DRC asks for engineering details on detention basin; basin size could reduce lots

Sep 3, 2026

Committee members stressed the detention basin is still conceptual and that final engineering could increase basin size and reduce buildable area, potentially affecting lot counts; the applicant said engineers will determine final detention needs during detailed design.

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Committee members flagged that the detention basin configuration is conceptual and urged the applicant to provide engineered plans. "Without seeing the engineering of that, we really don't know the configuration of that detention basin in terms of its capacity," one member said, noting that if the basin must be larger it could reduce the number or size of lots.

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