Planning commission backs Vista Ridge PUD despite neighbor objections over setbacks and density

The Andover Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Vista Ridge preliminary planned-unit development and approved the final PUD and plat for the subdivision, after hearing more than an hour of public comment from neighboring Crescent Lakes residents concerned about lot size, side-yard reductions and landscaping buffers.

The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the governing body for consideration at its March 11, 2025, meeting. Staff and the applicants were directed to provide written materials in the record; property owners who were notified have until 4:30 p.m. on March 4, 2025, to file protest petitions to place the matter before the city council under protest rules.

The PUD covers a newly annexed parcel north of Central Avenue adjacent to Crescent Lakes. City staff and the subdivision committee told the commission public utilities and streets are available or can be extended and that stormwater adjustments tied to the Yorktown Parkway project resolve earlier drainage questions. Brian Lindaback, MKEC Engineering, the applicant’s agent, said the developer intends to build the subdivision in a single phase and that drainage will…