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Avon plan commission approves Fairwood Section 5 plat and temporary waiver for access
Summary
The Avon Advisory Plan Commission approved a waiver and preliminary plat for Fairwood Section 5, allowing nine additional lots and temporary exceedance of the 200-lot access threshold while dedicating floodplain blocks and right-of-way for future Bradford Road extension.
The Avon Advisory Plan Commission voted unanimously to approve a waiver and the preliminary plat for Fairwood Section 5, allowing developer DR Horton to subdivide 18.1 acres into nine lots and two blocks.
Staff presented the proposal as a preliminary plat because Section 5 was not included in the original platting of Fairwood. The plan calls for nine single-family lots using a MEW lot design—fronting a common area with private alley access—along with two town-donated blocks (A and B) that staff said would be transferred to the town to allow long-term management of floodplain and future greenway access. Staff said the subdivision provides 26.4% open space (excluding Blocks A and B).
Staff argued the temporary waiver was justified by the public benefit the town would gain: additional right-of-way dedication for the proposed Bradford Road extension, trail connections to the town's greenway system and control of an existing floodplain. "Staff recommends approval of the waiver and then of the plat with the six conditions" listed in the staff report, a staff member said.
Commissioners asked how long the "temporary" condition might remain in effect; staff replied that engineering and funding for Bradford Road's extension were not yet in place and that construction would likely take years. Staff and the petitioner emphasized that once Bradford Road is extended the plat would no longer rely on the waiver. The commission also confirmed that the fire department had reviewed the private-alley design and found it acceptable.
After discussion, the commission approved Waiver A (UDO 7.21 J1), allowing a temporary exceedance of the two-access-point threshold for developments over 200 lots, and then voted to grant preliminary approval of MAP 2604 subject to conditions listed in the staff report. Recorded votes were unanimous among commissioners present.
The commission's action requires the developer to meet the listed conditions during final platting and to return for final approval of any substantive changes to lot layout, access or design.
The commission moved on to other agenda items after approval.
