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Commission deadlocks on voluntary annexation and planned development after residents, commissioners raise safety and scale concerns
Summary
A controversial voluntary annexation and PD zoning proposal to add ~35.75 acres and allow some lots under the 6,000-sq-ft code landed in a tie vote and failed after extended debate on drainage, emergency access, lot sizes and phasing; developers said infrastructure investments (lift station, detention, park) will be provided as part of the phased buildout.
A proposed voluntary annexation and planned-development zoning request that would annex roughly 35.75 acres and allow up to 135 of 358 lots to be smaller than the city's 6,000-square-foot minimum failed on a tied vote after an extended exchange between residents, commissioners, staff and the applicant.
Opponents at the meeting raised concerns about precedent, drainage and emergency access if smaller lots and narrower streets are allowed in established neighborhoods. "I am ready to I am already concerned about the existing traffic congestion, and any additional traffic would worsen this issue," one nearby resident said at the…
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