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Planning Commission recommends rezoning of Lydia Prime Central to Rural Business Reserve, with floodplain and easement conditions
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning about 79.05 acres in Spring Lake Township from Transition Reserve to Rural Business Reserve and a preliminary plat creating 15 lots, subject to conditions including a FEMA map amendment follow‑up, buffer width adjustments, septics verification and a conditional use permit for proposed floodplain fill.
The Scott County Planning Commission on June 8 recommended approval of a rezoning for roughly 79.05 acres to Rural Business Reserve (RBR) and a preliminary plat for the Lydia Prime Central Development creating 15 lots, subject to multiple conditions to be resolved before county board action.
Marty Schmitz, zoning administrator, explained the property sits east of State Highway 13 near County Road 10 and contains several wetlands and mapped floodplain areas. The applicant’s submittal included a FEMA letter of map amendment approved in March that reduced mapped floodplain, but planned construction for Titan Boulevard and stormwater facilities will still affect floodplain and wetlands. Staff noted the plan includes building pads (about 10,000 square feet) and identified primary and alternate drainfield sites that environmental health approved pending verification of setback requirements.
The plan calls for more than 1,000 cubic yards of fill in the floodplain (staff noted the grading plan estimates ~1,700 cubic yards), which triggers a county conditional‑use‑permit requirement for floodplain fill; the applicant proposes a 2:1 removal to offset fill and increase floodplain capacity. County traffic and highway reviewers recommended a right‑turn lane at County Road 10 and Titan Boulevard and a streetlight at that intersection; the county will require 75 feet of right‑of‑way dedication along County Road 10. The Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District requested average buffer widths of 30 feet along County Ditch 13 (plans show 15 feet in places), and the watershed district requires developer agreements and conservation easements over buffer strips.
Commissioners asked about assessment of county ditch maintenance and whether lots would have individual wells; staff replied county ditch management could transfer to a watershed district and that wells are usually individual but not mandated by county ordinance. Commissioner Watson moved to recommend rezoning and preliminary plat approval subject to staff and township conditions, with the acknowledgement that individual lots will require CUPs and additional technical review; the motion carried by voice vote.
Staff noted the applicant is expected to return with a conditional‑use permit request for floodplain fill at the July Planning Commission meeting and that conditions must be satisfied before county board consideration of the final plat.
