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Plan Commission approves street-tree and sidewalk waivers for Bella Vista Section 3; sidewalk waiver passes 6–1
Summary
The commission granted a street-tree waiver unanimously and a sidewalk waiver by a 6–1 vote for Bella Vista Section 3, allowing the developer to recover a previously held guarantee of $50,770.50; staff cautioned that completing sidewalks now would be expensive and complex due to utilities and grading.
On Nov. 1 the Monroe County Plan Commission voted to grant two waivers for Bella Vista Section 3, a 50-lot neighborhood recorded in 2006: a street-tree waiver (approved unanimously) and a sidewalk waiver (approved 6–1). The waivers remove the requirement that the developer complete sidewalks and street-tree plantings shown on the original plat, which would make the developer eligible for a refund of the financial guarantee the county has held since 2006, recorded at $50,770.50.
Planning staff told the commission that completing the missing sidewalks and street trees now would be substantially more expensive than when the subdivision was…
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