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Council approves Meridiana expansion allowing more 50‑ft 'garden homes' after drainage and traffic questions
Summary
City council voted unanimously to approve the second and final reading of the ordinance adding acreage into the Meridiana (Mariana) PUD and raising the allowed cap on 50‑ft lots from 22% to 32% city‑wide, after developer Matt Lawson and staff answered council questions about detention, traffic and setbacks.
The Manville City Council on July 1 unanimously approved the second and final reading of an ordinance to add acreage to the Meridiana PUD and permit additional 50‑foot‑wide "garden home" lots, following a presentation by the applicant and council questions on drainage, traffic and street widths.
Matt Lawson, representing the applicant, said the expanded plan would add approximately 315 lots of 60‑ft and 50‑ft widths; roughly 45% of the new lots would be 50‑ft wide. The applicant requested raising the PUD cap on 50‑ft lots from 22% to 32% so the combined development remains consistent with market demand. Lawson said the development builds detention capacity beyond minimum requirements and that "all our ponds have more storage than what is required, and it's typically about 10% more" to reduce downstream impacts.
Council members pressed on stormwater and traffic. Councilman Bonner said he was satisfied after staff showed cross‑sections and on‑site measurements demonstrating emergency‑vehicle clearances on 28‑ft streets. Councilman Rossy Knox asked whether newly constructed ponds had been sized to benefit upstream and downstream areas; the applicant and staff said detention basins are designed with extra capacity, and staff committed to supplying exact acre‑feet of additional detention on request.
Councilwoman Crystal Sarmiento, while acknowledging traffic and setback concerns, said the project would provide a product many buyers need. "This is an opportunity to meet affordable housing demand," she said, noting the garden homes are lower‑cost than other options.
Motion and vote: Councilman O'Plager moved and Councilwoman Roby Robinson seconded approval of the second and final reading of ordinance 2025‑o‑18 (rezoning into the Meridiana PUD). The motion passed 7‑0.
Ending: Staff will record the ordinance and the development will proceed under PUD standards and the amended 50‑ft‑lot cap; staff will provide requested drainage acre‑feet figures and continue permitting and phasing coordination.
