Board introduces first reading for 240‑unit Plateau townhome PUD after debate
Summary
On first reading the board introduced Bill 103 to rezone two parcels for a 240‑unit planned unit development and approved the introduction 4‑1 after questions about permanency of open space, waste management and fire/snow storage; the applicant and planning staff said conditions will preserve native vegetation as permanent common open space and that the HOA will maintain it.
The Board of Supervisors introduced for first reading Bill 103 on June 5, a zoning amendment to approve a planned unit development for about 240 townhome residences on parcels east of Antler Drive and northwest of Morgan Mill Road.
Heather Manzo, planning staff, said the proposal includes roughly 8 acres of common open space and that the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. Manzo told supervisors that the PUD would lock in the density and design as proposed and that the large, six‑acre area intended as common open space would remain as native vegetation and be permanent common open space under the PUD structure. "One of the requirements for the planned unit development is to provide over 6.6 acres of common open space... because the planned unit development is proposed the way that it looks today, that will be a permanent common open space," Manzo said.
Applicant representative Stacy Huggins reiterated that the developer does not intend future development of the native area and that project conditions would require additional steps before any disturbance. Supervisors pressed on operational concerns—trash/waste management, bear‑proofing of containers, snow storage, and fire risk for native vegetation—and the applicant said those details will be addressed in final design and conditions of approval. The applicant noted trash tote locations were incorporated into the site design and that snow storage will be worked out during final engineering.
A motion to introduce Bill 103 passed on first reading by a 4‑1 vote; Supervisor White recorded the sole no vote, citing concerns about adding new roads and the timing of the zoning change. The item will return for a second reading where final conditions and mitigation details will be recorded.
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