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Council urges developers to improve open space, connectivity and neighborhood 'wow' factor
Summary
Council members pushed developers to redesign green space and connections between the two adjacent projects, calling proposed central green strips 'unusable' and asking for centralized amenities, more creative open‑space layouts and additional entry points to avoid traffic bottlenecks.
Multiple council members criticized the concept plans' open‑space layout and called for design changes to create a stronger neighborhood identity.
One council member said the green space in the current plans looked like “retention pause...a sliver down the middle” and asked developers to consider a centralized park or gathering space so children could play and neighbors could gather. Developers acknowledged the feedback and said they would rework amenity placement and emphasize pedestrian connections.
Members also questioned lot widths and cumulative side‑yard offsets, noting some proposed house/lot combinations could make it difficult to meet the city's spacing rules. Concerns about a single main entrance creating bottlenecks led the council to ask engineers to study circulation and to explore additional entry points or street geometry changes.
Council requested that developers return with 3‑D visuals, revised open‑space configurations and demonstrations of how lots will meet local setback and offset requirements before formal zoning filings.
