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Enterprise board denies plan amendment, zone change for 16‑lot Pyle/Dean Martin project; tentative map advanced
Summary
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board denied a plan amendment and related zone‑change and waiver requests for a proposed 16‑lot subdivision at Pyle Avenue and Dean Martin Drive, citing Public Works safety concerns about a proposed curb radius reduction; the tentative map for the site was approved with the board split over density and safety.
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on Aug. 13 denied a plan amendment and related zone‑change and waiver requests for a 2.5‑acre proposal near Pyle Avenue and Dean Martin Drive but approved the tentative roadway map for the site.
Susan Florian of Taney Engineering, presenting the application, said the proposal would redesignate 2.5 acres from Low Intensity Suburban to Mid Intensity Suburban and rezone the area to allow a 16‑lot single‑family subdivision with lot sizes averaging about 3,843 square feet and a private 39‑foot street terminating in a hammerhead. The application included two waivers: a reduced curb radius (15.5 feet where 25 feet is required) and increased retaining‑wall heights to address drainage.
Board members questioned the safety of the reduced curb radius after noting Public Works repeatedly expressed concern in the staff report. “When Public Works says something isn’t safe, it’s really hard for people to approve things,” the Chair said, arguing that the curb‑radius waiver made it difficult to support the plan amendment.
Several board members also raised density and transition concerns. One member said the increase from RS‑20 toward RS‑3.3 felt like a steep jump from adjacent lots and warned the layout placed too many homes on the small parcel.
After discussion the board voted to deny the plan amendment and the zone change and denied the related vacate and waiver requests. The tentative map (TM25500127) for the parcel, however, was carried separately and approved by the board.
The applicant indicated the requested curb radius reduction was intended to reflect a low‑traffic private street configuration and that increased retaining‑wall heights would be localized to Lot 9 for drainage purposes. Public comment at the hearing was limited for this item.
Next steps: denied items may be revised by the applicant and returned at a later hearing; the approved tentative map must still satisfy building‑department and public‑works requirements before permits are issued.
