Developer presents rezone request and 32‑lot single‑family plan for ~11‑acre West District parcel

Property owner Jay Henry presented a proposal to rezone an approximately 11‑acre parcel in the West District from R120 to PD‑SDP4 to allow a neighborhood of single‑family homes. Henry said the applicants submitted a rezone and preliminary plat application on Feb. 22 and were responding to city comments, including a geotechnical study currently in progress.

Henry described a plan for about 32 single‑family lots with lot widths around 84 feet and depths up to 120 feet in some areas. He said proposed house footprints are roughly 2,500–3,000 square feet with three exterior options and that his son, a contractor, plans to build the homes rather than sell raw lots, although he said either path was possible. On the question of homeowners associations, Henry said an HOA would be used only if required for a detention basin.

On pricing, Henry estimated the homes would be in the neighborhood of $700,000, acknowledging that the market and final designs could change. He told residents the city returned comments asking for plan adjustments that reduced the preliminary plat from 35 to about 32 lots; the team expects to resubmit when geotech and outstanding items are complete and said planning commission and council hearings will be set once the application is fully ready.

District staff reminded neighbors that public hearings at the planning commission and city council will include a two‑minute public comment period and that signage and postcards will announce hearing dates when scheduled. No formal action took place at the community meeting; Henry said the applicants hope to move forward with design and utilities this year if approvals proceed on the planning commission and council schedule.

Neighbors asked clarifying questions about lot sizes, price points, building plans and the timeline for hearing dates; Henry and staff answered as able, and staff offered follow‑up contact information.