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Council hears first readings on access-management spacing and PDD changes in Frisco Square
Summary
Staff presented a first reading to add access-management spacing rules (220-foot intersection spacing) and introduced a proposed amendment to the Frisco Square PDD that reduces lots from 75 to 74 and reduces select setbacks from 25 to 20 feet; the council took no final action on the first-reading items and asked staff for follow-up.
The Republic City Council on March 17 received two planning-related first readings: an amendment to subdivision access-management rules and a proposed amendment to the Frisco Square Plan Development District (PDD).
Chris Tabor, principal planner, described a proposed amendment to Section 4.10 (access management) to establish spacing guidelines for intersections on local-class roads, setting intersection spacing at 220 feet and leaving commercial driveway spacing to the discretion of the community development director or designee. Tabor said staff is recommending approval and asked councilors to submit questions before the next meeting.
Tabor also presented a PDD amendment for the Frisco Square development. Staff said the amendment reduces the total number of lots from 75 to 74, reduces front setbacks from 25 to 20 feet for an area designated A (26 lots) and reduces front and back setbacks from 25 to 20 feet for area B (48 lots). At the public hearing staff received one written comment asking the developer to consider wildlife on surrounding property. Tabor noted the property ownership changed hands between notice and the hearing but that the applicant remained the same.
Chris Winn, a civil engineer representing the developer, said the setback changes are aimed at giving builders more variety in house plans; he emphasized that lots abutting existing residences will retain a 25-foot rear yard and that the setback reductions apply to interior lots not abutting existing neighbors.
Councilors asked questions about parcels that lie inside city streets but whose underlying land is in the county; Tabor said those would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and might require additional permission to connect to city streets. The council treated both items as first readings and asked staff to provide additional information before a public hearing or final vote.
Next steps
These items are at the first-reading stage; staff encouraged councilors to confer with staff and return with questions before the next meeting. Planning and zoning previously considered aspects of the PDD amendment at its meeting and staff asked councilors to follow up with planning staff prior to final action.
