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Developers present Saddleback replat options to reduce lot sizes and irrigation demand
Summary
Developer representatives outlined a plan to replat Saddleback subdivision to increase lot count and reduce per‑lot irrigation by shrinking average lot size; staff said water and infrastructure analyses will be forthcoming at public hearings scheduled for July 11.
At a June 13 work session, developers and town planning staff discussed a proposed replat and rezone of the Saddleback Subdivision intended to produce more, smaller lots and reduce overall landscape irrigation demand.
Planning Director Cody Byrd framed the item as background: the subdivision was annexed and platted in 2018 with larger estate lots (average ~10,292 sq ft). Developer representatives from Sage Homes (Jen Simmons and colleagues) presented a concept to reduce average lot size to about 6,500–6,600 sq ft, increase the total number of lots to roughly 211, reduce pervious area, and restrict front/side turf through covenants and development‑agreement language. The developer estimated the additional tap and impact fees from the increased lot count could yield just over $2,000,000 to town funds and other departments.
Water and infrastructure: Trustees asked detailed questions about irrigation gallons, raw water dedication requirements and whether open‑space HOA irrigation could use non‑potable supplies. Staff and the developer said a technical water analysis (gallons per month indoor/outdoor, non‑potable feasibility, and impacts of adding lots) and traffic/infrastructure details will be provided at future public hearings; they emphasized the current presentation was conceptual.
Affordable housing and product mix: Trustees asked whether the replat included specific affordable‑housing allocations; developers and staff said such contractual and programmatic details will be determined during the public‑hearing and plat review process, not at this introductory work session.
Quote: “We are requesting that there are additional lots able to be platted...We would restrict the use of turf...we would contribute over $2,000,000 in tap and impact fees,” said Jen Simmons of Sage Homes.
