Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Staff says Mena Creek annexation 'not timely,' flags sewer, road and lot-safety issues
Summary
Payson planning staff recommended denial of the Mena Creek annexation as submitted, citing unclear regional lift-station siting, collector-road timing tied to certificates of occupancy, and small-lot setbacks and driveway depths that may compromise safety and city services.
Payson City planning staff told the commission the Mena Creek annexation, as drafted, contains multiple unresolved infrastructure and safety concerns and recommended denial unless the development agreement is clarified.
Michael, who presented the staff report, listed specific issues: proposed 20-foot garage depths where staff requested 25 feet; 5-foot corner setbacks that may intrude on sight triangles; proposed counting detention wetlands and unbuildable areas toward minimum open space; and language in the master development agreement that would delay collector-road construction until a threshold number of certificates of occupancy are issued. "Current Payson City residents should not have to pay for the rest of the distance the developer doesn't deem as reasonable to connect," Michael told commissioners.
Travis, representing public works/engineering, warned the commission that 45-foot lot frontages combined with 20-foot driveways are operationally problematic: "You can't even park a truck out in front of that house without blocking somebody's driveway... It is a nightmare because... people use their garage for storage anymore." Staff recommended larger lot widths and clarified that utility upgrades and timing must be explicit before recommending annexation.
Staff advised remanding the proposal to allow those items (lift-station specifics, road timing and responsibility, usable open-space definitions, and amenity phasing) to be addressed before forwarding a recommendation to city council.
