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Planning commission forwards 51‑lot preliminary subdivision plat to city council
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to accept staff findings and forward a 51‑lot preliminary subdivision plat on West Rivergreen Road to city council with a recommendation for approval; applicant and staff said construction aims for 2026 completion and pad‑ready lots by fall.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to accept two staff findings and forward a preliminary subdivision plat for a 51‑lot development on the north side of West Rivergreen Road to city council with a recommendation for approval. The chair moved the recommendation, a commissioner seconded, and the commission recorded unanimous affirmative votes during a roll‑call.
Staff said the commission should evaluate the plat under the assumption that recent rezoning requests will be approved by the city council (staff noted the first reading was approved and that a third reading is anticipated). The staff presentation described a mix of housing types on the plat—single‑family lots, duplex lots, RM‑14 areas for townhouses or multifamily, and a small C‑2 pocket intended for commercial or ancillary uses—and concluded the proposed zoning aligns with the future land use map. "We anticipate a third reading will be approved at the end of this month," staff stated, and recommended the commission accept the two findings and forward the request.
Applicant Lacey Stutzman of MMS Consultants, representing SST Forever Green and SST North Liberty, told the commission the developer does not plan to phase the project and "they'd like to complete construction in 2026 and have pad ready lots ready in the fall." Staff explained some infrastructure constraints—sanitary sewer connections run through adjacent Fox Valley Subdivision, and nonsprinkler buildings with more than 30 units require two accesses—so several roads will likely need to be built early in the development sequence.
The chair made the motion to forward the plat "that the planning commission accept the 2 listed findings and forward the preliminary subdivision plat to the city council with a recommendation for approval." A roll call recorded affirmative votes by members listed in the motion record; the chair declared the motion carried. The commission did not take a final approval (an action reserved for the city council), but it formally recommended the plat proceed to that next step.
