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Planning commission backs Firelight MPDO cross-section changes, urges bike-lane striping option
Summary
The Toquerville Planning Commission recommended approval of a Firelight MPDO modification adjusting road cross-sections for the Indigo development, preserving curb-to-curb pavement widths while clarifying trail and sidewalk placement; commissioners asked staff to incorporate bike-lane striping where feasible.
The Toquerville Planning Commission on June 10 recommended approval of a material modification to the Fire Light Development MPDO that clarifies road cross-sections and trail locations in the Indigo neighborhood.
Stephen Wood, representing Fire Light Development, said the change refines previously approved cross-sections and clarifies what will be dedicated to the city versus maintained by homeowners associations. "My name is Stephen Wood and I'm with Firelight. ... Curb-to-curb is going to be dedicated to the city," he told commissioners, explaining maintenance of planter strips and private trails would fall to the HOA or sub-association.
Staff noted the proposal does not change the city's pavement-width standards: "On every one of the sheets, the standard cross-section on the very top one is what our standard is," staff said, adding the amendment aims to better connect on-road trails with the 10-foot master trail plan approved for the area. The applicant proposed 10-foot trails broadly, while staff said 12-foot widths will remain where previously approved in active-adult areas.
Commissioners queried parking and emergency access on narrower sections. Staff clarified that the 43-foot cross-section is designed as a no-parking street and that 50-foot streets could permit parking on one side. Commissioners also raised safety concerns about faster e-bikes sharing multiuse trails and asked staff to consider painted bike lanes on wider collector roads.
With no public speakers, the commission opened and closed the public hearing and moved to recommend approval of the MPDO modification for Sun River / Firelight. The approved recommendation included the additional suggestion that bike-lane striping be incorporated where appropriate.
The planning commission's recommendation will go to city council for final action; staff and the applicant said final plats and construction plans for Indigo are advancing toward approval, which will trigger infrastructure installation and dedicated maintenance obligations.
