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Roscoe board previews 62-unit McDonald Road residential plan
Summary
Board members heard a preview of a proposed planned unit development on a roughly 10-acre tract off McDonald Road. Owner John Chapman and developer representative Ken Shala plan about 62 townhomes and duplexes; staff said the ZBA will consider zoning changes on June 10.
The Roscoe board received a preview Tuesday of a proposed residential planned unit development on roughly 10 acres off McDonald Road that the board was told would include about 62 townhomes and duplexes.
The Chair introduced the project and said the parcel is owned by John Chapman; developer representative Ken Shala and a partner have acquired most of the tract, reserving about three acres for Chapman’s permanent residence and intending to subdivide the remainder into individually owned dwelling units. Hillary, the staff presenter, said the application for a planned unit development (PUD) was submitted May 13 and includes a GDP (zoning) portion that will be considered by the zoning board of appeals on June 10.
Why it matters: The proposal would add density to land currently zoned RM (multifamily residential) and requires a rezoning/process (GDP/PUD) and public notice before hearings. Staff said the intent is to sell units rather than rent them, and that the developer plans private drives and a layout that differs from what current zoning allows.
Details presented at the meeting included that the concept plan covers about seven acres nearest the gas station for the dwelling units, that the owner will reserve three acres for a home, and that the applicant is seeking added density and private drives. Hillary told the board, “They are intended to be subdivided and sold off individually, not rentals.” She also said the ZBA will take up the GDP on June 10 and that the developer will present to the committee of the whole on June 1.
Staff said statutory notices will be published in the newspaper on May 20 and mailed to neighbors on May 26. The board also heard that R1 will complete a traffic study to confirm alignment and other traffic-related impacts for the proposed private drives.
The board did not take any formal action on the project at the May 19 meeting; the next procedural steps are the committee-of-the-whole presentation on June 1 and the zoning board of appeals hearing on June 10, at which the GDP/PUD packet will be considered.
