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Commission approves Redden Farms preliminary plat after neighbors cite new flooding
Summary
Residents opposed the Redden Farms preliminary plat, saying recent grading and development have increased runoff onto their long-held property; the applicant and staff said the phase drains to new detention ponds and complies with updated city drainage criteria; the commission approved the plat.
The Midlothian Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary plat for Redden Farms Phase 2a/2b despite public opposition from neighbors who said new development runoff has begun flooding their property.
At the public hearing, resident Lynn Bridal said the development27s grading and dirt piles were redirecting water onto her industrial parcel and cow pen and that the volume of runoff "is more than it was in the past." Eric Olsen, a Midlothian resident, told commissioners he had known the property for more than 20 years and had "never seen the flooding, like it is now," and urged staff to require larger detention capacity or other mitigation.
Russell Lines of Strand Engineering, representing the applicant, said the phase under review drains south to two ponds and into a closed system and that the current phase adheres to the city27s new drainage criteria. "With this phase, though, our drainage isn't going there," Lines said, describing underground detention and noting the phase may offer opportunities to mitigate previously observed issues.
Commissioners asked who reviewed the drainage plan; staff said a third party had performed the review and that the city engineer met with the affected property owners and expected a written report this week with recommended grading changes. Commissioners and residents debated whether the detention facilities were city-owned or maintained by an HOA; staff said the facilities had recently been recorded and that city acceptance and long-term ownership/maintenance responsibilities would be determined through the final-plats and acceptance process.
After discussion, the commission approved the preliminary plat by voice/hand vote. Commissioners noted difficulties reading the electronic tally and recorded the outcome on the record.
