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Developer presents revised Farr West plan with patio homes, small park and trail
Summary
At a Farr West work session, the developer and city staff presented a revised neighborhood plan that shifts away from townhomes toward detached 'patio homes,' adds a small publicly owned park and a creek-side trail, and proposes a combined detention/sports field on a peninsula; staff said the plan would proceed to public hearings and a development agreement.
The developer’s representative walked Farr West council members and staff through a revised neighborhood concept that trades townhomes for detached “patio homes,” adds a visible pocket park south of 1300 North and a trail along the creek, and locates a combined detention basin that doubles as a sports field on a peninsula.
The presenter, Chris, said the design team had tested three drawings and adjusted the plan after workshop feedback. “We tried to go for more of the patio home,” Chris said, describing a mix of lot sizes — “the eights and tens… then you have the sixes… then you have the 4,000s” — and buffer lots facing the church property to soften the edge of the development.
City planning staff said the proposed pocket park would be conveyed to the city to avoid a homeowners’ association fee for residents. Liam, who explained how the development agreement would address open-space requirements, told the group the city could allow the developer to forego on-site open space in exchange for a financial contribution to fund other community projects. “It’s like 1.7 $1.8 million,” Liam said of the contribution the developer has discussed, and he said the money could be used for a bridge, walkway or other parks projects.
The plan also includes a trail on land the city controls, low‑maintenance playground elements such as climbing boulders, and small parking accommodations near the park. Planners said the wetland and the peninsula detention area are roughly an acre in size, and that any permanent playground next to the creek should be sited with wildlife and maintenance in mind.
Design details discussed included house types for narrow lots — two‑story 'patio' homes on 4,000–6,000 sq. ft. lots with specific setback constraints — and a suggested flexibility in setback rules (for example a combined setback of 20 feet with a minimum of five) to allow varied house forms and RV parking options.
Next step: staff said the rezoning to R15 and the development-agreement language will be public‑noticed and returned for public hearings in about two weeks.
This story summarizes the presentation and the procedural next steps; no formal vote occurred at the work session.
