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Staff flags sewer and access constraints for College Street redevelopment
Summary
Planning staff told the packet that lot geometry and sanitary sewer placement limit fee‑simple subdivision on the three College Street lots and estimated at least 500 feet of sewer extension would be necessary, suggesting attached residential under R‑2 may be the viable path.
Planning staff’s written analysis in the Planning Commission packet emphasized physical constraints that limit traditional fee‑simple residential subdivision on the College Street parcels. The three lots front only on College Street, average approximately 260 feet in depth, and lack connection to the single‑family neighborhood to the north; staff reported the sanitary main lies on the south side of College Street and noted a sewer extension of roughly 500 linear feet would be required to serve a fee‑simple subdivision.
The staff report says that with those costs and the narrow lot depths, a standard fee‑simple layout would be challenging and that, "even in a 'best‑case' scenario, the site will only yield about 8 development sites." The packet therefore frames R‑2 zoning as a reasonable alternative to allow a higher‑density, attached residential approach that could make redevelopment economically feasible. The applicant, Gasser Builders, included a concept plan showing a private drive, turnaround and utilities intended to serve 15 residential units should rezoning be approved.
