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Commission approves Rhythmia Village preliminary plat for 11-lot R‑1‑18 subdivision with conditions
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary plat for Rhythmia Village — an 11-lot single-family subdivision in an R‑1‑18 zone — subject to staff-recommended conditions and recorded building envelopes. Variances for roadway length and radii were part of the application.
The Town of Payson Planning and Zoning Commission voted March 3 to approve the preliminary plat for "Rhythmia Village," an 11‑lot, single‑family subdivision in an R‑1‑18 zoning district, subject to the conditions recommended by staff.
A staff presentation explained the application began as a request for smaller lots under an R‑1‑12 zoning but was revised following neighborhood feedback and a minor general plan amendment and rezoning that were approved by council in 2023. The applicant now proposes 11 lots with average sizes around 31,000 square feet, with lot sizes ranging from about 24,000 to 35,000 square feet.
The application included requests for code variances tied to the subdivision design, including a local street centerline radius minimum of 39.5 feet in lieu of the 100‑foot standard and construction of a street in excess of 600 feet. Staff said the variances were committed as part of the preliminary plat approval process. The staff report also recommends that modified building setbacks be recorded on the final plat as fixed building envelopes.
Staff noted the right-of-way along the western property line must be abandoned through a separate easement-abandonment process; half of that right-of-way would need to be conveyed to the neighboring property owner. Public water and sewer will be required to serve the development, and citizen‑participation requirements were met, staff said.
A commissioner asked whether the developer had addressed flooding concerns; staff replied that the developer proposed a detention basin that addresses some neighbor concerns and that civil improvement plan review will ensure the development does not increase downstream flows beyond current standards.
A motion to approve the preliminary plat was moved and then modified to explicitly include the staff‑recommended conditions; the commission voted unanimously in favor by voice vote.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed toward final plat and civil improvement plan submittals, subject to the conditions listed in staff materials and any required easement‑abandonment processes.
