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Council votes to overrule planning commission, approves Hunter's Path development
Summary
Council declared Ordinance OPC2602 an emergency and approved a final development plan from DDC Management LLC for a 20.85-acre parcel at Westbrook and Union roads. A developer representative told council developers commonly spend "300 to $500,000" on engineering before construction.
Council considered Ordinance OPC2602, a proposal to overrule the planning commission's recommendation and approve a final development plan for Hunter's Path, a project by DDC Management LLC on parcel M60032070023 at the northwest corner of Westbrook and Union Roads. Council first voted to declare the ordinance an emergency and then took up final approval.
During discussion a developer representative outlined the up-front costs typically incurred before construction, telling council that developers often spend "300 to $500,000 into the engineering process before you would ever get to spending construction dollars." Council member Gorman moved for approval with a second from Kelly, the motion was put and the ordinance passed on council's recorded vote.
The ordinance language as read by the clerk states it would enact the city's approval despite the planning commission's prior recommendation to disapprove the final plan. Council did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the public transcript beyond members answering in favor during the emergency declaration; the meeting record shows the ordinance passed.
