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Clayton council tables Northwood Estates subdivision after residents cite drainage, well and traffic concerns
Summary
After a public hearing on the proposed 17.135‑acre Northwood Estates subdivision, the Clayton City Council voted to table the ordinance following resident testimony about runoff, well impacts and traffic; the developer and consultants said engineering and a 2022 traffic study address many issues.
The Clayton City Council voted to table consideration of the Northwood Estates preliminary and final subdivision plan after an extended public hearing in which neighbors pressed the developer and staff on drainage, groundwater and traffic impacts.
City planning staff opened the hearing with case PC25‑05, presenting a request for a 17.135‑acre, single‑family subdivision called Northwood Estates Section 1 and noting the project proposes 55 single‑family lots on property at the northwest corner of National Road and Haber Road. Staff told the council the site remains in a Planned Development District and that the Planning Commission earlier recommended approval with conditions including coordination on active open space, full resolution of outstanding engineering comments and installation of infrastructure according to approved plans.
Developer Lance Soaks of Oak Street Development said phase 1 includes 55 lots and that the overall plan was previously…
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