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Herriman Planning Commission approves preliminary plats for three South Hills pods
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Summary
The Herriman Planning Commission approved preliminary subdivision plats for Pods 7, 16 and 17 in the South Hills master development agreement after staff and the applicant described engineering conditions, pedestrian connections and roughly $2 million in entry landscaping.
The Herriman Planning Commission approved preliminary subdivision plats for Pods 7, 16 and 17 of the South Hills master development agreement following presentations from city staff and the applicant and brief commissioner questioning.
Planning staff presented the three related subdivision requests as a single overview and recommended a set of engineering-focused conditions of approval. The staff presenter told the commission the agreements stem from a previously negotiated land-use master plan and that the developer has been constructing water tanks and other infrastructure to support the project.
Leif Smith, representing Wasatch Commercial, described the three pods as the first neighborhoods near the South Hills entry and said Pod 16 and Pod 17 are planned as luxury townhome products, with Detached townhomes and duplexes among the unit types. "Right as you turn in, there'll be about $2,000,000 that will have been spent on landscaping, signs, lights, fencing...and then a waterfall coming down right at the entry," Smith said. He also estimated "about 40 singles" among the early-unit mix and said the developer hopes to begin construction on Pods 16 and 17 this year with some units available by the end of the year.
Commissioners focused questions on street connectivity and pedestrian access. A commissioner asked, "Is there a reason you wouldn't wanna have those connected?" Smith replied that the design intentionally avoids creating a long vehicular thoroughfare through private townhome roads, saying those streets are intended to function more as common space for residents and to limit cut-through traffic. He added that pedestrian connections and trails would link into the Herriman trail system and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
The commission opened and closed public hearings on each item; staff said no public comments were received for these parcels, which were noticed to mostly vacant property owners. For each item the commission then moved to approve the preliminary plat with staff recommendations. The record lists motions and seconders by members identified in the meeting as Andy (mover) and Adam (seconder) for Pod 7; Heather (mover) with Forrest (seconder) for Pods 16 and 17. Commissioners answering during roll calls were recorded as voting yes, and the chair declared each motion passed.
The commission closed the meeting with a reminder of the next city council meeting on March 25 and the next planning commission meeting on April 1.
What happens next: the approvals are preliminary; the developer must complete remaining engineering items and final engineering review with city staff before construction permits are issued.
