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Commissioners approve Serenity Subdivision preliminary plat after debate over parkland drainage
Summary
The county board approved the preliminary major plat for the 86-acre Serenity Subdivision on Dec. 12, subject to conditions including a requirement that a drainage ditch lie outside the dedicated parkland. Staff must secure MDEQ clearance and finalize infrastructure and maintenance arrangements.
The county board of commissioners voted Dec. 12 to approve the preliminary major plat for the Serenity Subdivision, an approximately 86-acre residential proposal on the southwest corner of Nye Bauer and South 40 Eighth Street West, with an added condition that any drainage ditch be moved outside the area dedicated as public parkland.
The subdivision as presented proposes roughly 58 residential lots, one large agricultural lot of about 16.4 acres, and a required parkland dedication of 3.939 acres; the applicant proposes 4.398 acres of parkland. Planning staff listed a set of standard conditions for final approval, including MDEQ approval for water, septic and storm drainage; creation of an RSID for public-road maintenance; and sidewalk requirements written into the SIA.
Scott Worthington of Insight Engineering, the applicant’s agent, told the board the drain runs along the park boundary…
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