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Developer proposes 350-condo lakeside project; neighbors warn of traffic and view loss
Summary
Developers described a multi-phase plan that could build roughly 350 condominium units and some single-family homes, with an estimated $12,000-per-unit water/sewer impact fee and an estimated multi-year build period; neighbors raised traffic, docks and tree-preservation concerns and asked for detailed visuals and enforceable buffering.
Mark Kelly, the developer on the rezoning application, told trustees the project is intended as a long-term investment that concentrates multifamily units near the lake and preserves single-family shoreline lots. Kelly said the developer's team expects the site to be built in phases; he and other project representatives described a rough unit count of about 350 condominiums and said prices could range from about $800,000 to $5 million.
Project engineer Lee Shuman described infrastructure plans and said the developer and the local water district discussed impact fees and connection requirements. Shuman said an impact fee figure of $12,000 per unit for water and sewer was being used to fund upgrades such as an additional well and collection-system improvements. He also noted that dock size and number are limited by water-patrol and channel-envelope rules.
Residents and the Treetop Village board expressed strong concerns about traffic congestion (particularly weekend boat and vacation traffic on Horseshoe Bend Parkway), the potential loss of mature trees and the visual effect of multistory condominium buildings close to established homes. A Treetop Village board representative asked for professionally prepared 3D visuals and clearer topographical exhibits so neighbors and trustees can evaluate sight lines, screening and buffering.
Developer representatives said they plan landscape budgets and planting commitments, and that some infrastructure work would be paid up front and phased over about 4.5 years. Several trustees and members of the public said they would prefer binding conditions (a PUD) rather than a straight rezoning to ensure commitments are enforceable.
