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Commission accepts Sunbeam deed restriction to keep conveyed Treasure Drive parcels a park
Summary
Sunbeam conveyed multiple Treasure Drive parcels to the village and proposed an additional deed restriction limiting building height to 45 feet. Sunbeam representatives said the restriction provides long‑term certainty; the commission voted unanimously to accept the deed restriction and will consider rezoning and TDR accounting in March.
Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a deed restriction proposed by Sunbeam on parcels being conveyed for a public park on North Treasure Drive.
Tony Rescio explained the conveyance required by the amended development agreement for the Sunbeam project included several parcels that would become public property and, by policy, provide the village with transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) units. Sunbeam's representative, Andy Anson, and counsel Liana Kozlowski said Sunbeam proposed additional language restricting building height on the parcels to 45 feet to provide long‑term certainty that the land would remain a park.
Mayor Rachel Stryfeld said the village will capture the TDRs (approximately 41–42 units from the pair of parcels and 1 unit from another property) when title transfers and will amend the future land-use map to public use. She said the town could impose a deed restriction for additional certainty but that rezoning and formal TDR accounting should also be part of a March follow-up. Anson said Sunbeam's main concern was preserving the height cap; counsel Kozlowski said the deed language was prepared and included in the commission packet.
The commission approved a motion to direct staff to accept the deed restriction language for the 1600 block of North Treasure Drive and, on unanimous vote, agreed to continue working on rezoning and a comparison of the public-benefit value associated with the conveyed parcels.
Next steps: staff will bring back a March report detailing TDR accounting, options for rezoning to capture additional TDRs and a comparison of the value of conveyed land versus other public-benefit alternatives.
