Planning commission recommends Homestead Golf Cottages final approval and plat amendment with conditions

The Midway Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve final plans and a plat amendment for the Homestead Golf Cottages and Homes (Homestead Hotel Condominiums Lot 2, Second Amendment).

Staff presented the site and key compliance items: the phase occupies roughly 2.69 acres in the southeast peninsula of the Homestead master plan and is split between resort (RZ) and R115 residential zoning. Staff said the master plan allows up to 453 keys and that the current proposal would bring the homestead total to 285 keys as presented; staff also said the development’s building area (about 268,000 sq ft) is under the master‑plan maximum of 367,000 sq ft. The commission heard that single‑family homes and the condominium buildings (two buildings containing short‑term rental units) must meet the 35‑ft height requirement shown in the renderings.

Water and utility conditions: staff reported that the Midway Water Advisory Board recommended dedication of 3.2 acre‑feet of water rights before the plat is recorded. "The water board recommendation was 3.2 acre feet," staff said.

Parking, landscaping and neighbor concerns: staff described a landscaping plan intended to prevent motorized through‑traffic and explained emergency access routes. Neighbors raised concerns about parking shown on earlier plans. Mitch Kato, an HOA treasurer, said the landscape plan still showed three parking spaces that neighbors had agreed would be removed; he asked the commission to ensure the removal is recorded. "Your plan still shows three parking spaces up here. These have been deleted," Kato said. Staff and applicant responded that the stalls are not required by code and would not be shown on the recorded plat; commissioners added the removal as an explicit condition of recommendation.

Motion and outcome: a commissioner moved to recommend approval to the City Council with the staff findings and conditions presented and with an added condition requiring removal of the three cul‑de‑sac parking stalls; the motion was seconded and the recommendation passed.

What this means: the commission’s recommendation advances the project to the City Council (final approvals and plat recording remain council actions and administrative steps such as water‑right dedication must be completed before recording). The commission also required several site‑specific conditions — landscaping to prevent through traffic, strict lighting controls (full‑cutoff fixtures), and completion of required parking prior to certificates of occupancy.

Votes at a glance: the commission voted to recommend approval of the Homestead final plan and the Lot 2, Second Amendment plat to the City Council (transcript records voice votes in favor; a roll‑call tally by name was not provided in the transcript).