Brian,

           Good afternoon. Here is the latest version of the development plan. It is still under review. While under review, the developer is clearing trees.

Andy Rose
Concord Township’s Administrator

[You will have to rotate the plan to be able to read it]
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Thanks to a neighbor for finding this March 3, 2020 special meeting of the Concord Township Zoning Commission.  At approximately the 13:45 mark you will hear a discussion between the developer, Mr. Greg Sommers, and  a Zoning Commission representative, Mr. Andrew Ligenfelter.  They are debating the accuracy of the development plans submitted.

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We have been asked if the developer can cut down the trees before any approvals are received from the Zoning Commission.   The answer we received from the township official is that it is perfectly legal for a landowner to cut down all the trees on his/her property before any approval is received on the type and quantity of homes that are to be built on the property.

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Update: 3/31/20

Here are some pictures of the property that will ultimately become the Eagle Pointe sub-division:

Updated: 4/1/20

Thanks to a Concord lobbyist for this update on the proposed development in Concord Township.

At the last Zoning Commission meeting, this plan was reviewed. It would require a rezoning from R1 to RCD, Residential Conservation Development. There were a number of people at the preliminary site review.

The developer has to first produce a “yield plan” which shows the number of homes he could build, if he built a regular R1 subdivision. He basically just put a grid on top of the acreage. Stormwater, the Planning Commission, Town Hall, etc all said he did not produce a practical yield plan.

The site has wetlands and a stream with riparian setbacks. They say the yield plan should have about six fewer houses. Even Andy Lingenfelter agrees! With the yield plan, the developer then gets a % bonus, for conserving open space. You can watch the entire review on the Zoning Commission’s meeting from March.

If the developer agrees with the fewer number of homes for the yield plan, I think the RCD is a good way to develop the property. It keeps the sensitive environmental areas in place, which should produce less stormwater, less runoff and less flooding in the area. If people want to buy a big house on a little piece of property, go for it!