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Chelsea council holds first reading on rezoning of 114.5-acre Highway 11 parcel; public hearing draws traffic and school-capacity concerns
Summary
At a public hearing on Ordinance 10-45, residents urged the council to pause rezoning of about 114.5 acres on Highway 11 until traffic, school capacity and environmental impacts are addressed; the developer presented a reduced-density plan and council took no vote at the first reading.
Chelsea — The Chelsea City Council on April 21 opened a public hearing and held the first reading of Ordinance 10-45, a request to rezone roughly 114.5 acres along Highway 11 from Agriculture-Residential (AR) to R2 Residential. The council did not vote; a final decision is scheduled for the next regular meeting in May.
Developer Jerry Howard of Harris (transcribed variously in the record as “Harris Dull Homes” and later as “Harris Doyle”) presented a revised plan calling for 158 lots, roughly 43 acres of green space and a minimum lot size of about 15,000 square feet. Howard said the project reduces density from a prior PUD proposal by 82 lots and estimated average sale prices “in the upper $400s” to about $550,000. He told the council the subdivision will connect to the existing Southwest water and sewer system and will include…
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