Council approves Sycamore Glen South rezone with special designations limiting units
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Riverton City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 25-02 to rezone a 1.04-acre parcel at 11851 South Redwood Road to RM-14 SD (RM-14 with Special Designations). The approval limits development to 10 total units, a one-acre minimum parcel size, and no more than five contiguous units, and requires coordination of shared access agreements.
The Riverton City Council adopted Ordinance 25-02, rezoning a 1.04-acre parcel at 11851 South Redwood Road to RM-14 with special designations (SD) that restrict density and access.
Under the SD terms adopted by the council, the zoning permits up to 10 units total on the parcel with a maximum of five contiguous units; a minimum parcel size of 1 acre was specified to prevent future lot splits; and standard zoning regulations were required to be consistent with the adjacent Sycamore Glen townhome standards. Council added a condition that shared access agreements must be coordinated with affected property owners and comply with recorded easements.
Jason Lethbridge said the RM-14 SD was chosen because there is no RM-10 district and the SD structure allowed staff and the applicant to match the townhome pattern approved for nearby Phase 1 of Sycamore Glen. He explained the SDs were intended to ensure the parcel would mirror the existing Sycamore Glen development’s scale and design standards.
Applicant Dave (first name used in the hearing) thanked staff and the council and said the Sycamore Glen project began about four years ago; he described the rezone and SDs as an effort to assemble parcels and avoid duplicative infrastructure, noting planned improvements to a detention pond and a pocket park as part of the development.
Council members asked about access to the Elite Academy (the dance studio) and whether the academy’s existing access from Redwood Road would be preserved; the applicant said the academy’s access would be improved and an additional access point would be provided to improve traffic flow. Council member Broeker asked about the narrow strip of property that loosely abutted Melba Lane; the applicant said any changes or expansion would be discussed later in the planning process.
The motion to adopt Ordinance 25-02 passed by roll call after a motion from Council member Broeker and a second from Council member McDougall; staff said final site-plan review and easement coordination would follow.