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Neighbors say they weren’t notified as developer seeks 75‑home subdivision on Bishop Road
Summary
A proposal to rezone about 25.5 acres on Bishop Road for 75 single‑family homes prompted sustained public comment on May 4: residents say they did not receive mailed notices and raised environmental, traffic, sewer and buffer concerns; the applicant said notices were mailed using the city list and that technical documents are in the application.
Applicant representative Josh Mahoney presented a rezoning (Z‑26‑013) to change roughly 25.5 acres from AG‑1 to CUP to allow about 75 single‑family detached homes with a minimum lot size of about 6,760 square feet. The project plan shows one access off Bishop Road, internal street loops, playground space and several retention ponds.
Residents at the meeting repeatedly raised two central concerns: that they did not receive the mailed notices required for the outreach radius and that the development would harm environmental resources and increase dangerous traffic through a nearby school zone. "No notice was sent to either of these my neighbors," Barbara Franklin said. Several neighbors asked the applicant to provide verification of how notices were mailed and to provide the email or mailing list to the city for confirmation. Mahoney said the applicant used the list provided by the planning department and sent notices by USPS and offered to review individual addresses after the meeting. "We have that list of people that the city gave us that we sent notices to," he said.
Speakers pressing the developer also asked about environmental review, canopy loss and wildlife impacts. One resident who identified as a farmer said the site is wooded, supports deer and other wildlife, and urged a Forestry impact review and more than a generic environmental statement. On runoff and buffers, Mahoney said the application includes environmental materials and that the plan calls for perimeter buffers; he told the meeting the east side has a 100‑foot buffer and other sides show smaller buffers (25 feet in one area) on the submitted plan. Residents asked for specific environmental impact statements and for detailed, non‑generic responses before the scheduled community meeting.
Residents also questioned sewer and infrastructure capacity. Justin Alderman asked where central sewer would be tied in and whether existing lines on Bishop could support the project. Mahoney said homes would connect via the street network to Bishop and acknowledged he would coordinate with an engineer to confirm tie‑ins.
What happens next: Mahoney said community meetings and planning commission hearings will follow; residents were told staff can check the city’s GIS mailing list if addresses within the one‑mile notice radius reported not receiving notices. The applicant offered to follow up individually with residents and to provide the site presentation to interested neighbors.
