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Council and developer address fencing, hunting and fire-access concerns for Maple Hills
Summary
Councilors raised neighbors' concerns about barbed-wire fencing, hunting on adjacent county property, and whether a single entrance provides sufficient fire access; developer said barbed wire won't be used, signage is proposed, and the fire department reviewed the entrance.
Councilors raised multiple neighborhood concerns during the Maple Hills PUD presentation, including fencing and hunting on adjacent property owned by the Allens, and whether a single entrance would create fire-safety risks. Cheyenne Wafa said the developer would not install barbed-wire fencing and instead offered signage along the wood line; she noted the western boundary adjoins privately owned woods and that the planning commission did not require a fence as a condition.
A councilor said neighbors reported that the Allens "hunt on their property," and expressed unease; speakers reminded the chamber that county laws on shooting direction and safe distances apply and that a fence would not eliminate projectile risk. On the single-entrance question, Wafa said the entrance on State Road 44 will be boulevarded with separate lanes and a planted median maintained by the HOA to provide secondary access if one lane is blocked; the fire department reviewed and expressed comfort with that plan.
