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Council overrules planning commission, approves Hunter's Path Phase 4 final plan
Summary
After a split recommendation from the planning commission, Clayton City Council voted to approve Hunter's Path Phase 4, a 57-lot subdivision on about 20.85 acres, overruling the commission and attaching conditions; residents voiced persistent drainage concerns during public comment.
Clayton City Council voted to overrule the planning commission and approve the final subdivision plan for Hunter's Path Phase 4, an application that will create 57 single-family lots on 20.8486 acres (Parcel ID M60032070023).
Colin Carville, the city's development director, told the council the submission is a final plan under straight RSD zoning and "this is a final subdivision plan that will create 57 single family home lots and 3 open spaces on a total of 20.8486 acres." Carville said the application conforms to dimensional standards for RSD, includes roughly 22.94% open space and about 3.7016 acres of right-of-way to be dedicated to the city. He noted the planning commission had produced a 2–2 tie on March 23, 2026, which resulted in a recommendation of disapproval, and that the staff packet presented additional materials for council review.
John Bills, representing DDC Management and the applicant, emphasized the project follows the zoning code and said the developer "is here with substantially the same plan" as the preliminary submission. Councilmembers who had inspected the site said they were satisfied the final plan met the criteria set in the preliminary plan and engineering reviews. The law director reminded council the role of the council in reviewing a final plan and that overruling the planning commission is within council's legislative authority.
During the hearing, residents raised concerns about drainage behind existing homes and the effects of grading; the council and applicant agreed to follow up on specific complaints and noted agency inspections and engineering reviews will continue during construction. Council moved and the ordinance to overrule the planning commission and approve the final plan passed following motions recorded on the meeting floor.
