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Planning commission recommends approval of Starlight Ridge Estates amendment to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Navajo County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a master development plan amendment for Starlight Ridge Estates Unit 3, forwarding the proposal (49 single-family lots and 74 townhome units on ~53 acres) to the Board of Supervisors subject to staff conditions including technical studies and infrastructure assurances.
The Navajo County Planning and Zoning Commission on July 18 voted to recommend approval of a master development plan amendment for Starlight Ridge Estates Unit 3, located in District 5, forwarding the item to the Board of Supervisors subject to staff-recommended conditions.
Tyler Richards, the staff presenter, told the commission the proposal would modify an earlier approval for about 80 single-family lots into a two-phase plan with 49 single-family lots and 74 townhome units on roughly 53 acres owned by TST Holdings. Richards said staff had received 14 written comments opposing the amendment, primarily raising traffic and drainage concerns, and recommended approval subject to 11 conditions. Condition 3 calls for a traffic impact study, master drainage plan, floodplain study, sewer collection system design report and water distribution design report; any improvements identified in those studies must be constructed or financially assured prior to construction.
Commission discussion focused on the townhome layout and setbacks. Commissioners asked whether townhome buildings would share walls and how many units would be in a building; the applicant and staff said the site plan illustrated buildings of up to four attached units but that a tentative plat review would return to the commission if exact unit configurations change. Staff and the applicant confirmed that road and drainage improvements must meet county standards and that public roads brought up to county standard would be accepted for county maintenance while small, private ‘‘finger’’ roads would remain privately maintained.
After questions from the commission and no speakers appearing to speak in favor or in-person opposition at this hearing, a commissioner moved and the commission approved a motion recommending the MDPA to the Board of Supervisors with the staff conditions.
The commission’s recommendation is not final approval; the Board of Supervisors will take the final action in a future hearing. The staff report and the listed conditions remain the operative record for what the county expects the applicant to provide prior to construction.
