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Planning Commission recommends Tillery Park PRD revisions, including median removal and alley carports
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a major planned residential development revision for Tillery Park (file RZ24-11-04), allowing road-layout changes to avoid stream crossings, removal of a median on Canterbury Farms Parkway for reduced environmental impact and emergency access, and design changes including alley carports; staff added an environmental condition for wetlands permitting.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a major revision to the Tillery Park planned residential development, voting to forward file RZ24-11-04 to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners with a staff environmental condition.
Staff described the proposal as a set of targeted design changes intended to reduce impacts on environmentally sensitive areas and improve emergency access. The recommended changes include removing a median on Canterbury Farms Parkway where it crosses a stream to minimize stream impact and narrow the roadway, revising the Area 6 road layout to avoid an additional stream crossing, and modifying lot layouts for certain single-family attached units so some can be split front-to-back rather than only side-by-side.
Jason Winger of Ivey Development, the applicant, said the revisions are design adjustments driven by market and engineering conditions and that the alley-loading approach with carports is a preference informed by resident feedback. "If we stick-built these carports that match the house...you're basically a garage with no walls," Winger said, adding that the design provides more usable backyard space and covered outdoor entertaining areas while preserving alley parking.
Staff noted engineering and utility access challenges associated with some of the revised lot layouts but said departments are confident those issues can be addressed during plan review. The county's environmental department requested a condition requiring permit coverage for any disturbance to wetlands or waters of the U.S.
A commissioner moved to recommend approval of RZ24-11-04 with the stated condition; the motion carried unanimously. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners for final action on December 23, 2024.
