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Davenry Place multifamily site plan tabled pending City of Cooko acceptance of regulated drain
Summary
The Howard County Drainage Board tabled the Davenry Place multifamily site plan after the City of Cooko agreed in principle to assume a segment of the project's regulated drain; the board asked for a formal resolution from the city before approval can proceed.
The Howard County Drainage Board on March 2 tabled action on the Davenry Place multifamily site plan after city officials said the City of Cooko will assume a short stretch of the regulated drain at the developer’s expense.
Chad Mays of Kimley‑Horn Associates presented the drainage plan for Davenry Place and described upgrades to an existing legal drain tied to the project. Mays said the subdivision’s design required upsizing a regulated drain segment from 12 inches to the sized section shown on the subdivision plan, a change necessary to accommodate expected flows.
John Pike, representing the City of Cooko, told the board that the city has agreed to take over the stretch of regulated drain that the developer would reconstruct and that city staff are preparing a resolution for formal acceptance. "The city has agreed. We're going to take that stretch of the legal drain over the one that they're going to reconstruct," Pike said, adding that the board of works will need to sign off on a final resolution.
Board members discussed options for moving forward, including approving the site plan contingent on the Board of Works' acceptance or tabling the matter until the city completes its acceptance process. The board voted to table the site plan and return it to a future agenda while the city finalizes the resolution; the motion to table was made by Mr. Byram and seconded by Mr. Bray. The motion outcome was oral and not recorded in a roll‑call tally in the transcript.
Because the board chose to table rather than continue, staff noted the public hearing would need to be re‑advertised if the applicant sought a continuation that required public notice. The city and the applicant indicated they expect the acceptance process to be straightforward but that formal documentation from the Board of Works is still required.
Next steps: the city will prepare a resolution accepting the drain segment and provide documentation to county staff so the board can consider the site plan again at a later meeting.
