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Council approves amended development agreement for Mountain Horizon Phase 1 with textual edits
Summary
Morgan City approved a development agreement with 2B Property Development LLC for the Mountain Horizon mixed‑residential overlay (MRO) project after making specific edits to the resolution language regarding planning-commission recommendations and removing a clause promising protection of surrounding property values.
Morgan City Council approved Resolution 2444, adopting a development-agreement between the city and 2B Property Development LLC for the Mountain Horizon Phase 1 project in the mixed residential overlay (MRO) zone.
Staff summarized the agreement’s key obligations: construction of a small neighborhood park (including pavilion, playground and trail) to be completed no later than the certificate of occupancy for the 17th unit in the development; private ownership and maintenance of the park with public access; HOA formation with CC&Rs to be approved by staff; a stormwater basin constructed to city standards and maintained by the HOA; a fire turnaround approved by the county fire district; and architecture review on homes and townhomes at building-permit stage.
Council and staff identified and corrected wording errors in the draft resolution. Specifically, they substituted "recommend approval" where the planning commission had issued a recommendation rather than a final approval, added an explicit approval date where necessary, and removed a sentence implying the agreement "will provide protection to surrounding property values," because council members said the clause was vague and potentially problematic. "Let's not make it any more than it needs to be," one councilmember said during the discussion.
Staff explained enforcement of common-area maintenance relies on a combination of city code and the development agreement; typical enforcement is complaint-driven, with progressive steps to resolve issues if the HOA fails to maintain common areas.
The council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution as amended. The developer's representative, who identified himself at the meeting, confirmed awareness of the terms and said the developer had already reviewed the agreement language prior to the meeting.
The agreement requires staff review of park design, HOA CC&Rs and engineering for stormwater and utility improvements as the project proceeds through building permits and final platting.
