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Commission votes to shrink Keough Road right‑of‑way in front of Prestonwood development
Summary
The Piperton Planning Commission on Feb. 10 approved reducing the Keough Road right‑of‑way from 84 feet to about 53 feet for the Prestonwood development frontage, adopting a pavement section with three 12‑ft lanes and two 6‑ft bike lanes and asking the developer to dedicate roughly 26½–27 feet.
The Piperton Planning Commission voted Feb. 10 to reduce the right‑of‑way (ROW) width for Keough Road in front of the proposed Prestonwood development from 84 feet to roughly 53 feet, endorsing a cross section that preserves three travel lanes and adds bike lanes.
City Planner Brett Morgan explained the background: the city’s major‑road plan left Keough as an undivided five‑lane collector with an 84‑foot ROW, but the frame of the Prestonwood application and recent roadway design work suggested a three‑lane section with bicycle accommodations could suffice. Morgan described a proposed pavement section of 48 feet composed of three 12‑foot lanes plus two 6‑foot bike lanes, with curb, gutter and a grass strip outside the paving. "We did come up with this solution that would allow us to match Piper Hollow without any huge change in the section and that is 48 feet of pavement which gives you three 12 foot lanes (36 feet) and two 6 foot wide bike lanes getting up to 48 feet," Morgan said.
Vice‑Mayor Mike Binkley supported the wider bike lanes, noting riders often avoid the gutter edge because of loose gravel. "The 6 feet would allow them to come over some," Binkley said. Mayor Henry Coats and Binkley both favored reducing the ROW so the city would not require the developer to dedicate the full 42 feet from center line tied to the five‑lane standard.
Planner Morgan said staff discussed whether to require a sidewalk on this stretch because the sidewalk would "basically go nowhere" to the west and east under current conditions; removing the sidewalk reduced the ROW demand substantially. Under the proposal the city would reduce the ROW from 84 feet to about 53 feet and require the developer to dedicate approximately 26½ to 27 feet of right‑of‑way. The Commission approved the change on a motion from Mayor Coats, seconded by Vice‑Mayor Binkley; the motion received all affirmative votes.
What happens next: the reduced ROW and detailed cross section will be incorporated into staff recommendations the developer will see before the application goes to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen; final dedication and construction standards will be set by subsequent approval processes.
