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Planning commission backs Timnath Shores sketch plan after questions on culverts, access and buffers
Summary
The Timnath Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the 76‑acre Timnath Shores sketch plan after lengthy review. Staff and the developer agreed remaining technical work — culvert design, emergency access and a TIS — will be finalized at preliminary plat; neighbors raised concerns about traffic, ditches and wells.
The Timnath Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the Timnath Shores sketch plan for a 76‑acre site at the southeast corner of County Road 3E and County Road 42E, advancing the project to the preliminary‑plat stage.
Planner Lindsay, presenting staff’s analysis, said the sketch plan ‘‘establishes the overall framework’’ for future subdivision plotting and that staff ‘‘recommends approval of the Timnath Shores sketch plan to the town council with the condition to allow staff to work with the owner/applicant to address minor modifications prior to final signatures.’’ The town’s recommendation is limited to conceptual issues; detailed engineering for utilities, drainage and road improvements will be reviewed at preliminary plat.
Applicant Ken Merritt (JR Engineering) summarized the concept: three planning areas (PA1,…
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