BROOKVILLE — Council approved the final subdivision application for the Evergreen Trace subdivision located on South Wolf Creek Street across from the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

Planning commission also approved the final subdivision application.

According to law director Rod Stephan, the property is zoned R-2 (residential).

“This property was annexed to Brookville in 1988, and the R-2 zoning classification was placed on the property in 1988,” Stephan said.

Stephan noted single-family housing “is a permitted use” in the R-2 zoning classification.

“The minimum lot frontage is 70 feet and the minimum floor area in this zoning is 1,300 square feet,” Stephan said.

Stephan indicated 32 lots for single-family housing will be established in the proposed subdivision.

“The subdivision will have an HOA (Homeowners Association) for maintenance of common areas, and covenants and restrictions will be filed with the subdivision and applicable to each lot within the subdivision,” Stephan said.

At the planning commission meeting, Lance Oakes, representing Evergreen Trace, LLC, of Dayton, said he was excited to begin construction.

“I think this will be a nice addition, a smaller development for the city of Brookville,” Oakes said.

Planning commission member Ken Claggett asked Oakes if the homes will be constructed using vinyl siding.

“I don’t think we need another vinyl-sided plat in the city limits,” Claggett said.

Oakes told Claggett he understands the comment.

“We pride ourselves on bringing very nice quality developments,” Oakes said.

“I am working with a builder already currently working in Brookville who will build very nice homes,” Oakes continued.

“How are we going to guarantee we’re not going to get non-vinyl houses?” Claggett asked, noting the vinyl siding is peeling on one side of a newly constructed house in the city.

“I didn’t say anything about getting non-vinyl houses. Vinyl houses are still very nice. There’s different degrees of vinyl. Today, most of the builders building homes don’t use the low-grade material. They used nice mixtures. They do that because the market likes mixed materials. People don’t like the all-brick homes anymore. They like having a mix of materials that show a more diverse custom feel community,” Oakes replied.

Oakes said the average square footage of the houses is going to be 1,600 to 3,200 square feet.

“The price points are probably going to be around the mid-threes to low-fours. They are going to be complimentary of both the price point and market values of everything around them,” Oakes said.

Planning commission chairman Ryan Henderson asked Oakes if he had a construction schedule for the subdivision.

“We hope to start construction in late June or early July. It’s a fairly sufficient site, so I anticipate a 90- to a 120-day construction period,” Oakes said.

Oakes indicated all 32 lots will be developed at the same time.

Oakes also said all the roads in the subdivision will be constructed at that time.

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