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Planning commission backs annexation request for Lunaria Springs, sends recommendation to council
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Summary
The planning commission voted Dec. 11, 2024 to recommend that the city council accept an annexation agreement for a roughly 15.23-acre, three-parcel development proposed by applicant Robert Mill; staff recommended a revised subdivision layout and asked that final building-materials and exhibit details be confirmed before council review.
Dec. 11, 2024 — The Payson City Planning Commission recommended that the City Council consider an annexation agreement for a three-parcel proposal named Lunaria Springs, submitted by applicant Robert Mill. The property involves approximately 15.229 acres near 1500 East and 100 South; the applicant seeks city annexation and an R-1 7.5-ish residential designation in place of the county's residential-agriculture zoning.
Michael, a planning staff member, briefed commissioners and shared two conceptual lot layouts: one submitted by the applicant and a staff-revised layout. Jonathan, who prepared the staff drawing, said the staff plan improved street connectivity by avoiding a single primary ingress/egress and arranged lots to front north-south roads. Staff also recommended locating stormwater retention and a buffer along 1500 East because the road is expected to be a wide arterial as the area develops and due to drainage grade constraints.
Applicant Robert Mill (Rob) told the commission he believed he had sent a list of proposed building materials to staff and named "hardy board, stone, stucco" among options. Planning staff said they would confirm the list and include building-material stipulations in the draft annexation agreement. Staff told commissioners they would include the staff-recommended lot layout in the annexation agreement unless the applicant provided acceptable alternatives.
Commission discussion noted the staff layout's connectivity advantages and the dual purpose of locating open space on the edge of the site: it serves as stormwater retention and as a buffer between future homes and 1500 East. A commissioner said the commission was "really happy to see this coming as a single family housing development" and moved to recommend the annexation to council, making the recommendation contingent on staff verification of the applicant's proposed materials and the annexation agreement stipulations. The motion passed unanimously.
The planning commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council, which will hold a public hearing before voting on annexation and any related zoning change.
Votes at a glance: The commission voted to forward a recommendation to city council to accept the Lunaria Springs annexation agreement with staff conditions; recorded as unanimous (6-0).
