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TMAPC denies request to waive sewer dry‑line requirement for subdivision near 161st E and E 11th S
Summary
TMAPC voted 9‑0 to deny MR‑25, which sought an exception to the City’s rule requiring installation of sewer dry lines and a future‑connection sewer collection system; City engineers said required improvements are part of near‑term plans and denial preserves ability to serve adjacent acreage.
The commission denied (9‑0) a request on Aug. 20 to modify the Subdivision and Development Regulations (MR‑25) that would have relieved a developer of the requirement to install sewer collection dry lines and per‑lot taps for future connection to City sanitary sewer.
Applicant representative Megan Pasco of Tanner Consulting explained the developer’s financial concern, saying that connecting now would require extending the Rose Dew interceptor roughly two miles and that installing the dry lines would "add 2.5 million to 3 million dollars to this project." City Water & Sewer staff and TAC opposed the waiver, noting the site lies within the Spunky Creek and Mingo East Expansion Area and will be served by a Rose Dew Lift Station relief main planned in the next five years; City staff emphasized that requiring public mains in subdivisions avoids higher long‑term costs and service gaps. Commissioners also heard neighborhood concerns about flooding and infrastructure capacity.
The motion to deny MR‑25 passed 9‑0 (motion by Commissioner Bulmash; second by Chair Walker). The denial preserves the requirement that developers install sewer mains to allow future connection to public sanitary sewer systems.
