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Council approves prezoning, PDD overlay and annexation steps for Greenwood Village
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Summary
Council approved pre‑zoning to Development District Housing, a plan‑development district overlay and annexation steps for the 53.5‑acre Greenwood Village project on West Farmville Road, with conditions on park delivery, open‑space dedication and conditional commercial uses.
The Auburn City Council advanced a multi‑step development package for Greenwood Village, a project proposed on about 53.5 acres on West Farmville Road between Pepperwood Trail and Auburn Lakes Road.
Staff and applicants described multiple coordinated items: a prezoning request to Development District Housing (DDH), an overlay to apply a Plan Development District (PDD) framework that defines lot width and open‑space exchanges, and the annexation required to bring the tract into city limits. Applicant representatives said they reduced lot counts from earlier submissions, reconfigured access to limit Farmville Road curb cuts, and committed to intersection and other road improvements timed to coincide with the city's planned Farmville/North Donahue intersection upgrades.
Key project features discussed: the developer proposed a higher open‑space dedication (about 40% vs. the 30% minimum for performance zoning), a mix of lot widths including some 40‑foot lots to expand product mix and price points, and an HOA‑maintained central park that staff will memorialize on the plat; the park is to be installed by the 80th lot per the PDD conditions. Developers committed that commercial outparcels would require conditional‑use review before any commercial uses are allowed.
Planning staff said the PDD and rezoning are prezoning steps that hinge on subsequent items (PDD details and annexation); the Council approved the prezoning, the PDD overlay, and the annexation votes as presented, with explanations about required infrastructure (developer‑installed low‑pressure sewer connections, stormwater detention ponds and phased access). Several council members sought assurances that the proposed phasing and infrastructure timing would reduce overlap between lots coming online and the city's intersection improvements.
Outcome and next steps: Council approved the prezoning/PDD/annexation sequence; staff will require plats and construction documents, enforce the park amenity delivery schedule and evaluate preliminary plats for stub‑out/connectivity and technical compliance as the project advances to detailed permitting.
