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Ward 6 advisory board reviews Crescendo Townhomes tentative map for 147 units
Summary
Developers presented a tentative map for Crescendo Townhomes (LDC 2600041), a 147-unit townhome project in the De Monti Ranch PUD; board members raised concerns about traffic, wildfire defensible space, flooding and affordability and recorded a 3/1 (for/neutral) board sentiment for inclusion in Planning Commission comment.
Developers representing Deloretto Homes presented a tentative map for Crescendo Townhomes (LDC 2600041) on Feb. 2 before the Ward 6 Neighborhood Advisory Board, proposing 147 single-family attached units on roughly 20.65 acres within the De Monti Ranch planned-unit development.
The applicant’s representative, Steve Whitler of Odyssey Engineering, described site layout and infrastructure plans including a gated private entrance, two secondary emergency-access points, an internal private-street loop, and three future signalized connections to Demonti Ranch Parkway. Whitler said the proposed units would vary in plan and elevation (still in design), with lot sizes averaging about 3,500 square feet, unit widths around 37–47 feet, gross density near 7 units per acre and net density just over 12 units per acre.
Board members focused questions on occupancy, traffic, affordability and safety. Member Bill Newman estimated potential occupancy around 300 people and asked whether a project-specific traffic study had been completed; Whitler said master planning-level traffic studies exist for the area and that city rules trigger a project-specific traffic report at roughly 200 units, so none is required for 147 units. On affordability, Whitler said the development is expected to be market-rate and that no subsidized units are planned. The applicant said architecture and pricing remain undetermined.
Several board members pressed on fire-safety measures and defensible space after recent local fires. Whitler said the buildings do not require sprinklers under current code for this unit type but noted multiple internal access points and emergency connections; he also pointed out buffers provided by adjacent commercial parcels, a flood-control channel on the site’s south edge and master-plan drainage. Whitler stated current FEMA mapping does not show the development parcel in a flood zone and that the light-blue area on the presentation represented a flood-control channel (Whites Creek branch) rather than the buildable parcel.
The chair conducted a nonbinding sentiment poll of board members for the NAB’s public comment: three members expressed support or 'for' and one member stated neutral; the chair recorded the tally for the record. Staff requested that board members submit project review worksheets and any public-comment materials by the stated deadline so staff can transmit NAB input to the Planning Commission; the project is scheduled to go to Planning Commission on March 4.
The board did not take a formal final action on the entitlement during the meeting; the record includes the applicant’s materials and the NAB’s stated concerns, which will accompany the staff referral to Planning Commission for decision and any subsequent hearings.
