Developers outline 425-lot two-phase subdivision in Wildlight; county lists road, stormwater and park requirements

At the March 11 Nassau County Development Review Committee meeting, representatives for Wildlight LLC presented plans for Partial 211 of the Wildlight development.

Zach Breck, senior project manager, and Ryan Kennedy, engineer intern for ATM, said Partial 211 is within DSAP 2, PDP 4 and will be a 425-lot subdivision built in two phases. The site will be accessed from Riverboat Parkway, which is currently under county permitting.

County staff provided technical comments and references. Constance Lake of the Building Department said the parcel is in FEMA X flood hazard zone and had no further comment. Stephanie Kaiser in Planning pointed the applicants to PDP 4 design and dimensional standards, including maximum percentages for front-facing garage facades, parking requirements, signage, pedestrian amenities, jurisdictional wetland protections and minimum landscape standards; she said neighborhood parks are required within a half-mile of lots.

Caleb Hurst in Development Services emphasized compliance with DCF 2 roadway cross sections for non-mobility roadways, the need to provide secondary access, and six-foot sidewalks on both sides of internal subdivision roads per the DCF 2 cross-section. Hurst said a trail connection should be provided to link to the nearby trail network. He said Article 10 stormwater requirements apply and site engineering submittals must include engineering calculations, geotechnical reports and a stormwater infrastructure maintenance plan per section 10.6.7.4. Hurst also cited Nassau County Chapter 29.14, which requires a preliminary plat submission, and he noted mail kiosks not part of amenity centers must be on separate tracts per section 8.4.

Ronnie Nester of the Health Department noted state-level applications and fees and letter availability requirements for water and sewer. Amanda Balvin of the Fire Department cautioned that internal roadways are narrow and recommended no on-street parking unless designated, and she asked that cul-de-sac or trailhead parking be planned to avoid blocking emergency access. Breck said the project team plans a secondary emergency access via a stabilized-trail shoulder in phase one and a trail connection to the Green Ribbon Trail and Rosa Bluff in phase two.

Hurst added that paved access to the site must be provided prior to construction approval and that construction inspection fees and standard general notes apply. He also advised the applicant to coordinate school bus stops and submit school concurrency with the school district.

Staff concluded with the reminder that DRC approval must be obtained prior to breaking ground if full DRC review is required and that comprehensive plan-review comments will be issued at submittal.