Council approves minor general‑plan amendment to add nine acres to Hartman Ranch master‑planned community

The City Council on July 15 approved Resolution 25‑25 (case GPA24‑03), a minor general plan amendment request to change approximately nine acres at the southeast corner of West Dean and North Anderson Road from a commercial future‑land‑use designation to Master Plan Community so the property can be included in the Hartman Ranch planned area development (PAD).

Staff presentation and findings: Derek Sherr of the planning division said the change is a map cleanup to align a small parcel with the broader Hartman Ranch PAD. He said the conversion is consistent with the PAD zoning and the proposed RS‑5 single‑family zoning district that will serve as the PAD’s base zone. Sherr cited general plan objectives B2.2 (diverse housing stock) and B1.10.3 (walkable communities/commercial nodes) as relevant to the amendment.

Outreach and approvals: Notice activities included a newspaper publication on May 20, mailing of notification letters on May 20, site sign posting on May 21 and a neighborhood meeting on June 6. The Planning & Zoning Commission heard the item on June 23 and recommended approval to the council.

Council action: Council member Gettle moved to approve Resolution 25‑25; Council member Marsh seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The amendment allows the parcel to be developed with single‑family lots within the Hartman Ranch PAD subject to the PAD zoning and any PAD conditions.

Context: Staff said the request cleans up a prior mapping inconsistency: the larger NAP commercial area in the Hartman Ranch concept plan remains commercial but the small corner parcel in question was intended to be part of the residential PAD.