an adjacent concrete trail.
Terry Weaver, representing the property owners and working with Bloomfield Homes, told commissioners the developer would accept a modified plan if necessary and offered to consider widening a portion of lots to allow side‑entry garages. He also said the cedar mulch path was intended as an HOA‑maintained amenity to avoid repeated disturbance by the utility owner in the easement.
Commissioners and staff discussed garage proportions, street widths (50‑foot right‑of‑way typical), the proportion of lots that should be allowed to have non‑front‑facing garages and trail material. Several commissioners indicated a willingness to keep minimum home sizes around 2,000 square feet but asked for a higher percentage of non‑front‑facing garages on larger lots and for concrete trail in the easement rather than cedar mulch.
Rather than vote on the ordinance as submitted, the commission voted to table the request and asked staff and the applicant to return with a revised PD that addresses: a) a realistic percentage of non‑front‑facing garages (commissioners discussed 20–35%), b) options to widen a portion of lots to permit side‑entry garages, and c) replacing the cedar‑mulch trail with concrete. The motion to table passed by voice vote.
