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Belmont Hills residents press commission for buffers and clarity on access
Summary
Several Belmont Hills residents spoke during public comment at the Aug. 6 hearing to ask how commercial development in the Clearview Estates DRI will affect private gates, buffers and views; commissioners and the applicant responded that the commercial parcels in question have been nonresidential since 1978 and that buffering standards apply at permitting.
Residents of Belmont Hills told the Planning and Development Commission they fear loss of tree buffers, unclear parcel numbering on plats and the possibility that commercial parcels could be accessed through Belmont's private gates. Donna Zawastowski, who said she represented neighbors, asked how 'commercial property is going to be built inside of our gate.'
Jim Worley and Tom Seeley expressed similar concerns about preserving trees along Highway 44 and asked whether there are minimum or maximum building sizes, height limits and whether buildings would be visible from the Belmont gate. Applicant Eric Abel and staff addressed those concerns by saying the parcels have been designated nonresidential since 1978, that any commercial development must meet LDC buffering and setback standards and that if a parcel is commercially developed it would not be accessed via Belmont's private roads. The commission advised the applicant to meet with residents and provide maps before the BOCC hearing so neighbors can more easily identify which parcel numbers correspond to which parts of the site.
