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Neighbors urge detention pond, berms and live screening for Lewis Lane development
Summary
At the Lucas Planning & Zoning Commission public hearing, multiple residents asked the developer to include a retention pond, berming and a living screen to address repeated flooding, privacy and wildlife concerns before new homes are built.
Several residents opposed the Lewis Lane rezoning as presented and asked the commission and developer for specific mitigation measures.
A neighbor who said he lives at 1355 Shepherds Creek Drive described repeated flooding and asked explicitly that the development include a stormwater retention pond. Amin Bata, who said he has lived on his northern, pie‑shaped lot since 1999, told the commission the area has a history of poor drainage and asked that the developer provide berming and a live screen on the west and north perimeters, citing similar treatments used in nearby subdivisions.
Scott Harvey pressed for engineering studies and operational assurances: he requested a hydrological study for stormwater management and asked whether water‑use studies had been conducted to ensure existing houses and emergency services would retain adequate water pressure. Residents also raised wildlife‑displacement concerns and the risk that coyotes pushed by development could threaten pets and livestock.
Developer Doug Mosul said the property’s drainage appears to run southeast rather than north and pledged the project would “abide by any detention requirements that are required by the city,” while committing to a landscape buffer along the rear of the proposed lots. He said he could not commit to berming until civil plans show available excavation fill.
The commission approved the rezoning 5‑0; staff reiterated that hydrological/detention design will be required during civil construction plan review.
