Developers propose clustered 40‑home ‘Isla Carroll’ PUD with Discovery‑run equestrian club; board questions sequencing and permanence

Developers presented a rezoning and master plan for the 79‑acre Isla Carroll property that would retain the site’s existing entitlement for 40 dwellings but cluster those units and create a professionally operated equestrian club as the project’s centerpiece.

Tom Lucid of McCourt Partners and counsel Seth Bain described a plan that preserves the property’s Residential B future‑land‑use density (0.5 dwelling units per acre in EOZD Subarea D) while clustering homes to leave a 14.5‑acre equestrian core and roughly 2.5 miles of bridle trails. Lucid said the team will deliver equestrian amenities before residential buildout exceeds specified thresholds and will make equestrian facilities available ‘‘in perpetuity.’’ Discovery Land Company partner Ed DeVita told the board Discovery will co‑own and operate the club and manage equestrian programming, horses and staff year‑round.

Seth Bain explained the PUD and the Project Standards Manual the team submitted. Under the proposal, the 80‑acre site would…