The Durango Planning Commission signed off on 60 potential homes in Three Springs on Monday.
The neighborhood will be built north of Mercy Regional Medical Center, and it will be mostly accessed by a single street.
Commissioners unanimously approved the proposal, which will not need to go before Durango City Council.
The 24-acre area will have 4 acres set aside in the center to function as natural drainage.
“Overall, the neighbors seem to like the design,” said Planner Scott Shine.
The neighborhood will have larger lots than other areas of Three Springs because that works better with the existing topography.
It will be similar to the density in Crestview, said Planner Vicki Vandegrift.
To maintain the same density as older parts of Three Springs, the developer would have had to flatten hills. This allows them to preserve some of the existing vegetation.
The developer is also setting aside a single 4.85-acre lot west of the homes for a variable use and one 1.28-acre parcel on the north side of the lot for higher density housing. To develop the variable-use parcel a developer would have to go back through the city’s review process, Shine said.
Even though this neighborhood will not be as dense, the subdivision will still eventually house about 2,000 units.
The Growth Fund’s Real Estate Group, a company owned by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, is developing Three Springs.
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