Description
The applicant sought to be excused from building a sidewalk in the abutting right-of-way serving his development site.
Impact summary
No sidewalk or fee is required; the natural drainage and dirt shoulders along Top Hill Road stay as they are.
Applicant
- Name
- Zachary Devoe
- Address
- 1801 Top Hill RoadSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
Last discussed Sep 3, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning Commission — September 3, 2026
The owner-builder won a 5-3 waiver of the sidewalk requirement on his steep, rural frontage after a first motion to deny failed.
Development Review Committee — August 5, 2026
A self-funded builder sought to waive the sidewalk requirement for a single-family home on a steep, wooded 900-foot frontage; the committee denied it, pointing to a $3,250 fee-in-lieu alternative.
Related issues (1)
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