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Developer wins cul-de-sac and drainage fee waivers for Forest Lake Estates phase 4
Summary
Forest Lake Estates LLC received commission approval for phase 4 final plat and waivers allowing a green-space cul-de-sac and a reduced drainage fee based on the 11.22 acres the developer says it will impact (fee: $30,855), subject to final plat and recording requirements.
Forest Lake Estates LLC won commission approval Thursday for the final plat of phase 4 and two waivers that change how the subdivision's cul-de-sac and drainage mitigation will be handled.
Jeff Shane, attorney for Forest Lake Estates LLC, told the Planning and Zoning Commission the developer seeks a cul-de-sac design that features an inner green space rather than a fully paved turning circle and asked that the drainage fee be calculated on the acreage actually being developed rather than the entire phase footprint. "We ask that that fee be limited only to the 11.22 acres that we're actually developing, which is the $30,855," Shane said.
Staff reviewed two fee calculations: a total-footprint basis (47.82 acres) that would yield a larger fee and the developer's requested impacted-area calculation that reduces the fee to $30,855. Staff and commissioners discussed assurances that the undeveloped acres would remain green space under the existing PUD and that the final plat would record any servitudes and conservation designation. Staff stressed that no work orders will be issued until outstanding documentation and payments are completed.
Commissioners voted to approve the plat and granted both waivers, with motions recorded as carrying. The approval is conditional: the developer must record the servitude and final plat and pay the agreed fee before construction permits or work orders are issued.
The decision addresses design preferences cited by the developer and allows the fee-in-lieu of detention to be calculated on the developer's proposed impacted acreage, but it preserves staff oversight through plat-recording and pre-construction conditions.
