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Gardner Planning Commission reviews revised preliminary plat for 4 Corners Village after gas-line constraints force entrance move
Summary
At its May 26 meeting, the City of Gardner Planning Commission heard a revised preliminary plat for 4 Corners Village (33080 West 167th Street). The applicant said the entrance was shifted to meet access rules and an unmarked gas line forced layout changes that reduced lots from 212 to 209.
The City of Gardner Planning Commission on May 26 heard a presentation on a revised preliminary plat for the 4 Corners Village subdivision at 33080 West 167th Street.
Tim Tucker, a representative of Phelps Engineering, told the commission the revised plan is largely similar to the version approved about six months ago but includes two substantive changes: the main entrance on West 167th Street was shifted roughly 1,500 feet to the east to meet the city’s access management separation requirements, and field locates uncovered an existing unmarked gas line that constrained the internal layout.
"We shifted the entrance on 167th Street shown there on the revised preliminary plat clouded in 1,500 feet to the east," Tucker said. He added that relocation of the gas line was not feasible given the cost, saying it was "like 1000 bucks a linear foot" and "so it was 1 to $1,200,000 based on whatever plan." To address the constraint, the project team revised the internal lot layout and consolidated blanket easements to respect the gas company's setback preferences; Tucker said the gas company has given verbal sign-off on that approach.
Tucker said the design adjustments resulted in a net loss of three lots, reducing the plan from 212 lots to 209.
At the start of the meeting the commission approved the consent agenda by motion; the transcript records "Motion made by commissioner Alucci, second by commissioner Ginneman" and the Chair announcing "motion carries." The written record provided does not clearly capture a complete, unambiguous vote tally.
Two items listed on the regular agenda were removed before discussion. The public hearing for 624 East Dogwood Street (conditional use permit/short-term rental) was postponed to June 22, 2026, because public notices were not mailed 20 days prior to the hearing. A separate public hearing for a Brewer rezoning (county R U R to MP1) and preliminary development plat was canceled and will not be taken at this time.
The transcript provided covers the presentation and these procedural actions; it does not record a formal decision or a final action on the 4 Corners Village revised preliminary plat within the provided segments. The commission's next procedural step on the 4 Corners item was not specified in the supplied record.
