Council approves first reading to rezone Salmons property on 50 Second Street to PUD 4 amid traffic concerns

Wyoming City Council on July 7 approved first reading of Ordinance 10-25 to rezone 373850 Second Street Southwest from single‑family residential to PUD 4, a move the developer says will allow construction of about 207 owner‑occupied homes on roughly 38 acres.

The rezoning drew a string of public comments from nearby residents who said existing congestion on 50 Second Street — especially at school pickup and drop‑off times — makes additional housing and the requested density problematic. “Please, will you insist that a traffic study be done and that a thoughtful contingency plan be put in place before you accept the PUD 4 project,” resident Ted Brazyak told the council.

Planning staff and the developer told councilmembers the project has already been through the Planning Commission, which recommended the rezoning by a 7‑1 vote. Planning staff said the commission’s concerns mirrored the public comments — chiefly traffic, green‑space preservation and lot spacing — but noted the developer’s past work on tree preservation. Planning staff also said the developer provided a draft traffic study and that the final report will be available to the public before the council’s final reading, scheduled for the council’s first meeting in August.

Mike McGraw of Eastbrook Homes and Paramount Development Company, the project developer, said the company ordered a traffic study after the planning commission meeting and that the draft indicates the roughly 207 units "is not gonna have a meaningful impact on traffic counts or the intersection geometry." McGraw described the project as a mix of attached and detached for‑sale housing aimed at multiple age groups and gave preliminary price ranges for product types.

Residents described specific local problems they want addressed before final approval, including: blocked access and unsafe crossing conditions near the elementary school on 50 Second Street; narrow lot widths and home siting that can reduce side‑yard spacing; limited on‑site parking and narrow internal roads that could complicate emergency response; and wetlands constraints along parts of the corridor. Pam McGlenathan, who said the Salmons family has owned the property since 1850, presented a neighborhood petition and asked the council to postpone rezoning until those issues are addressed.

Councilmembers asked staff for clarity on whether road, water and sewer work tied to the development would preclude a later road widening; staff said engineering review accounted for the city’s planned work on 50 Second Street and had no objections to the proposal as submitted. Councilmembers also said the city is actively working with Granville Schools on on‑site stacking and drop‑off changes that staff believes could reduce vehicles queuing on 50 Second Street during peak school times.

The council approved the first reading on a voice/roll call vote (Ordinance 10‑25). The motion was made and seconded; the roll call produced a majority in favor with Councilmember Hill the lone recorded no vote. Final reading and a public availability of the traffic study are expected before the council’s August meeting.

What’s next: staff will post the developer’s finalized traffic study when it arrives; the council will consider final reading at its next scheduled first meeting in August.