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Resident lashes out over North Hartmann setbacks; planning staff says existing homes meet code
Summary
Public commenter Derek Watson pressed the council to enforce 80-foot front setbacks on North Hartmann Drive and questioned whether the city will acquire lots to correct close construction; planning staff said about 34 homes meet the codes in place at time of construction and that the annexation on the agenda likely cannot meet conservation-district setbacks.
Derek Watson, a Lebanon resident, told the City Council during the public-comment period that recent subdivisions along North Hartmann Drive have failed to follow what he said were previously applied 80-foot front setbacks, and urged the city to act to prevent large rigs from traveling close to new homes.
"The D.R. Horton houses are only 42 ft from North Hartmann," Watson said, adding later that "Councilman Carmack…
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