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Planning commission conditions Topaz Townhomes preliminary approval on water and sewer sign-offs
Summary
Apex Development Partners presented the Topaz Townhomes preliminary subdivision; the Hinckley Planning and Zoning Commission conditioned approval on final water- and sewer-engineering certification from Jones & DeMille and set requirements for curb, gutter and ADA ramps while deferring some road paving.
Apex Development Partners presented a preliminary subdivision plan for the Topaz Townhomes at the Feb. 11 Hinckley Town Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and won a conditional approval pending engineering sign-offs.
Greg Wagner, Greg Hardman and Dave Clarke, who participated by videoconference, told commissioners they had updated the plan after a Jan. 7 pre-application meeting to add interior- versus corner-lot setback designations, a vicinity map, revised road profiles and pavement-width details. The developers said construction plans had been submitted and that Hinckley Fire Chief Steve Thatcher had provided a letter of consent.
Commissioners said Jones & DeMille would complete a review of water and sewer capacity and system plans; Apex agreed to waive the statutory application-approval timeline to allow that engineering review to finish. The commission moved to condition preliminary approval on Apex receiving final certification letters from Jones & DeMille confirming the water and sewer systems meet the town's requirements (motion by Commission Member Clark Mortensen; seconded by Commission Member Joy Partridge). The transcript records the motion and second but does not record a roll-call vote or tally in the meeting minutes.
The commission reaffirmed several infrastructure expectations: installation of curb, gutter and ADA-compliant ramps where required, and a field fence along specified boundaries. Commissioners also agreed not to require paving of certain dead-end segments so those dead ends would not become de facto parking areas; the record shows developers and commissioners expect future buyers or later development phases to finish road connections. Apex representatives said Jones & DeMille's certification would satisfy the required feasibility study for water and sewer.
Next steps: the developers will await Jones & DeMille's final letters on water and sewer capacity and return for final subdivision approval once those engineering certifications are submitted to town staff. The commission's conditional-approval motion ties final action to those certifications and to the infrastructure conditions discussed at the Feb. 11 meeting.
