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Neighbors press sewer, stormwater and service-capacity concerns over proposed Anderson Avenue homes
Summary
Multiple residents told the Planning Commission they fear nearby sewer lines, stormwater and emergency-service capacity would be strained by the proposed increase in housing; city staff said an older sewer main runs through the parcel and estimated the development’s added flow would be minimal but acknowledged maintenance and groundwater infiltration have caused past overflows.
Residents raised repeated concerns about sewer capacity and past sewer overflows during the public hearing on the Anderson Avenue zoning amendment. One neighbor described having observed manhole covers come off and said the potential addition of 28 homes could mean “up to 56 toilets flushing,” a volume he said could overflow local drains and reach downstream waters.
Scott, the public-works/engineering representative, told the commission the property does have a sewer main and that the line has some capacity for new connections. “The impact of his development would be minimal with that number of houses, in the range of 5 to 10 gallons per minute of flow added to that,” Scott said, while acknowledging prior backups tied to groundwater infiltration around manholes and noting corrective measures are needed. Commissioners and staff said addressing infiltration and manhole repairs is an ongoing maintenance task that would not be obviated by whether the parcel is developed.
