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Commission approves conditional‑use permit for Riverpark townhomes with private access drives
Summary
Commissioners approved a conditional‑use permit allowing luxury rental townhomes in Riverpark (R‑3) that rely on a private mutual access drive; the discussion focused on driveway widths, the code allowance of one driveway per street frontage and how the private drive will be named and addressed.
The commission approved a conditional‑use permit for a Riverpark development proposing luxury rental townhomes that would use a private mutual access drive rather than multiple public curb cuts.
Vince McCormack introduced the plan and said the development will include private drives and an internal circulation loop. Staff explained the code allows one driveway per street frontage and that any additional driveway requires a conditional‑use permit; commissioners discussed driveway widths and cumulative maximums and concluded the current configuration is acceptable under existing code.
One commissioner moved to approve the conditional use; a second was given and the motion passed by voice vote. Staff noted similar approaches have been used on prior townhouse developments and reminded commissioners that formal preliminary plans and any subsequent rezone or annexation steps will return to planning and zoning for review.
Next steps: the developer will proceed with annexation and rezoning steps and return with preliminary plans as the project advances.
