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Avon panel approves Fairwood Section 5 plat, allows temporary three-lot exceedance of access rule
Summary
The Avon Advisory Plan Commission approved a waiver and preliminary plat to add nine lots (Fairwood Section 5) and accepted the dedication of two floodplain blocks to the town for long-term drainage and future greenway access. The waiver temporarily exceeds a 200-lot access threshold until Bradford Road is extended.
The Avon Advisory Plan Commission on June 22 approved a waiver and preliminary plat to subdivide 18.1 acres into nine lots and two blocks for Fairwood Section 5, a development staff said would temporarily exceed the town's 200-lot access threshold until a future Bradford Road extension is built.
Staff's presentation said the plan would create nine single-family lots (side-load garages with private alley access), dedicate roughly 5.93 acres (Blocks A and B) to the town to manage an on-site floodplain, and provide a trail connection tying the subdivision into the southern Avon trail network. Staff recommended approval of the waiver and the plat subject to six conditions in the staff report.
Steve Brehob of Banning Engineering, representing the petitioner, said the parcel is a remnant piece and that the proposed layout allows the developer to dedicate right-of-way for Bradford Road and to transfer floodplain parcels to the town. "We've tried to come up with as much benefit for all parties involved as we could," Brehob said, adding that sidewalks, a trail connection and about 26.4% open space (without counting Blocks A and B) are included in the plan.
Commissioners asked staff how long the waiver might be in place. Staff said there is no fixed timetable: Bradford Road engineering, a bridge crossing of a tributary to Clark's Creek and coordination with Avon School Corporation about school entrances remain to be resolved, and construction of the extension could take years depending on funding.
The commission voted unanimously to approve Waiver A (to allow the temporary exceedance of the access-point threshold) and then approved preliminary plat MAP 2604 subject to the conditions noted by staff. Recorded roll-call votes were entered in the hearing record and the motions carried.
What happens next: the developer will proceed toward final plat submittal and must meet the listed conditions before final approval. The town will receive Blocks A and B as town-owned parcels intended for floodplain management and potential future park or greenway development.
Why it matters: the approval permits infill of nine lots while securing town control of sensitive floodplain areas and providing a planned trail connection; however, the town acknowledged the waiver could remain in place for several years while Bradford Road remains unbuilt, creating a temporary transportation configuration that staff and commissioners described as acceptable given the public benefits and fire-department sign-off on emergency access.
