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EDA hears updates on permits, Heartland Credit Union project and stalled POPS stage; zoning tweak could add ~10% more lots
Summary
Staff reported a Heartland Credit Union permit for a roughly $1.8M commercial building, a POPS outdoor stage permit (construction delayed by poor soils and engineering work), and ongoing Keyland Homes land negotiations tied to possible zoning changes that could reduce lot widths from 65 to 60 feet and lot areas from about 9,000 to 8,500 square feet.
Ken (speaker 7) gave business and development updates, reporting no new residential home permits in August and noting ongoing activity on commercial and special projects.
Ken said a building permit was issued for the POPS outdoor performance stage and that construction is planned for completion in 2026 but has not started. Later in the meeting a speaker described soil challenges: test piers went down 30—60+ feet and the structural engineer must finalize load calculations before work proceeds. The speaker said about 30 helical piers are expected and that much of the grid structure will be assembled off-site.
Ken also reported a building permit for Heartland Credit Union near Coborns on the southwest corner of Alton and Trent avenues, estimating the commercial project at about $1,800,000. Ken said the future tenant for the vacated Brick Commons space is not yet known.
On housing supply, Ken said Keyland Homes remains in negotiations with the landowner; staff are considering a zoning and subdivision-code rewrite that could allow smaller single-family lots (frontage width from 65 to 60 feet and lot area from about 9,000 to 8,500 square feet). Ken estimated such changes could yield roughly a 10% increase in lot counts along fixed-frontage roads and could improve developer pro formas.
No formal approvals were taken on zoning changes or land-sales at the meeting; Ken said staff hopes to present more information at a future special meeting once negotiations progress.
The Chair asked about the Peets Ranch property; Ken said there was no update and the U.S. Postal Service had not purchased the property.
