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Commission approves Tierra Bello preliminary plat for 372‑unit phase of Adara master plan
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Summary
The commission approved the Tierra Bello preliminary plat (77.32 acres) that will add 372 dwelling units (mix of single‑family detached and townhomes) in the Adara master plan community, subject to standard engineering, landscaping and final‑plat adjustments including minimum base lot sizes and a berm along Flamingo Avenue.
Bonnie Layton presented the Tierra Bello preliminary plat — a 77.32‑acre portion of the previously approved Adara master plan community — proposing 372 residential lots across single‑family detached and townhouse product types, with 18.85 acres of internal public roadways and 14.2 acres of qualified open space.
Layton said the plat preserves and expands the open‑space and amenity areas shown in the master plan (pools, sports courts, dog park, pathways) and includes a north‑south connector street and multiple phases. Staff (Rodney Ashby) noted the plat is consistent with the previously adopted master plan community and county annexation and zoning approvals; engineering and other departments provided standard conditions and asked for some technical corrections (lot sizes for certain 3‑ and 4‑unit townhouse base lots must meet minimums and several street names require revision).
Members of the public testified about traffic on Flamingo and Orchard, the desire for more walking/bike connectivity across the irrigation canal, school capacity concerns, and lot widths to allow boat/RV parking. Staff clarified that some canal‑edge pathways are constrained by irrigation‑district easements and that the irrigation district would need to agree to any additional canal crossings. The applicant and staff agreed to revise lot sizes to meet the minimum base lot square footage and to provide a landscape berm along Flamingo per the development agreement.
The commission voted to approve the preliminary plat with conditions to correct lot sizes, provide a revised preliminary plat within 60 days, supply required engineering and landscape plans at final plat, and address street naming, the berm and the required open‑space amenities. The approval is effective after the 15‑day appeal period.
