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File #: 43-25    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/23/2024 In control: City Council Meeting
On agenda: 1/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinances Associated with the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Vista Ridge Subdivision. An Ordinance Approving a Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Vista Ridge Subdivision. An Ordinance Approving Zoning Reclassification of Part of 8301 Caton Farm Road from an R-1B (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District and an R-4 (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zoning District to an R-2 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District and from an R-1B (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District to an R-4 (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zoning District.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance - Preliminary PUD_Vista Ridge, 2. Preliminary PUD Plat Vista Ridge Subdivision, 3. Updated Elevations, 4. Ordinance - Zoning Reclassification Vista Ridge, 5. Zoning Plat - Vista Ridge Subdivision, 6. PUD-9-10-11-24 & Z-1-24_Staff Report (Vista Ridge) Packet_DEC 12_v2, 7. Dec 12 2024 Plan Commission Minutes, 8. Nov 21 2024 Plan Commission Minutes, 9. Approver Report
TO: Mayor and City Council

FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development

SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Vista Ridge Subdivision.

An Ordinance Approving a Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Vista Ridge Subdivision.

An Ordinance Approving Zoning Reclassification of Part of 8301 Caton Farm Road from an R-1B (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District and an R-4 (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zoning District to an R-2 (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District and from an R-1B (Single-Family Residential) Zoning District to an R-4 (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) Zoning District.
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Vista Ridge Development LLC, is requesting approval of a Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) for Vista Ridge Subdivision, located at 8301 Caton Farm Road. The site is 120 acres and would contain 397 dwelling units at full buildout. The subject property was annexed into the City and zoned to its current zoning designations of R-1B (Single-Family Residential) and R-4 (Low Density Multi-Family Residential) zoning in 2004. A Final Plat to approve the construction of 257 single-family residential homes and 72 townhouse dwelling units was approved in 2006; however, a recording plat for the subdivision was never recorded.

Due to unfavorable market conditions the subject property consisting of 120 acres has remained undeveloped farmland since the original entitlements were sought nearly 20 years ago. Currently, the petitioner wishes to develop 321 single-family residences and 76 townhouse dwelling units on the 120-acre property. At this time, the petitioner is only pursuing a Preliminary Planned Unit Development and zoning reclassifications to allow the proposed total buildout. Future petitions for Final Platting of the subject property will be required before the subdivision can be recorded and ready for construction.

The petitioner is also requesting a zoning recl...

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