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Board approves McFarland Farms amendment and passes first reading for Oakmont rezoning with sewer, cemetery and variances addressed
Summary
The board amended an ordinance for McFarland Farms and approved first reading of a rezoning and master plan for a 10-acre Oakmont Drive property; commissioners adopted variances for cul-de-sac length and unit counts, required gravity-fed sewer with redundant pumps if needed, and discussed cemetery access and privacy fencing.
The board voted to amend ordinance 2023-14 for McFarland Farms and passed first reading of an ordinance to rezone and adopt a preliminary master development plan for roughly 10 acres at 115 Oakmont Drive.
During the Oakmont Drive discussion (10b), commissioners debated making certain streets private (HOA-maintained), reviewed stormwater and detention-pond plans, discussed a wooded cemetery area on or near the property and the proposed privacy fencing, and approved variances allowing cul-de-sacs to exceed standard lengths and unit thresholds. Shane Shamner (S9), director of engineering, said the site currently has only conceptual drainage plans and that a comprehensive plan would be reviewed at FMDP. City Planner John Baughman (S12) explained the proposed privacy fence is intended to delineate the cemetery perimeter and noted the cemetery area was not included in the development pod footprint.
On sewer, the board amended the PUD language to require gravity-fed sewer service where feasible and added a requirement that lots that cannot be gravity-fed provide redundant pumps. The ordinance passed first reading with the adopted amendments and variances.
Why this matters: the rezoning and PUD changes will guide how the property develops, how stormwater is managed and how the nearby wooded cemetery is protected and accessed; the gravity-sewer requirement was adopted to reduce long-term maintenance burdens on the city.
