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Star council approves Rusty Flats rezone and preliminary plat with conditions on emergency access and sidewalks
Summary
The council approved rezoning 5.9 acres to R‑3 for the Rusty Flats subdivision (18 single‑family lots) after requiring a 10‑foot concrete emergency access path, a plank note restricting access to the adjacent private road, a bond or contribution for sidewalk work along Brandon Road, and matching perimeter fencing to protect neighboring properties.
The Star City Council on July 7 approved a rezone and preliminary plat for the Rusty Flats subdivision, a 5.9‑acre proposal south of New Hope Road that will create 18 single‑family lots and three common lots under an R‑3 designation.
Dennis Jordan of Focus Consulting, the applicant’s representative, told the council the layout provides lot sizes ranging from about 7,840 to 15,000 square feet and exceeds required open space. Staff recommended approval with conditions addressing sidewalks, a required secondary emergency access, building elevations and Star Fire District concerns about emergency access. Jordan said the team will provide a concrete emergency access and is prepared to work with the fire district on bollards that remain in place for daily use and can be removed for emergency vehicles.
Neighbor Karen Dill, who owns the adjacent 5‑acre parcel, raised practical concerns about a sidewalk along Brandon Road, saying previous grading had raised the roadway and that an irrigation easement complicates construction. She asked for a workable solution and said the applicant’s proposed fee‑in‑lieu for sidewalk work would be acceptable if coordinated with ACHD. "There's never been a plan to cross that easement," she said, adding that utilities and grades make an immediate sidewalk difficult.
The council added conditions to address those concerns: a 10‑foot concrete emergency access (final surface to be specified with the fire chief), a requirement to either construct the sidewalk extension on Brandon or provide a cash bond/fee in lieu coordinated with ACHD, a plat note and deed restriction preventing unauthorized access to the private road immediately south of Lots 11 and 12 (and a fence along the south boundary), and adoption of the presented preliminary building elevations as a design standard in the development agreement.
Motion and vote: Councilman Nielsen moved to approve the application with the conditions listed above; Councilman Wheelock seconded. The motion carried on roll call.
What happens next: The applicant will finalize plat notes and development agreement language to reflect the conditions, provide the emergency access detail for fire district approval, and coordinate with ACHD on the sidewalk bond or construction timing.
