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Council grants preliminary approval for Homestead Golf Cottages and Homes with parking and access conditions
Summary
The council granted preliminary approval for The Homestead Golf Cottages and Homes at 700 North Homestead Drive, citing tax-base benefits and master-plan compliance and requiring that required parking be completed before certificates of occupancy; applicants agreed to landscaping and guest controls to prevent neighborhood parking impacts.
Midway City Council granted preliminary approval on May 5 for The Homestead Golf Cottages and Homes, a resort development proposed at 700 North Homestead Drive in the R-1-15 zone, subject to findings and conditions including completion of required parking before certificates of occupancy.
Planning Director Michael Henke said the proposal met master-plan requirements, complied with newly adopted setback rules for structures bordering dedicated golf-course open space, and stayed within limits for keys and impervious surface. He noted access would be through The Links at Homestead under a recorded easement and that emergency services could access the project from Fairway Drive and Mountain Springs Drive.
Neighbors raised concerns in public comment. Stacy Reader asked whether cottage guests would need to call for golf-cart transport and suggested some might instead park on neighborhood streets. Tom Zick urged that Mountain Springs Drive and Fairway Drive be reserved as emergency egress only.
Paul Berg of Berg Engineering Resource Group, representing the applicant, said a landscaping plan would be provided with final approval, that the Homestead owners would notify and instruct guests not to use local residential drives, and that dedicated parking spaces had been added to discourage guest parking in The Links. Applicant Ben Shakespear said cottages would generally be limited to one-night stays and houses might be limited to three-night stays.
Council Member Andy Garland moved to grant preliminary approval with findings that the project benefits the city financially by increasing the tax base, helps the city comply with resort-tax collection requirements, complies with the master plan and setback and lighting standards, and requires that all required parking be completed before each building’s certificate of occupancy. Council Member Lisa Orme seconded and the motion passed with Garland, Orme, Osborne and Payne voting aye; Council Member JC Simonsen was excused.
Next steps include submission of final landscaping and parking plans and confirmation that required parking will be installed before issuance of certificates of occupancy.
