Pleasant Hill commission recommends approval of Lily’s Place preliminary plat in Polk County

Commissioner Meredith Emory moved and Commissioner Jordan Hutchens seconded a motion recommending approval of the Lily’s Place preliminary plat for a 14.9-acre parcel within Pleasant Hill’s two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction in unincorporated Polk County. The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval, subject to remaining staff and engineering comments and any necessary easements.

The proposed plat shows a 2.97-acre Lot 1 and a 5.01-acre Lot 2 designated for single-family dwellings, with a 6.92-acre Outlot X reserved to protect existing mature woodland. The plat also identifies a gas main easement, a drainage easement, a dedicated street lot to be conveyed to Polk County for right-of-way, and a sanitary sewer easement overlaid on the drainage easement intended to allow future sewer extensions. The director noted that any utility connections on the opposite side of the roadway would need to be bored under the roadway at the individual lot owner’s expense.

Commissioners and city staff discussed the annexation timeline for the parcel, topography and grading challenges on the plat, the location of existing utilities, the prospect of a shared driveway, ownership and long-term management of Outlot X, and the potential for future sanitary sewer extension to serve the lots. The recommendation to approve was made with the explicit condition that outstanding staff and engineering comments be addressed prior to final plat acceptance.

The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded consistent with normal review processes for plats in the two-mile extraterritorial area. The commission next meets May 4, 2026.