TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Luna Estates (PUD-4-25)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and property owner, Marciano Luna, requests approval of the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Luna Estates, located at 1924 Mills Road. The purpose of the subdivision is to create two additional lots on the 10-acre parcel so that family members of the property owner can build and reside on the property. The subject site currently contains the owner's residence and horse stables. The property was annexed and zoned R-1B (single-family residential) in 2005. At that time, the site contained horse stables and associated agricultural uses, which were permitted to continue as outlined in the annexation agreement, which expired in April 2025. The owner constructed a single-family home on the property around 2021.
The subdivision would create three total lots. Lot 1 would be 5 acres and contain the existing residence and stables. Lots 2 and 3 would each be approximately 2.2 acres and could each be developed with a single-family residence. Lots 2 and 3 would have access off of Marigold Drive. The existing driveway access to Lot 1 off Mills Road would remain and would not be modified.
The subject site was annexed in 2005 at the same time as numerous other properties in what became the far southeast area of the City, with these properties classified to either I-1 (light industrial) or R-1B (single-family residential) zoning. At the time of annexation, there were no plans to develop the subject site with anything but a single-family residence. The site has remained residential and agricultural; adjacent parcels contain similar residential and agricultural uses. Neither Mills Road nor Marigold Drive are improved with curb and gutter, sidewalks, or street lighting in the vicinity of the subject site. Due to the location and rural nature of the site,...
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