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Planning commission approves PD-185 roof-pitch amendment allowing some lower-pitched homes
Summary
The Midlothian Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to amend PD-185 to permit a 4:12 primary roof pitch for up to 35% of homes in a 1,072-lot subdivision; staff recommended approval and the applicant described builder plans and price tiers while commissioners raised affordability and snow-melt concerns.
The Midlothian Planning and Zoning Commission approved an amendment to Planned Development District 185 that allows a lower primary roof pitch on a portion of the subdivision’s homes.
At a public hearing the commission voted 7-0 to amend PD-185, changing the primary residential roof pitch requirement from 6:12 to 4:12 for a maximum of 35 percent of architecturally appropriate homes in the development. Senior planner Daniel Humbert told the commission the preliminary plat contains 1,072 single-family lots, meaning the 35 percent cap would apply to about 375 lots, and that staff had sent notices to property owners within a 200-foot radius and received no objections. “Staff recommends approval of the amendments to PD 185 as presented,” Humbert said.
Ty Young, representing the applicant (Skorberg Company), said the developer recently added a new builder, Graham Hart, who will build on the larger 60-, 70- and 80-foot lots and is expected to bring more contemporary, higher-end product to those lots. Young said the project will still include smaller, lower-priced lots: “So about half of the lots will probably be around the 300 to $4.50 price range,” he said, and later added, “$4.50 to $5.50 is what we're anticipating” (transcript wording as stated in the record).
A commissioner pressed on affordability, saying the commission had supported the project in part because of its affordable housing element and expressing concern that allowing more luxury product could raise the development’s price point. The commissioner also asked staff whether shallower roof pitches could slow snow melt; the applicant said the request pertains only to the primary roof structure and builders commonly use combinations of pitches and materials to address drainage and snow shedding.
A motion to close the public hearing was made and seconded; after further discussion Commissioner Altman moved to approve the amendment, Commissioner McDonald seconded, and the commission recorded a 7-0 vote in favor.
The planning commission’s approval authorizes the PD-185 roof-pitch amendment as presented in the hearing record. The item will follow the city’s standard development-review process.
