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Wellspring subdivision proposal would add 45-acre gated neighborhood with ponds, multiuse pathway and restricted park access
Summary
Developer Dave Jorgensen presented the 45-acre Wellspring Subdivision adjacent to Eagle Island State Park featuring several ponds (central pond ~20–25 ft), HOA-maintained natural pathways, a 10-foot multiuse pathway along Hatchery Road, private streets and fencing to limit direct access into the state park.
Developer Dave Jorgensen (Tall Timber Consulting) presented the Wellspring Subdivision plan, a roughly 45-acre private subdivision adjacent to Eagle Island State Park. Jorgensen said the design reduces lot count from an earlier proposal, includes several ponds with a central deep pond ("in the 20 to 25 foot range"), and provides a 10-foot-wide concrete multiuse pathway along the subdivision’s Hatchery Road frontage. He emphasized the development intends private internal streets, HOA-maintained natural-path amenities, and fencing along the north border to help prevent uncontrolled access into the state park.
“There's a 10 foot wide multi use pathway ... on our south border along Hatchery, which will provide some known if they wanna use that access,” Jorgensen said while explaining the team’s effort to balance trail access and park protections. He described ongoing coordination with Eagle Island State Park and the flood control district; flood-control access and emergency access points were included in the plan and reviewed with flood control. Jorgensen said the applicant will provide maintenance access and install a fence line requested by the state parks.
Planning staff clarified code and easement treatment: a 5-foot natural-surface 'special use' pathway through wetlands was proposed as a private HOA amenity, while detached sidewalks and the 10-foot Hatchery multiuse path were recommended by staff to carry perpetual public-access easements so pedestrians can traverse the subdivision even if streets remain private. Commissioners raised ownership and access questions (Pitkin Lane and private lanes), pond amenity vs. compensatory storage rules, and whether internal fencing or gates would allow residents private riverfront access. Staff and the developer said some access trade-offs respond to state park requests to control ‘backdoor’ access and to reduce potential nuisances.
The commission debated whether private internal elements would preclude future regional greenbelt connectivity; several commissioners asked that the body recommend consideration of a north-side regional pathway per the city’s master plan as a preferred outcome when forwarding its recommendation to planning and zoning and city council.
