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DRC tables Heritage Circle preliminary plan over frontage, utility and stormwater questions
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Summary
The Santaquin City Development Review Committee tabled the Heritage Circle six‑lot preliminary subdivision after staff identified frontage, double‑frontage, stormwater and sewer depth issues and noted the item may require a City Council deferral agreement.
The Santaquin City Development Review Committee (DRC) tabled the Heritage Circle preliminary subdivision application during its meeting after staff identified several outstanding redline items that must be addressed before the committee can recommend the plan to the Planning Commission.
The DRC was presented with a proposed six‑lot subdivision in the R‑8 zone, where minimum lot size is 8,000 square feet. Planning staff told the committee that several lot frontages do not meet the R‑8 zone’s 80‑foot frontage requirement and that the street‑side setback table on the plat conflicts with the code‑required setback. The planner also requested a PLSS certificate and flagged double‑frontage lots as discouraged and requiring specific plat notes and a fence if they remain.
Public‑works staff said utilities appear accessible but raised multiple engineering questions: cul‑de‑sac snow‑storage details (the city’s standard detail calls for a concrete pad between curb and sidewalk), visible conflicts with existing water lines on the plan sheets, and the need to relocate a fire hydrant to avoid the snow‑storage area. Staff also told the applicants that retention basins cannot be located underneath asphalt and generally must be located within the park strip or up to five feet behind the back of curb (they may be placed under sidewalk depending on grading). A staff speaker said a storm‑drain report will need updating if a deferral agreement is not approved because the additional impervious area would change stormwater calculations.
A DRC member questioned whether an existing sewer in the area was deep enough (the sheet showed roughly 6.5 feet of cover in one location). Staff noted that shallow sewer could require ejector pumps in homes and that extending sewer across properties would require a 20‑foot easement, which could preclude structures within that easement.
Because several of the outstanding items are contingent on City Council action (the committee’s staff noted that a deferral agreement would have to be approved by Council if curb, gutter and sidewalk are deferred), a member moved to table the Heritage Circle preliminary plan until the redlines are addressed and any needed Council approvals occur. The motion passed by voice vote. Staff said they will forward consolidated comments and a boilerplate deferral‑agreement packet to the applicant for coordination.
Next steps: the applicant will work with staff to revise the plat and supporting materials, pursue any required Council deferral agreement, and return to the DRC for further preliminary review once redlines are resolved.
