Council declines Water’s Edge PUD on second reading, approves street/drainage acceptances for Taylor Landing phases

The Columbia City Council considered multiple items tied to development along River Road and Taylor Landing on the meeting agenda, rejecting final approval of a new five‑acre planned unit development but accepting ownership and maintenance of streets and drainage for three phases of the nearby Taylor Landing subdivision.

Council members voted on second consideration of Ordinance 45‑63, the Water’s Edge at Taylor Landing PUD master plan for tax map 90, parcel 7.12. After discussion and public- and council-member questions about unit types, building elevations and setbacks, the ordinance did not pass on second consideration (motion outcome: failed; details of the roll-call counts not specified in the transcript). The application described 94 units including 12 townhomes and reduced density compared with an earlier approval; staff said the planning commission had recommended approval (6–0) before the…