TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with 580 Caton Farm Road:
Ordinance Approving the Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm (PUD-4-26)
Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of 580 Caton Farm, a Planned Unit Development (RP-7-26)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and contract purchaser, Project Development Group LLC, requests approval of the Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm. In January 2026, City Council approved the annexation of the 5-acre property, classification to the B-1 (neighborhood business) district, and the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm. The purpose of the Planned Unit Development is to create a three-lot commercial center for a day care facility and several retail and service uses. The Planned Unit Development will establish the site layout, landscaping, and other design elements for the entire property. The Final PUD is substantially similar to the approved Preliminary PUD and includes the same variation requests as listed on the plat.
The 5-acre subject property is located on the south side of Caton Farm Road across from Autumn Fields Boulevard. Clublands Subdivision is located to the southeast of the property, and Autumn Fields Subdivision is located to the north across Caton Farm Road. Adjacent to the west and south of the property is an 18-acre parcel that was recorded as part of Clublands Subdivision Neighborhood 1 Unit 2 in 2001. This adjacent parcel is currently undeveloped and has R-B (restricted business) zoning on the north and R-2 (single-family residential) zoning on the south.
The Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm creates three commercial lots and one detention lot on the 5-acre site. Proposed Lot 1 is planned for a day care facility with a 10,000-square-foot building and 5,000-square-foot outdoor play area. Proposed Lot 2 would contain an approximately 12,000-square-foot commercial building for several retail tenants. Proposed Lot 3 would contain a 2,000-square-foot commercial building for a restaurant tenant. Lot 4 would contain stormwater detention for the entire development and would be collectively owned and maintained by all lot owners.
The development is required to provide access to the adjacent properties to the west, south, and east in order to minimize access points to Caton Farm Road. The development will include cross access easements on the subject lots to allow future access from the adjacent properties to the east and west. Additionally, the development includes a new north-south street that would provide access to the residentially-zoned property to the south if it were ever to develop. The new street will be aligned with the existing section of Autumn Fields Boulevard to the north and will be dedicated to the City as public right-of-way. The petitioner is requesting a variation to allow the new street to have a reduced right-of-way width of 60 feet instead of the current standard of 66 feet. Staff is not opposed to this request, as the right-of-way will still be an adequate size to serve the PUD and the adjacent undeveloped parcel. The right-of-way will not include space for public sidewalks; however, Lot 1 will include a sidewalk established by a public sidewalk easement along the west side of the new street.
A Planned Unit Development request typically includes architectural plans for the proposed buildings. Elevations and floor plans that meet the City’s Non-Residential Design Standards are included for the proposed day care facility on Lot 1. The petitioner has not determined specific users for the commercial buildings on Lots 2 and 3, so staff is not requiring those building plans at this time. Once those design plans are available, the petitioner will need to amend the PUD in the future through the Plan Commission and City Council process. At the time of amendment, the future site plan for Lots 2 and 3 will need to comply with the locations of the landscape, cross access, and public utility easements as shown on the record plat. The current site plan includes the building footprints for Lots 2 and 3 and has been designed to accommodate future drive-thrus for these buildings. Since the users are unknown, the petitioner cannot yet apply for drive-thru permits for these lots but will need to apply in the future as needed. If a future drive-thru approval changes the site plan, the petitioner will need to amend the PUD to reflect those changes.
The proposed site plan includes adequate parking for the proposed uses. The day care lot would contain around 60 parking spaces while Lots 2 and 3 would collectively contain around 75 parking spaces. The configuration of the parking row along the east side of the site could change if access is extended to the adjacent lot in the future. The attached site plan currently shows future access at the south end of the row
A final landscape plan is included with the PUD submission that is very similar to the preliminary plan. The petitioner is requesting a variation to reduce perimeter landscaping from 30 feet to 10 feet along the north property line adjacent to Caton Farm Road. According to the petitioner, the site cannot accommodate the required parking and circulation for the proposed uses if the plan includes a 30-foot-wide landscape area. The petitioner was required to include the new right-of-way between Lots 1 and 2, which removed around 18,000 square feet of usable area from their site plan and also impacted the circulation requirements. The landscape plan includes the required 5-foot landscape areas along the west and east sides and the required 15-foot landscape area along the south side adjacent to residentially-zoned property. There is also landscaping around the detention pond and on the parking islands as required.
The City’s landscaping regulations also require a 30-foot landscape area adjacent to the new public right-of-way (Autumn Fields Boulevard). The petitioner requests a variation from this requirement to reduce the landscaping from 30 feet to 0 feet along the east side and from 30 feet to 4 feet along the west side. Staff does not oppose these variation requests due to the site constraints created by the addition of the new public street, which at this point in time will only serve the 580 Caton Farm development. The new street is designed to connect to the adjacent undeveloped 18-acre parcel, zoned R-B (restricted business) and R-2 (single-family residential), if it were ever to develop. The adjacent parcel is not owned by the petitioner and there are no known development plans for that parcel at this time.
At their meeting on November 20, 2025, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a Special Use Permit to allow a day care facility on Lot 1 of the subdivision. The Zoning Ordinance requires that day care facilities not be located within 40 feet of other lots with residential zoning. The PUD includes a variation from this spacing requirement to allow the outdoor play area to be within 40 feet of the lot line shared with the undeveloped residentially-zoned property to the south. Staff supports this variation because it allows for a safer and more practical site layout, and the petitioner is still providing a 15-foot buffer between the play area and the adjacent lot.
The proposed development will be required to connect to City water and sewer, which are available in the area. Public improvements will be required per the Subdivision Regulations and Public Works Department and will include a 10-foot bike path along Caton Farm Road, improvements to the south side of Caton Farm Road along the property frontage, dedication of the new public right-of-way (Autumn Fields Boulevard), and dedication of a portion of Caton Farm Road right-of-way. The record plat includes cross-access easements for the adjacent parcels, a 10-foot landscape easement along the north property line, a stormwater management easement on Lot 4, a public sidewalk easement along the west side of Autumn Fields Boulevard, and a public utility easement on part of Lots 2 and 3.
Approval of the Final Planned Unit Development and Recording Plat of 580 Caton Farm will allow the development of a commercial subdivision with a day care facility, retail uses, and restaurant uses. Future amendments to the PUD may be required at the time of development of Lots 2 and 3.
PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING:
The Plan Commission held a public hearing on this matter at their meeting on April 16, 2026. Nate Washburn, attorney with KGG LLC, represented the petition. No one spoke in favor of or in opposition to the petition. Meeting minutes are attached.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLAN COMMISSION:
Wendell Martin moved that the Plan Commission recommend approval of the Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm, located at 580 Caton Farm Road.
Michael F. Turk seconded the motion, which passed with seven (7) aye votes and no nay votes. Voting aye were: Cox, Crompton, Kella, Martin, Radakovich, Turk, and Hammac. Voting nay were: none. Absent were: Eulitz.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and recommends that the Mayor and City Council approve the following:
1. Ordinance Approving the Final Planned Unit Development of 580 Caton Farm
2. Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of 580 Caton Farm, a Planned Unit Development, subject to the receipt of the following fees and documentation:
a. A performance bond or letter of credit for public improvements;
b. A one and one quarter percent (1¼%) inspection fee for public improvements;
c. An engineering review fee as determined by City staff.
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