Broad Run
(Phase 2)All developments
PROPOSED: Planning Commission hearing scheduled for 5/15/25
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Case Number: 24-ZONE-0112
Location: Broad Run Rd
FF DRO: Yes
Location: Broad Run Rd
FF DRO: Yes
FF Watershed: Yes
Proposal: A zone change to add 356 units in the DRO; Partial storm water drains to retention basins, while other storm water drains directly to a new culvert that is already showing premature signs of erosion due to current runoff.
Proposal: A zone change to add 356 units in the DRO; Partial storm water drains to retention basins, while other storm water drains directly to a new culvert that is already showing premature signs of erosion due to current runoff.
Case Manager: Amy Brooks
Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott, & Roberts, PLLC
Developer: Highgates Development
Design Engineer: Mindel Scott
Owner: Walton Investments
Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott, & Roberts, PLLC
Developer: Highgates Development
Design Engineer: Mindel Scott
Owner: Walton Investments
Watch the Hearings:
LD&T Hearing 3/27/25
Next Hearing:
Planning Commission hearing scheduled for 5/15/25
Environmental Concerns
- More impervious surfaces making storm water move faster to Floyds Fork
- Storm water going directly to Floyds Fork and not to retention basins
- New culvert is less than 18' and already exhibiting damage due to runoff volume
- Removal of acres of trees
- Over 100 karst terrain locations (some with diameters ranging from 30 ft to 120 ft!)
- Developer previously backed out of DRO due to environmental concerns
- Location is entirely in the DRO and needing much more protection, not less
Environmental Concerns
- Significant basin changes to limit most storm water from going directly to Floyds Fork.
- There are still areas where runoff does not go to a water quality or detention basin but flows over a 150' cliff directly to Floyds Fork
- Plans utilize the steep slopes to concentrate the runoff. Currently the natural flow of runoff goes over the edge in multiple locations which naturally limits erosion.
- Updated plans clearly say basins are "conceptual" and will be determined during the construction phase (which the public has no visibility and are left to trust "the experts").
Traffic Concerns
These are the Traffic Impact Study results for the exact same roadways. There has been no development and nothing else approved. Broad Run Rd northbound would have been a "B" in 2028 with "No Build" but the developer said the 433 dwellings will increase the wait time at the intersection by just 4 seconds. However, now, that same intersection will be an "F" in 2032 with a wait time of over 2 minutes!
Four years later and the wait time has increased by 1100%...with no new developments!
April 2022: Traffic Impact Study results from the approved Broad Run Rd (Phase 1)
December 2024: Traffic Impact Study results for the proposed Broad Run Rd (Phase 2)
Roadway is not 18'. Details matter, especially when lives are at risk.
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