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Farmington board accepts Farmington Meadows application, schedules March public hearing
Summary
An engineer for the Farmington Meadows development told the Planning Board the incentive-zoning application includes a four-story senior building and hundreds of housing units; the board accepted the application, sought lead-agency designation and scheduled a March 4 public hearing.
Ed Martin, a licensed engineer with Paceros Associates, told the Farmington Planning Board the Farmington Meadows incentive-zoning application proposes a multi-phase development that would include 50 single-family homes, five commercial pad sites (including self-storage), 230 townhomes and a four-story building with about 150 senior units. "I've been long in the making," Martin said while presenting the materials and asking the board to accept the application and act as lead agency for coordinated review.
The board accepted the application and the draft resolution to begin coordinated review and public-notice procedures; staff said notices will go to involved and interested agencies, including the State Police troop commander, and confirmed county planning had already reviewed the materials. The board scheduled the required public hearing for March 4. The resolution acceptance was moved and approved by roll call; the clerk was asked to take the vote but the transcript did not include a roll-call tally.
Staff and external reviewers will proceed with technical review. Ron (staff member) said MRB Group is reviewing the application and the fire department will be provided access to the plans so it can assess emergency access, particularly for three- and four-story portions of the senior housing and townhomes. "Make sure the fire department's real happy, or at least comfortable with the design," Ron said.
The applicant was told to expect a coordinated 30-day review period after lead-agency acceptance. The board noted that third-party reviewers and interested agencies will be invited to submit comments during that period; further submissions and refined plans will be required before any final approvals. The next formal meeting on this file will include agency comments and any recommended conditions resulting from that review.
