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Council approves Moss East 51‑lot preliminary plat with conditions
Summary
The City Council approved the 51‑lot preliminary subdivision plat for Moss East (parcel #5685‑06‑6420), imposing conditions requiring public access, conveyance of roads and sidewalks upon completion, and options for recreational access and a future boardwalk extension.
Council considered a 51‑lot preliminary subdivision plat for Moss East on parcel #5685‑06‑6420. Staff summarized prior actions, noting a variance request had been approved by Council in January and the plat was under TRC review. Jim Wiley, representing the applicant, addressed council about matching prior approvals and moving forward.
Councilmember Betsy Kane introduced a motion (based on prior January conditions) that tied approval to final staff review and several conditions: convey all roads and sidewalks to the City after construction; establish public access to identified recreational parcels through mutually agreeable memoranda of understanding; and allow the City the option to purchase a recreation area along the southern boundary to evaluate a future boardwalk extension. After discussion, Councilmember Mike Renn moved and Mayor Pro tem Richard Brooks seconded a motion to accept the Planning Board recommendation and approve the 51‑lot preliminary plat subject to those conditions and final TRC review. The motion carried (vote recorded as passed in the minutes).
The City Attorney noted that changing previous action would require a motion to reconsider; Council conducted that procedural step before passing the final motion adopting conditions consistent with prior variance approvals.
Next steps: Final technical review by staff and TRC to resolve outstanding feasibility concerns; conveyance documents and memoranda of understanding to be prepared as conditions of final plat acceptance.
