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Commission approves minor PDD amendment to create waterfront park at Grand Dunes North Village Boulevard, asks for plan clarifications on parking and walkway
Summary
The commission approved a minor PDD amendment (Z-26-12) to create a waterfront park at the terminus of Grand Dunes North Village Boulevard with pavilion, trails and seating; commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on parking type, private-street responsibilities, and whether the walkway will be 5-foot concrete or crush-and-run, and the applicant agreed to revise plans to match the landscape architect's intent.
The Planning Commission on June 16 approved a minor Planned Development District amendment (Z-26-12) for the Parkway Group PDD to create a waterfront park at the terminus of Grand Dunes North Village Boulevard.
Staff presented the amendment as a more detailed site design for a park previously approved in the 2021 amendment. The proposed amenities include landscaping in medians, a passive recreation area with a pavilion, walking trails, seating, and drainage improvements. Staff said the engineer supplied an updated site plan that adds four parallel parking spaces adjacent to the park. "We have... 4 parallel parking spaces adjacent to the park," staff said during the presentation.
Commissioners questioned whether those four parallel spaces would be adequate and discussed alternative layouts including angled parking or designated golf-cart parking. A commissioner asked whether the area is long enough for angle parking like the boat-ramp area in Cherry Grove; staff and the applicant said angle parking would not meet the travel-lane standards and would likely not work without a review by Public Works.
Commission discussion also focused on whether the streets serving the park are private and what that means for enforcement and parking decisions. A commissioner observed that, because the streets were private, issues with golf-cart or e-bike parking would largely be a homeowner association matter; staff clarified that private streets still must meet standards for public streets and that certain changes could require a minor amendment and a return to the commission.
Commissioners asked about walkway materials and ADA compliance after plan sheets showed differing callouts. One commissioner noted the plan showed a 5-foot concrete sidewalk on one sheet while the landscape-architect drawings called for a crush-and-run (gravel) surface elsewhere. The applicant agreed to revise plans to match the landscape architect's intent and cited the intent to use crush-and-run in places; staff confirmed ADA accessibility was called out for the designated gravel walkway in the landscape-architect drawings. "It was their design intent to do the crush and run, so we'll follow their design intent," the applicant said.
A commissioner moved to adopt the staff report and approve the minor amendment as submitted. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. Staff said if the HOA or residents later seek changes such as adding angled golf-cart parking, that could require a minor amendment and a return to the commission; otherwise certain restriping decisions could be handled administratively if parking is not required.
The commission approved the amendment with the applicant committing to revise plan sheets to remove discrepancies and to reflect the landscape architect’s detailed drawings. No public commenters spoke during the item.
