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Commission approves rezoning for 84-acre Lehi Parkway site despite neighborhood traffic concerns
Summary
The commission approved rezoning ~84.3 acres east of Brommiller Road from A-1 to R-PUD for a residential planned unit development; staff and applicants agreed final access locations and traffic improvements will be decided at the development-plan and engineering stage.
The Delaware City Planning Commission voted to approve a zoning map amendment for approximately 84.312 acres east of Brommiller Road, rezoning the land from A‑1 Agricultural to R‑PUD (residential planned unit development).
A staff presenter said the proposal aligns with the Southeast Focus Area plan and recommended a maximum density of 5 dwelling units per acre, with detailed lot dimensions, building design and internal road layout to be resolved at the development-plan stage. "The max density on this development is recommended to be at a maximum of 5 dwelling units per acre," planning staff (Staff member) told the commission.
Applicants told the commission they support staff recommendations but asked for flexibility on where the Brommiller Road access would be placed. Ron Sabatino for the applicant asked that the exact connection location be worked out with engineering after the traffic study, saying staff hadn't yet met with the applicant on the engineering details. "Because staff engineering has been unable to meet with us despite our request, the traffic study has not been submitted to them," Sabatino said.
Neighbors raised safety concerns at the Brommiller–Berlin Station intersection and asked that sidewalks and other pedestrian protections be part of future work. Michelle McKinney Harris, a nearby resident and health‑center employee, testified that the intersection "is not safe" and noted a lack of sidewalks for people walking to appointments and school.
Commissioners and staff emphasized the process that follows zoning approval: a traffic impact study (TIS) and development plan will determine specific access points and any off‑site improvements. Planning staff noted "traffic studies take a long time" and that those studies also define off‑site obligations such as turn lanes or road widening. The commission's motion to approve included staff's recommended conditions; the item will go to City Council for a public hearing on August 25.
The commission approved the rezoning on a roll-call vote and closed the public hearing. The approval advances the project to the development‑plan stage, where engineering, sidewalks, buffers and tree preservation will be finalized.
