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Council approves ‘Bentley Ranch’ PUD rezoning; fire and connectivity concerns noted
Summary
The City Council approved Ordinance 1670 rezoning roughly 30 acres south of 130th Street for an RS-1 planned unit development called Bentley Ranch. Councilors and staff discussed street connectivity (links and nodes), single access concerns and possible temporary fire access measures.
The City Council on Monday approved Ordinance 1670 to rezone approximately 30 acres south of 130th Street (east of Elm/Peoria) from agricultural to RS-1 with a Planned Unit Development overlay. The developer’s concept, branded “Bentley Ranch,” submitted minimum lot widths of 80 feet and depth of 130 feet and proposes higher-end single-family homes and enhanced masonry requirements.
City planning staff told council that because the proposal exceeds 20 acres it must come forward as a PUD and said planning commission unanimously recommended approval with conditions, including additional amenities in detention areas after the commission’s discussion. Planner Missus Hilton said the developer voluntarily proposes deeper lots and three-car garages and that the PUD includes masonry and design commitments beyond base code.
Council members and staff raised public-safety and connectivity questions. The city code typically requires two entrances for subdivisions with more than 30 single-family homes; the fire chief confirmed exceptions exist but said the fire department will review the plat and may require second access, sprinkling or a temporary emergency lane with a Knox/crash gate depending on the final plat and neighboring development timing. The developer’s consultant said the site’s geometry and pond location make a strict “links and nodes” street ratio difficult to meet; staff provided a link/node ratio of about 1.1 compared with the code target of 1.2 and said achieving the code standard would likely require additional through streets.
Developer consultant Bridal McCarthy (Select Design) told council the proposal includes extra seating and landscaped areas around detention ponds after the planning commission’s request and said the developer is prepared to provide temporary emergency access if adjacent parcels do not develop in the near term. “We have added additional sitting areas and landscaping around the East Pond,” McCarthy said.
Councilors voted to adopt the rezoning ordinance and approved the emergency clause. Approval was for the rezoning concept; final street layout, lot-by-lot engineering, potential temporary emergency access and any required sprinkling or secondary access will be resolved during the subdivision plat and fire department review processes.
What’s next: staff and the developer will address fire-department comments and connectivity before final plat approval; council asked that fire-access, phasing triggers and amenity details be clarified in subsequent submittals.
