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Planning commission forwards Rosemary Loop PUD rezone to assembly, saying PUD will ease staged development
Summary
The commission voted to rezone multiple parcels at Rosemary Loop from medium-density residential to a planned unit development (PUD) to allow more flexible phasing and clustered residential development while retaining RM dimensional standards.
The Planning Commission voted March 11 to forward a rezone request (case 4514) to the borough assembly to convert several parcels in the Northwest Rosemary Loop/ Jackson Heights area from Medium Density Residential (RM) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Staff recommended the PUD because it allows the property owner to build multiple dwellings over a contiguous area while retaining RM dimensional standards and avoiding repeated lot-by-lot subdivision steps that have delayed prior development.
Planning staff said the proposal does not increase overall density beyond RM-style development but instead permits flexibility: up to two-family structures and detached accessory dwellings at a rate tied to 5,000-square-foot increments of land, and a maximum of three dwellings per 5,000 square feet where appropriate. The PUD language also allows the developer to proceed with construction of dwellings while utility and road work continue, reducing the administrative stop-start cycle that came up during earlier phases.
Applicant Bruce Hatrick described construction challenges tied to steep topography, extensive rock work and the time required to obtain ADC and city utilities approvals. He said the rezone would permit design flexibility that better fits site topography and would speed housing delivery; he also said he has units that already have buyer interest. Staff noted that full roadway dedication and utility improvements will be required at the time of final plat and that private-road construction and utility installation are the developer’s responsibility.
Commissioners supported forwarding the rezone to the assembly, and the action will now proceed to the borough assembly for final decision. Staff noted the assembly has 15 days to receive the planning commission’s recommendation and that appeals processes are available under borough code.
