Council approves Apex Phenomenal preliminary plat for 64‑lot development with open space and sports court

The Meridian City Council on Dec. 10 approved the preliminary plat for Apex Phenomenal (file H2024‑0041), allowing development of 64 single‑family lots and multiple common areas on the eastern portion of a larger R15 parcel along East Lake Hazel Road. The site will include alley‑loaded carriage‑lane homes, about 2.27 acres of common open space and an artificial‑turf multi‑sport court.

Planning staff summarized the application as consistent with the site's medium‑high density future land use designation (8–12 dwelling units per acre). "The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary plat to subdivide the subject property into 64 single‑family residential building lots, 11 common lots, and 1 other lot for future development," planning staff Sonya said.

Applicant Amanda McNutt of Brighton Corporation said the project benefits from infrastructure already in place as part of the larger Apex Pinnacle development, including recent Lake Hazel Road widening and internal collector streets. "We'll be providing a variety of home choices including single family, carriage lane and paired carriage lane homes," McNutt said, describing alley access and pedestrian connections to nearby amenities such as a Gem Prep campus, Discovery Park and a planned SoMi Amphitheatre.

The eastern 8.2‑acre portion under consideration met the city's open‑space and amenity requirements with 27.6 percent qualified open space and more than the minimum required amenity points; the western 7.94‑acre portion (Lot 76) will be re‑subdivided at a later date and must meet open‑space standards at that time. Single‑family attached units require subsequent design review and the development agreement includes architecture and modulation standards for homes visible from Lake Hazel and Apex.

There was no public opposition at the hearing. Councilman Overton moved to approve H2024‑0041 after testimony from staff and the applicant; the motion passed unanimously on roll call. The approval allows the developer to proceed with final engineering and subsequent permit applications consistent with the development agreement and the UDC.

The council and applicant noted the project’s contribution to neighborhood amenities and potential school capacity options; McNutt said Brighton is in discussions to advance a school site in the larger Pinnacle area and reminded the council that Gem Prep is open and other amenity sites will be walkable from the new subdivision.

Next steps include submittal of final plats, building permits and any required design‑review applications for attached product types. Staff will require that open‑space areas, site amenities and required landscape buffers be installed per the plat and development agreement before final acceptance.