The Springfield Regional Planning Commission voted on Dec. 4 to approve a preliminary master development plan amendment for Summit View that would add a Phase 2 comprising 13 additional single-family lots, and separately approved a rezoning for a property on Black Patch Drive from RS-20 to R-10 PUD. Both approvals were conditioned on satisfactorily addressing staff comments.

Community Development staff explained the developer withdrew a prior R-7 PUD and submitted an R-10 plan that staff found consistent with the comprehensive growth plan and surrounding development. Staff told commissioners the updated plan relocates and enlarges the amenity area — proposing a dog-walking area, a playground and a pergola with grills — adds parking and improves landscaping and buffering. Staff also noted the preliminary plat for Phase 2 cannot be approved until the rezoning and amended master plan are finalized.

Staff asked that the motions include contingencies requiring all outstanding technical and HOA documentation comments to be addressed; commissioners included those contingencies when approving each item. One commissioner (Greg) abstained on both votes and the abstention was recorded as a conflict of ownership; the approvals carried with six votes in favor.

Miss Durham said staff has asked developers to ‘‘quantify what’s going to be in the playground just to ensure that ultimately it does get built and maintained and put into the HOA.’’ Developers and staff also noted minor stormwater adjustments (enlarging a pond) and additional technical corrections remain to be completed.

As approved, the Summit View amendment allows the developer to proceed with final master plan documents and a preliminary plat submission once the rezoning is final and staff comments are addressed. The Black Patch rezoning similarly moves forward subject to the contingencies specified by staff.