East Bethel council denies Cedarwood Estates PUD concept plan, asks for more information

East Bethel — The City Council on Jan. 12 voted to deny a planned-unit-development (PUD) concept plan for Cedarwood Estates, a proposal to expand the Village Green mobile-home park at 18164 Highway 65 by about 33 homes, saying the submittal lacked critical information on setbacks, utilities and existing conditions.

City staff, presenting the concept, told the council the park — permitted in 1969 and containing roughly 178 existing homes — would need a PUD to allow reduced dimensional standards and to manage a proposed northward expansion. Staff said the project proposes 20-foot separations between homes while Chapter 38 of city code requires 30 feet; the fire department also flagged that a long dead-end road would need a turnaround or a connection to meet fire-code access requirements. "We simply don't have enough information," the staff presenter said during the meeting, noting the Planning Commission declined to recommend approval because the submittal focused on the expansion area and did not adequately document existing conditions in the park.

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