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City staff revisited South Mountain subdivision variance after new owner seeks to add lots
Summary
Staff updated council on a previously approved engineering-standards variance for a narrow maintenance road connecting cul-de-sacs on South Mountain; the new owner’s replat increases lots from 6 to 9 and staff and council discussed access restrictions, drainage mitigation and emergency access before agreeing to place the matter on an upcoming action agenda if concerns are resolved.
City staff presented a reconfigured subdivision plan for a previously approved variance that allows a substandard (narrow) roadway to connect two cul-de-sac bulbs. Staff said the property changed hands and the new owner’s plat shows additional lots (now labeled as Lots 34 and 5) that would increase the original lot count from six to nine. Staff emphasized that the variance approval intent (to allow a narrower maintenance road) had not changed, but asked whether the council wanted a formal reconsideration given the increased lot count.
Dallas Buckner and engineering staff said design refinements tightened a curve to gain buildable area but noted hillside constraints limit alignment. Staff described constraints and mitigation: a 30‑foot corridor with 26 feet curb‑to‑curb (24 feet asphalt), prohibited driveway access from specified lots onto the maintenance road, curb-and-gutter and drop-inlets to collect runoff, and a new drainage easement tying into existing phase-1 outfall lines. Council members questioned stormwater impacts from increased impervious surface, enforcement of the driveway-access notes, and emergency vehicle turnaround and plow access.
Staff and council agreed that, with staff concerns addressed in final construction drawings (signage, drainage inlets and no‑driveway notes), they would advance the item to an action meeting; staff said it could be scheduled for a vote next week if desired.
No formal vote was taken in the work session; staff will finalize construction notes and return the item to an action agenda for formal consideration.
