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Neighbors and developer clash over 14,480 sq ft Sandy Lake center; council declines approval
Summary
A proposed 14,480-square-foot commercial center on Sandy Lake Road drew strong neighborhood opposition over traffic, restaurants and tree loss; the council declined the planned-development amendment after months of review and extensive public comment.
Councilors on April 28 declined to approve a planned-development revision that would allow a 14,480-square-foot commercial center and patio space on a roughly 2.03-acre site along Sandy Lake Road, after residents and the applicant traded proposals and compromises on building placement, tenant types and traffic mitigation.
Developer Tyler Ali showed a reworked plan that moved the building rearward, added landscaping and proposed a 71-tree buffer, a no-drive-through condition and a $25,000 HOA screening contribution. "We tried to save a few…
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