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Appearance Review Board recommends approval of Riley Farm Phase 2 design guidelines
Summary
The Town of Oakland Appearance Review Board recommended approval of design guidelines for Riley Farm Phase 2, noting a reduced lot count and newly submitted architectural standards; the board’s recommendation will go to the Planning & Zoning Board and Town Commission for final action.
The Appearance Review Board of the Town of Oakland on the evening of the meeting reviewed design guidelines for Riley Farm (Phase 2) and voted to recommend approval to the Planning & Zoning Board and ultimately the Town Commission.
The board’s review focused on a revised Phase 2 plan that reduces the approved lot count from 111 to 87 and introduces new architectural design guidelines that were not included when the 2022 development agreement was approved. Brad Cornelius of Wade Trim presented the materials on behalf of the applicant and said the developer, now Riley Land Holdings, submitted the design standards for board consideration.
The board’s recommendation matters because the 2022 development agreement for Phase 2 referenced architectural standards that never had been drafted or approved. Cornelius told the board that staff and the developer’s prior attorney confirmed the standards referenced in that document were never produced; the current owner submitted the missing design guidelines as part of the amendment process.
Cornelius described the Phase 2 changes as a reduction in lot count (111 to 87), a revised lot layout and newly submitted design guidelines that mirror the architectural character approved for Phase 1 (examples cited: Colonial Revival, Florida vernacular and French farmhouse). He said four lots will remain owned by the family and will fall within the design standards. Board members asked about average lot sizes and minimum widths; Cornelius said there are no lots narrower than about 80 feet and that the town standard minimum lot width is 70 feet.
Board members also raised procedural clarifications: the board’s review was limited to design standards and should not be used to decide traffic, pedestrian or golf-cart access questions, which are governed by other approvals and the development agreement. Cornelius reminded the board that the 2022 development agreement remains in effect and that Phase 2’s design guidelines are now being provided to resolve the earlier omission.
A board member moved to approve the Riley Farm Phase 2 plan development amendment (design review); the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The board’s recommendation will be forwarded for further review by the Planning & Zoning Board and Town Commission.
