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Council signals support for developer’s Timberline concept that caps two stub roads; fire, UDOT reviews required
Summary
Riverton planning staff briefed the council on a Fieldstone Homes proposal to redevelop a Redwood Road parcel and to cap two existing neighborhood stub roads, replacing vehicular connections with pedestrian/utility links and an HOA‑maintained private drive. Council gave nonbinding guidance in favor of the closure concept, contingent on fire‑code and UDOT review.
Planning staff presented a preliminary concept for the Timberline/Fieldstone Homes development near 134 South and Redwood Road and sought council guidance on whether to allow two neighborhood stub roads to be closed to vehicles. The property is currently commercial; the applicant proposes a development agreement and a rezone to multifamily/detached single‑family and a private‑drive configuration.
Planners said public comment to the planning commission raised significant concerns about traffic, sidewalk and parking spillover into older adjacent neighborhoods if the two stubs were reconnected to Redwood Road. Fieldstone’s alternative concept retains a public stub off Redwood for future connection, but proposes that internal neighborhood circulation be handled by a private drive and pedestrian/utility corridors rather than opening both stub roads to vehicular traffic.
Fieldstone representatives told the council the project would have an HOA to maintain the private drive and said proposed homes would likely fall in a high price band. Council members repeatedly requested coordination with Unified Fire (fire‑code limits allow up to 30 lots on a single access) and with UDOT for future access or loop connections.
On a nonbinding straw poll, a majority of council members told staff they were supportive of pursuing the capped‑road option — but several councilors emphasized the decision is preliminary and must return to the planning commission and full council after formal plan changes and technical review (fire department turnaround, emergency access and UDOT approvals). Planning staff said they will continue the public process and bring the item back for hearings.
