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Council allows Petra to file Phase 1 PDP for Kensington early after outreach with neighbors
Summary
Council unanimously approved Petra’s appeal to waive the remainder of a 60‑day waiting period and allow a new preliminary development plan limited to Phase 1 (235 for‑sale single‑family units) to be submitted sooner, after the developer described neighborhood engagement.
The City Council voted unanimously Dec. 15 to grant Petra Development’s appeal of staff’s determination that a 60‑day waiting period applied after a prior denial of the Paths at Kensington PDP. Staff explained the UDO requires a 60‑day delay before a substantially similar PDP for the same property can be accepted; Petra asked to file a new PDP limited to Phase 1 (235 for‑sale single‑family units) for a 60‑acre portion of the ~149‑acre site.
Planning staff told council the waiting period would have expired Jan. 17 but that Petra requested earlier filing to begin work on the for‑sale component. Petra managing director Tyler Burks said the developer had met repeatedly with neighbors and had refined plans for Phase 1; he said neighborhood meetings and one‑to‑one outreach had produced productive dialogue. Several councilmembers commended Petra for engaging neighbors and returning with a narrowed request.
Councilmember Shields moved to approve Petra’s appeal, allowing staff to accept a new Phase 1 PDP application before the 60‑day window ended; the motion passed unanimously. The approval allows Petra to proceed to refile the limited PDP immediately but does not itself grant PDP approval — the filing will trigger the standard public‑meeting and hearings process with Planning Commission and City Council. Staff reminded council that any new PDP remains subject to all UDO requirements and public hearings.
